EXTENSIO – Improvisation Masterclass with Michele Rabbia, with a Recording Opportunity

EXTENSIO
Masterclass in improvisation, timbral research and acoustic–electronic interaction with Michele Rabbia

6–8 November 2026
Chiesa di San Filippo, Corso Garibaldi 144, Fossombrone (PU), Italy
Organised by LIMS – Laboratorio di Improvvisazione e Musica Sperimentale (Laboratory of Improvisation and Experimental Music)

THE MASTERCLASS
LIMS presents EXTENSIO, a three-day intensive atelier led by Michele Rabbia. Through exercises, guided listening and individual and collective experimentation, participants will explore the outer limits of their instruments, timbre as a field of research, the dialogue between acoustic and electronic sound, and the ways in which musical form takes shape in real time through collective improvisation.

Every musical language is a point of departure, every act of listening a threshold. The boundaries we will discover together, in the instant of collective improvisation.

WHO CAN APPLY
The masterclass is open to musicians of every genre, training and level of experience, whatever their musical language, background or instrumental practice. It will be of particular interest to performers working in free improvisation, electronic and electroacoustic music, contemporary music and jazz.

A RECORDING OPPORTUNITY
Three participants will be selected to record on the new LIMS Electroacoustic Ensemble album, to be recorded in spring 2027.

SCHEDULE
Friday 6 November: 15:00–21:00
Saturday 7 November: 15:00–21:00
Sunday 8 November: 11:00–18:00
18 hours of tuition in total.

PUBLIC EVENTS
Saturday 7 November, 21:30: Michele Rabbia / Massimiliano Furia Duo, a concert of improvised music. Free entry, donations welcome.
Sunday 8 November, 19:00: Closing concert, in which the participants share the stage with the LIMS Electroacoustic Ensemble to present the outcome of three days of work. Open to the public.

FEES AND REGISTRATION

To register, write to limsorchestra@gmail.com with the subject line "EXTENSIO – Workshop Michele Rabbia", stating your name, surname and instrument.
Application deadline: 30 October 2026
Maximum number of participants: 30
Language of instruction: Italian / English

ABOUT MICHELE RABBIA
Born in Turin in 1965, Michele Rabbia studied drums with Enrico Lucchini before continuing his training in the United States with Joe Hunt and Alan Dawson. A drummer, percussionist and electronic musician, he has recorded with Andy Sheppard, Marilyn Crispell, Roscoe Mitchell and Maria Pia De Vito, among others. He appears on Stefano Battaglia's ECM recordings Raccolto, Re: Pasolini and Pastorale, and in 2019 released Lost River on ECM with trombonist Gianluca Petrella and guitarist Eivind Aarset, in a trio brought together by producer Manfred Eicher, a largely improvised album in which his drumming is expanded through electronics. His current projects include a duo with Roscoe Mitchell, a trio with Ingar Zach and Nathalie Forget, the Newborn Quartet and the solo performance Dokumenta Sonum. His work extends beyond music into dance with Virgilio Sieni, theatre with Fausto Paravidino, literature with Dacia Maraini and visual art with James Turrell, and he has performed at major European festivals as well as in China, India and the United States. michele rabbia gianluca petrella and eivind aarset announces new album lost river out today +5

PATRONAGE AND PARTNERS
Under the patronage of the City of Fossombrone: instagram.com/comunefossombrone
Fossombrone Città Felice: instagram.com/visitfossombrone

In partnership with:
LABO – Scuola di Musica, Lingue e Disegno: instagram.com/labo_musica_lingue_disegno
World Wild Society: instagram.com/world_wild_society
Urbino Jazz Club: urbinojazzclub.com · instagram.com/urbinojazzclub
Artopia Street Art Festival: instagram.com/artopia_streetartfestival

LINKS
Michele Rabbia: michelerabbia.com
Booking and management: akamu.net/rabbia.htm

CONTACT
limsorchestra@gmail.com