MMusic, Neapolitan Baroque through "The Voice of the Organ." The Convivio Armonico events resume on October 2nd at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Vomero.
The concert season curated by Area Arte Associazione will resume on October 2. The autumn concerts, which include nine events from October 2 to December 29, will kick off with four concerts from the series “La voce dell'organo” that will be held in Naples at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Vomero, created in collaboration with the October Franciscan of the Community of the Friars Minor Conventual and with the advice of Maestro Mauro Castaldo and the Organ Association “GM TRABACI” of Naples.
The concert series is a journey to rediscover 700th century Neapolitan music, in a research path between past and future, which unites the ancient repertoire of the Neapolitan School with works by composers from Campania.
It begins on October 2nd (19.30 pm) with the recital of the young organist Giuseppe RIGLIACO with a program of works that span two centuries of organ music: from the French eighteenth century with the Clérambault Suite and the German one with the great JS Bach, to the Italian nineteenth century with Petrali and Bossi.
Giuseppe Rigliaco is an organist and pianist, graduated with full marks from the Conservatory of Music "Nicola Sala" of Benevento under the guidance of Maestros M. Castaldo and A. Guida. He also completed his training at the Conservatory of Maastricht. Winner and finalist in international competitions, he has played for prestigious reviews and festivals including Convivio Armonico 2020, Reate Festival, Anna Jervolino & Orchestra da Camera di Caserta, and recently for the Alessandro Scarlatti Association of Naples. He graduated in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli.
On October 9th (19.30:XNUMX pm) the second appointment with the young organist Pasquale RICCIO will offer us a journey through the organ repertoire from the works of William Byrd to Benedetto Marcello, Domenico Zipoli, Baldassare Galuppi, Robert Schumann César Franck Oreste Ravanello Eduardo Torres. Pasquale Riccio is an organist and singer, graduated from the State Conservatory of Music "Nicola Sala" of Benevento with teachers M. Castaldo and G. Zarrelli. He has attended several courses and master classes held by M° E.Cardi, E.Viccardi, S. Rétaux, V. De Gregorio.
On October 23rd (19.30:XNUMX pm) the third appointment with the prestigious presence of the internationally renowned organist Enrico VICCARDI, holder of Organ and Organ Composition at the Conservatory of Parma as well as teacher at the Diocesan School of Sacred Music "Dante Caifa" of Cremona and President of the musical association Accademia Maestro Raro, artistic director of the "Percorsi d'Organo in the Province of Como" and of the Autunno Organistico nel Lodigiano, has under his belt an intense concert and recording activity of international importance spanning decades. The program offered ranges from works by Trabaci and Alessandro Scarlatti, JS Bach, Farina and Bernat Vivancos
On October 30 (19.30:XNUMX pm), at the end of the cycle “The Voice of the Organ”, Mauro CASTALDO, organist and composer, head of Organ and Organ Composition at the Conservatory N.Sala in Benevento and consultant for the series, will present an original and refined programme dedicated to two Neapolitan composers of the twentieth century, Giuseppe Martucci and Rino Maione.
Castaldo has dedicated his intense concert career both to the great repertoire and to the rediscovery of unpublished works from all eras: in particular with the “GM Trabaci” Association founded by him, he has brought to light the precious writing of the most ancient Neapolitan organ tradition and the organ heritage related to it. He is the author of the book “Il giardino dei silenziosi – Iuppiter Edizioni 2012” dedicated to the organs of the churches of Naples, preface by Mons. Vincenzo De Gregorio, the publication has been requested in Switzerland and Holland.
Through a rich program of concerts in churches in the historic center of Naples, with the cycles Sounds in the Basilica and Sounds in Sacred Places (Royal Basilica of S. Francesco di Paola, Church of S.Orsola a Chiaia) and in cultural spaces in the old center with the cycle Music in the Body of Naples (at DOMUS ARS), well-known artists and young performers will perform in an ancient and modern repertoire. The nine events of this second series are divided into themes: The Voice of the Organ, Baroque Naples - Masters of 700th-Century Naples, Baroque Vocality Between Sacred and Profane, The Neapolitan Violin School, Young People and Music, Oblique Views.
The season in its various articulations and moments will be enriched by moments of presentation of unpublished discographic and editorial publications on the instrumental music of the 600th and 700th centuries Neapolitan and Italian, in addition to initiatives aimed at making the Neapolitan musical heritage known to the very young.
The review is curated by AREA ARTE Associazione culturale Mediterranea, which for years has conducted in-depth studies and research on Neapolitan music of the 600th and 700th centuries and promotes its dissemination and enhancement. Also for the 2022 season, entrusted to the artistic direction of Maestros Egidio Mastrominico and Rosa Montano, professor at the “N. Sala” Conservatory of Benevento, space will be given to recoveries of scores from eighteenth-century Naples, to the presentation of recording projects and seminars relating to the Neapolitan Music School, continuing at the same time to enhance works of the contemporary repertoire with particular attention to composers from Campania, and to the patronage of the new generations of talented instrumentalists. The series La Voce dell'Organo sees the artistic consultancy of Maestro Mauro Castaldo. The coordination is curated by Laura Francesca Mastrominico
Article published by Regina Ada Scarico on October 1, 2022, at 08:55 PM
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