About Lucio Agostini
Lucio Agostini (30 December 1913 (Fano, Italy) – 15 December 1996 (Toronto)) was an Italian-born composer, arranger, and conductor who established his career in Canada. At age three, Agostini moved with his family to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father, Giuseppe Agostini, was a composer and conductor and it is from him that he had his initial musical training beginning at age five. At 16, Agostini was playing with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra as a cellist and was a part-time band player in a nightclub band playing saxophone and clarinet.
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