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Dear friends of the Festival Musica Antica a Magnano,
Although our 41st festival finished a few weeks ago, we are still thinking back on the wonderful musical moments it gave us.
Having marveled for the second time at the exquisitely refined performances of the five young musicians from the Ensemble Instrumentum Vocale, we moved from one discovery to the other. First, the fusion of French music from the Versailles era with Chinese music, courtesy of the Ensemble Mirum Musicis, followed by 16th- and 17th-century Italian music performed by the five singers—who are also instrumentalists—of the Ensemble Concerto di Margherita. Once again, the magnificent Bruna organ at the Parrocchiale provided an opportunity for Gianluca Cagnani not only to delight us, particularly with his improvisation on the theme of *La Follia*, but also to introduce us to and help us appreciate the beautiful voice of the soprano Giulia Ghirardello. Finally, having given their first concert at the Parrocchiale due to the vagaries of the weather, the Ensemble Alta Bellezza brought the Festival to a close with the sounds of shawms, bagpipes, busines, slide trumpets and trombones from the Ricetto in Magnano.
More than 2,000 of you attended our concerts, including the one given by the participants in our summer course, which was followed by excerpts from Handel’s Messiah. Thérèse Cuttelod, President, her committee and my entire team join me in extending our warmest thanks to you for your loyalty.
We already have appointments for our New Year’s concert, our Easter concert and the 42nd edition, running from 30 July to 28 August 2027, with the program already finalized and due to be unveiled in December.
Anastase Démétriadès Artistic Director
You can still order the book ‘40 anni di passione’ via our website.
🎼 Practical information
Website: https://musicaanticamagnano.com Email: info@musicaanticamagnano.com
Upcoming events:
- New Year's Concert: 31 December 2026
- Easter courses and concert: 26–29 March 2027
- 42nd Festival: 30 July–28 August 2027
- 40th Summer Courses: 12–21 August 2027
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With the support of the Brauchli Foundation and all our institutional partners.
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