Michele Mangani, born in Urbino, graduated from the Rossini Conservatoire of Pesaro in Clarinet, Band Instrumentation, Composition, and Orchestral Conducting, and from the Martini Conservatoire of Bologna in Choral Music and Choir Conducting. A multiple award-winning composer in numerous national and international composition competitions, he is considered one of the most highly regarded Italian composers. His works have been performed and recorded worldwide by leading soloists, orchestras, and wind ensembles, including Corrado Giuffredi (solo clarinet of the Orchestra of Swiss Italian Radio), Fabrizio Meloni (principal clarinet of Orchestra del Teatro e della Filarmonica della Scala), Calogero Palermo (principal clarinet of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam), Wenzel Fuchs (principal clarinet of the Berliner Philharmoniker), Patrick de Ritis (principal bassoon of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra), Ricardo Morales (principal clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra), Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, the Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Spain, the Lausanne Sinfonietta, Ottetto di Fiati del Teatro alla Scala, the Osaka Philharmonic Winds, the Academy Concert Band of Hong Kong, the Band of the Royal Belgian Guides, the Italian Army Band, the Italian Navy Band, the Italian Finance Police Band, and the Italian State Police Band. Many of his compositions have been commissioned and premiered in Italy and worldwide (Belgium, Finland, Peru, Spain, Ireland, China, United States), including *Verdiana*, fantasia for clarinet and orchestra (Gent, 2012), *Concertpiece* for two clarinets and band (Rome, Parco della Musica, 2015), *Rossiniana*, fantasia for clarinet and orchestra (Madrid, 2015), Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra (Tampere, 2017), Concerto for Clarinet and Band (Ostend, 2018), *Three Latin Dances* for clarinet orchestra (Lima, 2019), *Dance Variations* for clarinet orchestra (Portland, 2019),  *Dance Variations*, version for clarinet and piano (Lanzhou, 2019), *Raphael – Symphony No. 1 for orchestra* (Urbino, 2020), *Sunrise* and *Homage to Astor Piazzolla* for wind ensemble (Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 2021), Concerto No. 2 for clarinet and band (Reggio Calabria, Teatro Cilea, 2022), *Clariquintet* for clarinet and string quartet (Denver, 2023), *Largo* for clarinet choir (Colorado State University, 2024), *Joking* for clarinet choir (Dublin, 2024), and *Jasmine Flower* for clarinet and piano (Jinggangshan, 2024). His output currently exceeds 1,200 works, many published by Eufonia Music Editions. His works are frequently set as compulsory pieces in competitions, where he is often invited as a jury member or president. Since 1996 he has been professor of Ensemble Music for Wind Instruments at the Rossini Conservatoire of Pesaro, where since January 2021 he also serves as Vice Director.