Born in Locarno, Switzerland in 1963, Ivo Antognini is a self-taught composer whose choral works have won top prizes and mentions at the Swiss National Choral Composition Competition (2008), the International Competition of Choral Composition "Seghizzi" (2009 and 2010), the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers Composition Competition (2010 and 2011), the Vanguard Premieres Choral Composition Contest (2010) and the 37th International Composition Contest "Guido d'Arezzo".
His music has been performed worldwide by groups such as Trinity College Choir of Cambridge, Trinity Wall Street Choir, Artists’ Vocal Ensemble, Antioch Chamber Ensemble, Salt Lake Vocal Artists, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Cappella Nova, Lund University Male Choir, de Angelis Vocal Ensemble, Milwaukee Choral Artists, Swiss Youth Choir, Kölner Kantorei, Elektra Women's Choir, Oriana Women's Choi among many others. His works are published in Switzerland (Ed. Labatiaz and SingbuchVerlag), Germany (Ferrimontana and Porfiri & Horváth) and the USA (Alliance Music Pub.).
Antognini currently serves as composer-in-residence for Coro Calicantus, a premier children’s choir, and Professor of Ear Training and Complementary Piano, Professional Training Level at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano.
