From May 18th to 22nd Spoleto is the location of the 8th edition of one of the most important accordion and piano festival in Italy. Strumenti&Musica Festival, organized by Associazione Culturale “Italian Accordion Culture” (Premiere Voting Member of CIA Imc-Unesco) with the support of Comune di Spoleto, Regione Umbria and Consorzio di Bonificazione Umbra, presents a wide program including concerts, seminars and auditions.
As usual, the highlights of the Festival are the International Contest for Young Accordionists (Premio Strumenti&Musica), the Italian Accordionists Selection, that’ll grant access to the final phase of the 69th Coupe Mondiale (CIA, 7 -11 September in Rostov-On-Don, Russia) and the International Piano Contests (Premio Pianistico Internazionale “Città di Spoleto” and Concorso Pianistico Internazionale “Città di Spoleto” – categories).
The jury of the piano contests is composed of first-class Teachers and performers, such as:
M° Fausto Di Cesare – chairman – Italy
M° Agathe Leimoni – Greece
M° Denis Chefanov – Russia
M° Enrico Stellini – Italy
M° Maria Teresa Carunchio – Italy
M° Marian Mika – Poland
M° Maurizio Marinelli – Italy
The Accordion Contest Jury includes:
M° Marco Gemelli – Italia
M° Patrizia Angeloni – Italia
M° Giorgio Dellarole – Italia
M° Jörgen Sundeqvist – Svezia
M° Ladislav Horak – Repubblica Ceca
M° Alexander Selivanov – Russia
Programme of the event:
Wednesday 18 May 2016
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 19.00
Opening Concert
Katia Ghigi – violin
Michele Rossetti – piano
Thursday 19 May 2016
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 9.00 and h 15.00
International piano contest
Friday 20 May 2016
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 9.00 and h 15.00
International piano contest
Palazzo Mauri, h 18.00
Seminar: Scarlatti’s Sonatas
A modern reading of a repertoire loved by all-time keyboard players. Formal structure, articulation, dynamics, rhythm, popular and learned references (Teacher: Giorgio Dellarole – holder of the accordion tenure at the Arrigo Boito Conservatory in Parma)
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 21.00
Concerto: Baroque Music
Giorgio Dellarole – accordion
Massimiliano Limonetti – clarinet
Saturday 21 May 2016
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 09.00
International piano contest
Palazzo Mauri, h 09.00
International piano contest
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 15.00
International piano contest
Palazzo Mauri, h 15.00
International accordion contest
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 21.00
Concert Buttons&bellows
Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon)
Petar Maric (accordion)
Sunday 22 May 2016
Palazzo Leti Sansi, h 09.00
International piano contest
Teatro Caio Melisso, h 09.00
International contest (accordion and ensemble)
Teatro Caio Melisso, h 17.00
Piano and accordion section winners concert
Entrance fee € 10.00
The auditions for the piano and accordion contests, the seminars and the evening concerts are open for free.
On September 22nd and 23rd, 2017, the San Nicolò Cloister in Spoleto will host The Neurons of Jac & Co., a two-day event dedicated to comics and animation cinema.
Scholars and artists will analyze the relationship between synaptic structures and creative process in the making of comics and animation movies.
As part of the conference, the collective exhibition of comics, illustration and animation IN-CHIOSTRO, curated by Luca Raffaelli, will display works by Cosimo Brunetti, Samuele Coletti, Pietro Elisei, Carlo Laureti and James Metelli.
In addition, on Saturday 23 at 18.00 and 21.30, the animation movie Gatta Cenerentola will be presented at Sala Pegasus, in the presence of director Marino Guarnieri and producers Carolina Terzi and Mauro Luchetti.
Entrance is free.
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from Saturday 16 December
Opening h 14.30 – Downtown Spoleto
Collicola onthewall presents
SCHERMI URBANI
Curated by Gianluca Marziani
SCHERMI URBANI is a Christmas event of public art, strongly wished for by the City administration which entrusted director of Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts Gianluca Marziani with its artistic curatorship.
The event involves some twenty sites in downtown Spoleto, including two former newsstands (Piazza Collicola, Piazza della Libertà), Palazzetto Ancaiani’s six displays (Piazza della Libertà) and some further fifteen dispays scattered across the city centre (Corso Mazzini, Via del Mercato, Via Salara Vecchia, via Minervio): the locations will be coated with great images of contemporary art, created by five artists who already collaborate with Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts.
“After last summer’s performance by street artist Ob Queberry in Piazza del Mercato – said Head of Culture and Tourism Camilla Laureti and Head of Town Planning Antonio Cappelletti – for the Christmas period we wanted the displays of closed shops to become the base for artistic interventions. It is a way to have the city centre live again and to try and envision a different future for this part of the city. We thank the shop owners who accepted to be featured, director Gianluca Marziani and the artists who joined in.”
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h 17.30 – Teatro Nuovo G. C. Menotti
(H)A SUON DI NATALE
Christmas concert by the “Alessandro Onofri” Music and Dance School
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h 16.30 – Teatro Nuovo G. C. Menotti
A HIP-HOP CHRISTMAS
Play produced by Compagnia Mattioli for the “La Domenica dei Sogni” season
Sunday 17 December
h 16.30 – Spoleto National Archaeological Museum
Catalogue presentation FRAGMENTS OF AN EXPERIENCE
by Progetto Arte, Edizioni AddArte Spoleto with Spoleto National Archaeological Museum and Roman Theatre.
Some works by artist Gianluca Murasecchi connected to the Valnerina will be featured, and a thematic re-enactment will be performed by dancer Carole Magnini
Friday 22 and Saturday 23 December
h 21.30 – Teatro Nuovo G. C. Menotti
PARENTI SERPENTI (Bad-Blooded Relatives)
Theatre play presented by Wood Pictures, featuring Compagnia Teatro della Mandarina. A comedy in two acts.
Ticket presale at Bar Catarinelli (Piazza Garibaldi)
every day from 17.00 to 20.00 (except Sunday)
Ticket cos:
€ 12+1 (presale fee) – parterre and first stage balconies
€ 10+1 (presale fee) – other balconies
Friday 22 and Saturday 23 December
h 21.30 – Teatro Nuovo G. C. Menotti
PARENTI SERPENTI (Bad-Blooded Relatives)
Theatre play presented by Wood Pictures, featuring Compagnia Teatro della Mandarina. A comedy in two acts.
Ticket presale at Bar Catarinelli (Piazza Garibaldi)
every day from 17.00 to 20.00 (except Sunday)
Ticket cos:
€ 12+1 (presale fee) – parterre and first stage balconies
€ 10+1 (presale fee) – other balconies
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Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 December and Saturday 6 January
from h 17.00 – Ancient village of Rapicciano – Spoleto
5th edition of the NATIVITY SCENE
Organised by the Parish of San Giovanni in Baiano, Proloco Baiano, Associazione Opera Segno dell’Alta Marroggia, La Traussa theatre company, artistic direction by Danilo Chiodetti
GOSPEL CONCERT: CHERYL PORTER BAND
Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti
26 December – h 17.30
Mixing Spirituals, Gospel, Jazz and Classical music, Cheryl Porter stands out for his vocal talents and boasts prestigious collaborations including Paolo Conte, Katia Ricciarelli, Sugar, Tito Puente, Mariah Carey, David Crosby and Amii Stewart.
Free admission upon reservation (within December 23):
Spoleto Tourist Office
+39 0743 218620-21
info@iat.spoleto.pg.it
Friday 29 December
h 17.00 – San Nicolò Monumental Complex, first floor
END-OF-THE-YEAR CONCERT
Harpsichord baroque music, soloist Marco Mencoboni, organised by the Academy of the Obtuses
Baroque music and a great soloist such as Marco Mencoboni: Spoleto’s end-of-the-year Concert, entitled Touch my soul, will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 17.00 at the Monumental Complex of San Nicolò. The concert is organized by the Academy of the Obtuses (formerly Spoletina) in collaboration with the Municipality of Spoleto and with the artistic direction of Francesco Corrias.
The event will be open for free to the public and will offer music by great authors such as Gerolamo and Marcantonio Cavazzoni, Susanne van Sold, Samuel Scheidt, Marcantonio da Bologna, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Johann Jacob Froberger, Louis Couperin, Georg Böhm and others.
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 December and Saturday 6 January
from h 17.00 – Ancient village of Rapicciano – Spoleto
5th edition of the NATIVITY SCENE
Organised by the Parish of San Giovanni in Baiano, Proloco Baiano, Associazione Opera Segno dell’Alta Marroggia, La Traussa theatre company, artistic direction by Danilo Chiodetti
The documentary film IL MONDO IN SCENA (The World on Stage) will be screened at Teatro Nuovo Gian Carlo Menotti on Saturday, December 30th at 8 p. m.
The documentary film, inspired by an idea from Giorgio Ferrara, tells the story of the Festival of Spoleto.
Directed by Benoît Jacquot and Gérald Caillat
Produced by Maurizio and Manuel Tedesco for Baires Produzioni, Françoise Gazio for Idéale Audience and Fondazione Festival dei Due Mondi di Spoleto in collaboration with RAI COM.
Sponsored by the Support Fund for the co-production of cinematographic works between France and Italy, and the Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’image animée
Free entrance, on reservation
Reservations:
Spoleto Tourist Office: Tel. 0743 218620/21 – info@iat.spoleto.pg.it
Box 25 (Piazza della Vittoria) Tel. 0743 47967
Spoleto will celebrate New Year’s Eve with TRANCE CONTINENTAL EXPRESS, starting from 22.30.
In the heart of Spoleto, on the palaces’ façades and on the floor of Piazza della Libertà, a journey around the world will come to life through images and sounds. The five continents will meet and contaminate each other with incredible visual suggestions, accompanied by the compelling rhythm of Italian folk music performed by Rione Junno and then, after midnight, by a Trance live set, specially designed for the most magical night of the year.
A Danny Rose Paris project, curated by BIPEDE Booking and Production and Danny Rose Paris.
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 December and Saturday 6 January
from h 17.00 – Ancient village of Rapicciano – Spoleto
5th edition of the NATIVITY SCENE
Organised by the Parish of San Giovanni in Baiano, Proloco Baiano, Associazione Opera Segno dell’Alta Marroggia, La Traussa theatre company, artistic direction by Danilo Chiodetti
After last year’s success, DEGUSTO festival returns on 2nd and 3rd June 2018: a two-day event dedicated to wine and food enthusiasts, focused on local produce and wine: tastings, cooking shows, artisanal ice cream workshops etc.
But also food design, workshops for children, DJs and live music.
All in the splendid setting of the San Nicolò Monumental Complex.
Further info and programme: www.degustospoleto.it
FROZEN PARK
Ice rink
from Saturday 23 November 2019 to Sunday 26 January 2020
parking area near Via Fratelli Cervi
CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Friday 29 November – Tuesday 14 January 2020
Casina dell’Ippocastano gardens
THE ENCHANTED FOREST
music concerts and Christmas shows on weekends
Saturday 30 November – Wednesday 15 January 2020
Chico Mendes Park
NATALE IN GIOCO
7-8 December/ 14-15 December/ 21-22 December | Old Town
children’s entertainment with Santa Claus from 16.30 to 19.30
CHRISTMAS CRIBS
from Sunday 8 December 2019 to Tuesday 14 January 2020
Church of S. Simone
Spoleto, la città in un Presepe – 10th edition
BAGPIPERS
7-8 December/ 14-15 December/ 21-22 December
Old Town