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Rêverie ensemble was founded in 1996 by composer and guitarist Valerio Vado. Aim of the project is the creation of music inspired by renaissance, baroque, celtic, mediterranean folk and ambient musical elements, mixed together with a "contemporary" sensibility and always keeping melody as foundation of the songs.

Another peculiarity of the project is the mix of acoustic instruments (winds, piano, guitars, mandolin, cello, percussions, etc.) and electronic instruments (synths, effects). This creates a style defined as "folk-prog" or "progressive folk". Some analogies can be found in works by artists as Loreena McKennith, Mike Oldfield, Clannad, Jethro Tull, early Genesis, Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare, etc.

 

The ensemble started to perform live in February 1999 with a 6-musician line-up. Since then, Rêverie played several concerts in all Northern Italy, in small theatres, concert halls and open air music festivals, with line-ups varying from 2 up to 7 musicians.

 

Up to now, Rêverie published some cds, each of them "focusing" a particular moment of the constant evolution of the project. The ensemble has recently published the cd "Shakespeare, la donna, il sogno" ("Shakespeare, the woman, the dream"), which is also the soundtrack of an eponymous theatre play. The cds received good reviews in Italy and abroad; the tracks contained therein are broadcast by radio networks in Italy and worldwide.

 

Furthermore, all Rêverie's members are involved in other musical projects: as sessionmen, as music teachers, as members of classical and jazz orchestras and pop-rock groups.

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