After the extraordinary success achieved on 29 March at the church of San Giuseppe al Corso with the event “Wojtyla man of God”, presented in homage and memory of the Pope who passed away on April 2, 2005, on the 20th anniversary of death, The A.GI.MUS. Section Metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria, chaired by Maestro Alessandro Bagnato, resumes the musical season 2025, for the artistic direction of Maestro Claudio Bagnato, with the cultural initiative “Music in the center”, now in the 7th edition.
In fact, on Sunday 27 April at 19.00 at the church of San Giorgio Martire the second concert will be held, which has the title “Routes in Discanto“, In honor of the saint Co-Patronono of Reggio Calabria and, at the same time, will be remembered for recent disappearance of Pope Francis.
The musical event, which as the previous one and at the behest of the organizers themselves will have as its main reference the jubilee year proclaimed by the Holy Father at the end of December, also originates from the 500th anniversary of the death of Pierluigi da Palestrina, the so -called prince of music and giant of the polyphony, recognized as the most important Italian composer of the sixteenth century; The one who, without any doubt, enlightened sacred music, leaving a profound mark with which they continued to measure themselves authors and ensembles of all time and contemporary scene.
The appointment, set precisely for Sunday evening, made itself possible thanks to the availability, sensitivity and welcome of the parish priest Don Michele Dagostino, always attentive to the needs and needs of the parish and open to all cultural initiatives and beyond, with the involvement of the parish community.
Thanks to this synergy and the collaboration between the parish and the A.Gi.Mus., The church of San Giorgio Martire, also known as Extra, will host the concert which, in various respects, will put Pope Francis together, the saint co-pass by Reggio Calabria and Pierlugi da Palestrina.
For the occasion, first -rate artists who represent a pride for our region will perform, specifically the swing guitarist Alessandro Santacaterina and the “BruTium Flute Ensemble” flutes, an established group of Calabrian flutists of various regional origin.
The artists will perform a rich and varied program with songs by JS Bach, GF Haendel, J. Televman, J. Mattonson, JJ Quantz.
A mix, the musical one on Sunday who will join prayer, as well as to Tenci Sant’Agostino: “The singing is precisely of those who love” and whoever sings prays twice.
It is really true: singing is an act of love, and making it pray with words and music, with heart and with voice, with devotion and art.
Therefore we cannot fail to remember what was also communicated by Pope Francis course by intervening at the Sanremo Festival, when, between surprise and general disbelief, he said among other things: music is beauty and peace tool, a language that all peoples speak; It can help coexistence, the sense of harmony and the messages that music can donate … good music can reach everyone’s heart and again…. It can open the heart to the harmony and the joy of being together in a common language for a world of more just, fraternal and peace understanding, that peace more and more mssa under discussion from over 50 wars around the world ..
But to return to the strictly musical program, the A.Gi.Mus. As usual,. It also tends to highlight, in a set of elements, the young emerging, but already established talents of our territory, precisely through performances that will certainly know how to make exciting veneration to Pope Francis and San Giorgio Martire and tribute to Pierluigi da Palestrina.
The program “Music at the center” will continue with the other events of the large, rich and varied billboard organized by A.GI.Mus., Which will see the association engaged during the year, to end on the Christmas holidays.