Photos from Accademia Launch in Brisbane 2010

Patrizio Buanne and Alessandro Sorbello 

Patrizio Buanne, the world’s most exciting baritone crooner, will tour Australia in May 2010. The concert tour will travel to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

Tickets go on sale 9am Thursday 15 October, 2009.

Inspired by the legendary Italian American singers of the 50’s and 60’s, like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Patrizio Buanne epitomises style, sophistication and elegance. With his rich baritone voice he is a unique performer in the modern world of entertainment.

Patrizio is renowned for his energetic yet intimate live shows, he uniquely combines charisma, sex appeal and raw talent with a natural intuition for performance.

Lisa Hunt support for Italian Week

Francesco Capecchi Consul of Italy support for Italian Week General

Francesco Capecchi Consul of Italy support for Italian Week 2010

Annastacia Palaszczuk Letter of Support Italian Week 2010

Letter of support from Annastacia Palaszczuk

Annastacia Palaszczuk,

Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs

Hear and Say Centre Support for Italian Week 2010

Letter of Support from Dimity Dornan

Dimity Dornan,

Founder and Managing Director Hear and Say

13th of August 2010

To whom it may concern, 

I have known Alessandro Sorbello for a number of years and have found him an empathetic, willing, passionate and talented volunteer for Hear and Say. He has worked to showcase the work of Hear and Say through his publicity, events, functions, IT and filming support on numerous occasions. Alessandro has been awarded the Hear and Say “Community Champion Award" for 2007. As his resume attests, he is  incredibly talented, artistic and above all passionate and all of these, as well as his intelligent cultural sensitivity he has brought to the celebration of Italian Culture which has culminated in Italian Week.

Alessandro Sorbello and Italian Week are fully deserving of any public honours, as he has created a focus for all that is delightful about Italian lifestyle and made it accessible to the average Australian.

Yours faithfully,

Dimity Dornan AM

Founder and Managing Director

Hear and Say

Brisbane Metropolitan Bands Letter of Support Italian Week 2010

Letter of Support from Helen Hall

Helen Hall,

President Brisbane Metropolitan Bands Inc

7th July 2010

Dear Alessandro,

I would like to register an expression of interest in a collaboration with you for Italian Week 2011.

I believe it would be of great benefit to the wider community for the bands of Brisbane to be involved in an event that supports and promotes Italian culture and lifestyle in Brisbane and provides musicians and artists an opportunity to perform in a multicultural environment.

With the support of the Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Metropolitan bands undertake a series of community based concerts which are provided free to the people of Brisbane. A collaboration with Italian Week would be a further enhancement to the diversity of Brisbane’s musical fabric. 

Some suggestions for this collaboration in Italian Week 2011 include 

Marching brass bands as part of a street festival with roving jazz musicians

Outdoor symphonic concerts featuring opera singers

Swing bands playing music from Sinatra and popular contemporary Italian composers

Community orchestras playing classical Italian repertoire

I look forward to our future collaboration and the opportunity to enrich the musical and cultural diversity of Brisbane.

Helen Hall

President

Brisbane Metropolitan Bands Inc

Intro from Ambassador and Producer Italian Week.

Grace Grace MP Letter of Support 2010

Commedia dell Arte Support for Italian Week

Raine and Horne Support for Italian Week 2010

Stanthorpe State School support for Italian Week

Brisbane Marketing support for Italian Week 2010