Biography – Simone Lobbia

Simone Lobbia – GrDipEd University of Western Australia, Violin Diploma, BA Psychology

Simone Lobbia is a Perth (WA) based composer published by Wirripang (NSW) specialised in instrumental and vocal art music performed in Australia and Europe.

He was 2023 Artist in Residence (composer) at the Fremantle Arts Centre along with paper print specialist and visual artist Andrew McDonald.

Simone is the founder and artistic director of “Viaggio in Italia-Journey to Italy” Music Festival.

He is recipient of the City of Stirling – Community Grants Program “Four Postcards From Perth” Sax concerto commission, ASME (Australia Society for Music Education) “Augment and Inspire” award 2020 and has been selected for the “Growing your own” ANCA WA (Australian National Choral Association) project 2021.

He has received several financial commissions by Orchestras and Choirs such as WA Young Artists Chamber Music Program, St Mary’s Cathedral Choir and Consort Cantare. His music has been premiered by Orchestras and Ensembles such as the Beecroft Orchestra, Allegri Chamber Orchestra, the Winthrop Singers, Plectra Quintet and IMSS guitar ensemble.

Simone is also a composer of regularly played pedagogical repertoire. He holds composition workshops with string ensembles that produce collaborative compositions.

Over the last twenty years Simone worked with various orchestras and chamber music ensembles as a professional violin player. In the past ten years he has further developed his conducting and singing skills both in Orchestral and Choral settings.

He holds a Violin Diploma (Performance), a Graduate Diploma of Education in Music and a Degree in Psychology.

He has been a Music and Violin/Viola teacher for over twenty years and conducts String Ensembles and Orchestras both in Italy and Australia. Simone is currently Instrumental Teacher (Violin/Viola) and Orchestral conductor at IMSS (DoE – Instrumental Music School Services).