ations ▁of ▁Pal mer ▁Land <0x0A> </s> ▁Alberto ▁( Al bert ) ▁Lu con i ▁was ▁an ▁Italian - American ▁clar inet ist ▁and ▁instruct or . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Lu con i ▁was ▁born ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁in ▁Val mont one , ▁Italy , ▁a ▁municipality ▁of ▁Rome ▁about ▁ 2 3 ▁miles ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁He ▁studied ▁clar inet ▁under ▁Aur é lio ▁Magn ani ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Saint ▁Cec ilia ▁in ▁Rome ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Masters ▁degree ▁( Di pl oma ▁di ▁Mag ister o ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁Italy , ▁Lu con i ▁performed ▁as ▁first ▁clar inet ist ▁with ▁the ▁August e um ▁and ▁the ▁La S cala - T os can ini ▁orch est ras . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Art uro ▁T os can ini ▁( not ably ▁met icul ous ▁in ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁his ▁orch est ral ▁mus icians ), ▁invited ▁Lu con i ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁La S cala ▁or chestra ▁for ▁its ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada . ▁The ▁or chestra ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁ 9 8 ▁mus icians , ▁including ▁four ▁clar in ets : ▁Alf io ▁Alf ieri , ▁Luigi ▁Can cel lier i , ▁Francesco ▁Sig im oni , ▁and ▁Alberto ▁Lu