Anno Domini Gospel Singers

ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY

In 1989, after overcoming spiritual crisis and being converted to Christianity, Aurelio Pitino (formerly a successful dance and pop singer) started cherishing the dream to found a gospel ensemble. The first results already came in 1990, with the album"Victory" (LDC Music) featuring Anno Domini's virtual debut. Though still far from being the fulfilment of Aurelio's original plan, it scored immediately. In 1993 new vocalists were taken on - all of them going through their own phases of spiritual and professional growth - and the actual "ANNO DOMINI GOSPEL CHOIR"eventually came out, thus outlining the featuresof an outstanding interconfessional choir giving out Christian testimony. Under Aurelio's guidance the ensemble made up a vast repertoire ranging from spirituals to gospel -both traditional and contemporary - and started evangelization through the spreading of gospel music. In 1998 Aurelio founded the "ANNO DOMINI GOSPEL SINGERS", a “reduced choir” just to respond to many requests of concerts and services from every part of Italy and abroad.

The A.D.G.C. constituted, in ’97, a non-profit-making association and promoted Turin's "GOSPEL JUBILEE FESTIVAL" an important international "all-gospel event - unique of its kind in Italy –Thanks to its concerts and workshops, the Gospel Jubilee Festival turned out to be an incredible success with the public, and got unforeseen press and television feedback; the first GJF as held on July 1998 at Turin's prestigious "Teatro Regio" was broadcast by satellite TV SAT 2000.The third editions held on December 6-7, 2000, always at the “Teatro Regio” in Turin was broadcast by satellite TV RAISAT. Another event promoted by the Anno Domini Association is the“ANNO DOMINI MULTIFESTIVAL”, an international christian artists seminar held every year in the Sanctuary of Oropa (Biella).

At the trial stage, concerts were held in theatres, churches and squares all over Italy. Anno Domini's participation in gospel and music festivals, such as ""Asti Gospel"(1995, 1997), "Il mio Dio canta giovane" (Assisi, 1995)," "Magnificat Multifestival"(Oropa -BI-,1998),”"Milano Gospel Festival”(2002-2003-2004-2005), “Varese Gospel Festival” (2004) "Convegno Nazionale del Rinnovamento nello Spirito”(Rimini,1998-2000) never passed unnoticed and their presence has been constantly solicited within all editions of Turin's sought-after "Salone Nazionale della Musica"(1998-‘99). Their live and studio performances have often been broadcast by both the public television - to name a few: "Periferie"(1998, Rai 1), "Mestieri di Vivere" (1998, Rai 3) and "Alla Ricerca dell'Anima" (1999, Rai 3),"Telethon"(RAI 2, 2004), "Jubilmusic" (2005-2006, RAI 1), “Cominciamo bene” (2006, RAI 3) - and most important commercial TV and radio networks. In 1995, the A.D.G.C. participated, with many famous artists from all over the world, in a benefit "marathon" performance ( "30 Ore per la Vita" , held in Turin and broadcast by Rete 4).They also featured as special guests in " Praise the Lord !" , the Christian talk-show as broadcast by T.B.N. Europe .

The efforts and devotion as spent by ADGC (where many young singers have already alternated, all eager to find a new way of making music and spreading the Gospel) were eventually repaid in 1997, as their most representative album, simply titled “Anno Domini Gospel Choir”(Lancelot Records ) and in 2003, as the second album titled “Let everything praise Him!”(Lancelot Records),featuring the very talented UK gospel singers, Junior Robinson & Ruth Lynch to celebrate their first decade of ministry, a sort of consacration within the annals of Italian and international gospel music.

BIOGRAFIA

Il progetto nasce nel 1989 per opera del suo ideatore e direttore Aurelio Pitino (premiato nel dicembre 2003 a Roma, a Villa Borghese, con il premio “Golden Graal” per l’impegno e la professionalità, ndr) che, dopo la pubblicazione del primo album dal titolo “Victory” (1991, LDC Music), fonda a Torino, nel ’93, gli ANNO DOMINI GOSPEL CHOIR , considerata una formazione corale di testimonianza cristiana a carattere interconfessionale e successivamente, nel 1998, gli ANNO DOMINI GOSPEL SINGERS , una formazione ridotta per rispondere alle richieste di concerti e servizi provenienti da ogni parte d'Italia. Innumerevoli, in questi anni, i concerti in Italia e all’estero e le partecipazioni a programmi televisivi su reti nazionali ( RAI, MEDIASET )e private. La corale costituitasi associazione nel ’97, promuove due importanti festival internazionali: il primo, il “GOSPEL JUBILEE FESTIVAL , di musica gospel che si tiene annualmente a Torino, al Teatro “Piccolo Regio”,” il secondo, l’ ”ANNO DOMINI MULTIFESTIVAL” , seminario internazionale di artisti cristiani, che si tiene annualmente a Oropa (BI), presso l’omonimo santuario.

Gli sforzi e la devozione degli ADGC, che negli anni hanno visto avvicendarsi al loro interno tanti giovani ansiosi di scoprire una nuova via di far musica e diffondere il Vangelo, sono, infine, coronati nel '97, con la pubblicazione del loro primo album dal titolo “Anno Domini Gospel Choir” (Lancelot Records) e, nel 2003 proprio per celebrare i dieci anni di ministero (1993-2003), pubblicano il loro più rappresentativo album live “Let everything praise Him!" ( Lancelot Records), nel quale figurano, come special guest, due artisti gospel di fama internazionale e di grande carisma e talento come Junior Robinson & Ruth Lynch (UK) che li consacra definitivamente negli annali della musica Gospel italiana e internazionale.

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