Walter Gatti

Walter Gatti graduated in musical disciplines, specializing in: Harpsichord, under the guidance of A. Cohen and F. Lanfranco, in Organ and Organ Composition with M. Nosetti, and in Choral Music and Choir Direction with S. Pasteris at the A. Vivaldi Conservatoire in Alessandria, and the G. Verdi Conservatoire in Torino. Under the guidance of Paolo Tonini Bossi he has also graduated in Torino, from a second level specialized degree in Choral Music and Choir Direction with a Study Award by EDISU. He studied Choir Direction with S. Korn and D. Tabbia, and Composition with R. Piacentini. He improved in Organ with L. Romiti, R. Jaud, E. Corti, C. Kent, J.-C. Zehnder, R. Saorgin. He received the Diploma with Merit at the 6th edition of Torneo Internazionale di Musica in the Organ section, the ’Paola Bernardi’ Special Rendering Award at the IV ’Gianni Gambi’ Harpsichord Performance Competition in Pesaro, and he received the 2nd position at the ’Lonfat – Stalder’ Competition in Finhaut, Switzerland.

Since 1988 he performs regularly in concerts both as soloist and as accompanist, including for choirs, and orchestras; in Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and in Italy, playing for important festivals and on prestigious stages.

From 1988 to 2002 he was organist for the Waldesian Church in Luserna San Giovanni, in 1995 he was the official organ player at the Protestant Church in Reconvilier Chaindon (Jura, Switzerland), and between 2006 – 2010 he was the organist for the Waldesian Temple of Torre Pellice. Between 1991 and 2009 he directed many choral and orchestral groups. Since 2010 he is the director of the historic Turin Waldesian Choir. He contributed, as organ player and composer, with different vocal and instrumental teams, among which the Orchestra and Choir of the University of Bamberg (Germany), as organist and choir director of the Adoramus Orchestra (London), and with the Roberto Goitre Choir (Torino). He also has to his credits collaborations with Teatro Reggio (Torino) and with the Italian National Television, RAI.

Most of his works for Choir, Organ, Harpsichord and Piano were published in Italy (Musica Practica, Torino), in Germany (Andreas Goldbach, St. Ingbert), and in Switzerland (Editions Schola Cantorum, Fléurier). He has written upon commission for The University of Bamberg and for the Ensemble Musici Errantes. Currently he teaches organ, organ composition and harpsichord at Istituto Civico Musicale ’Arcangelo Corelli’ (Pinerolo), and organ and music theory at Scuola Intercomunale della Val Pellice (Luserna San Giovanni). He is teacher of organ, choir direction and choral composition at Scuola Diocesana di Musica Sacra (Pinerolo). He is organist and music director at the Waldesian Temple of Torino; coordinating the Waldesian Choir and organ concerts.

Since 2010 he is also the director of Accademia Organistica Pinerolese.