Michele Sanna was born in Cagliari (Italy) in 1981. He graduated in Composition at “G.Verdi” Conservatory in Milan under Gabriele Manca and obtained Master in Composition at Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome under Ivan Fedele. He took scolarships from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Ente Musicale Nuoro Jazz and Regione Autonoma in Sardinia.
Since 2010 he collaborates with many conductors, soloists and ensembles from all over the globe (Ensemble Modern, Sentieri Selvaggi, Ensemble Multilatérale, Domenico Melchiorre, Francesco Ciminiello, Flavio Tanzi, Laura Catrani, Dario Garegnani, Repertorio Zero, Gilbert Imperiàl, Divertimento Ensemble, Mark Perkarsky Percussion Ensemble, Ensemble Aleph, Ljuba Bergamelli, David Brutti, Blowup Percussion Quartet, Neuverband Ensemble fur neue musik, Emanuela Battigelli, Meitar Ensemble, Syntax Ensemble, Eccetera Saxophone Ensemble).
His works have been performed in Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Russia, Italy, UK, USA, Switzerland, Israel, Austria, Japan, South Africa, Albania (Gaudeamus Chamber Music Prize, Amsterdam; Festival Pontino, Sermoneta; Festival MilanoMusica; CNSMDP Paris; Festival Rondò Divertimento Ensemble; Festival Spaziomusica, Cagliari; Fondazione Culturale San Fedele, Moscow Centre for contemporary music, London Ear Festival, Nief Norf Festival North Carolina, 7th Forum of young composers –Theatre Dunois Paris, Abbaye de Fontevraud, MeMMIX Festival-Palma de Mallorca, Prospettive Sonore del XXI secolo, Cremona, GAMO Festival Firenze, Festival Cinque Giornate di Milano, Neuverband new music festival, Basel and Zurich, Tel Aviv Conservatory, Festival Nuova Consonanza, EXPO Milano 2015, Venice Biennale 2019, Center of new music, Tel Aviv 2018, Oluzayo Festival Cologne and Johannesburg).
He has been awarded in many composition prizes ( “Galleria d’Arte Moderna” in Milano, “Jurgenson” in Moscow, “Matan Givol” in Tel Aviv,).
He lectures composition and jazz composition at Conservatorio “G. P. da Palestrina” di Cagliari. His works are published by Edizioni Sconfinarte-Milan.