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Francesco DeMasi was born on January 11, 1930, in Rome, Italy, and passed away on November 6, 2005, in the same city. He studied composition at the Neapolitan Conservatory "S. Pietro a Majella" under M° Achille Longo and pursued orchestra direction at the Chigiana Academy in Siena with Paul Van Kempen and Franco Ferrara. Additionally, he graduated in horn after studying with Domenico Ceccarossi. DeMasi was involved with the "A. Scarlatti" Orchestra of Naples and the Rome Symphonic Orchestra of RAI TV. In 1968, he won the "Review" award for young conductors sponsored by RAI, which marked the beginning of his active career in conducting concerts and operas both in Italy and internationally. He held the chair of orchestra rehearsals at the Conservatory "S. Pietro a Majella" in Naples from 1974 and began teaching orchestra direction there in 1983. Since 1989, he has also taught at the "S. Cecilia" Conservatory of Rome. He recorded numerous discs featuring works by composers such as Boccherini, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Honegger, Chausson, Beethoven, C. Nielsen, and V. Caracciolo, and served as the director of the "Roma Symphonia" orchestra. In the realm of film soundtracks, DeMasi began his career

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