With a second place The boys of the Youth choir colored notes He brought the name of Messina to Cantagiovani 2025 high, collecting unanimous consents. Silver medal for direct formation by the Maestro Giovanni Mundo who for the third time participated in the prestigious international event conceived and directed by Silvana Noschese which took place on 2 and 3 May in Salerno, confronting four of the 12 choirs who participated.
The “Claddagh Chamber Choir” and the youth “Sympatheia” of Barcelona Pozzo di Gotto, directed by the teacher Salvina Miano, winning the category C. The jury that evaluated the formations was comopsta by the masters Davide Benetti, Maurizio Sacquegna, Martina Burger, Fabrizio Vestri, Carlo Intoccia. For the first time in the history of Cantagiovani and many other national competitions, two Sicilian choral realities and the province of Messina were the first and second place in the category. In category C in which he competed, “sacred polyphony and profane polyphony”, the colorful notes chorus proposed the theme chorus “Multi Unum Corpus Sumus” inspired by the illuminating ideas of Pope Francis relating to the encounter between different cultures, inclusion and peace included the songs: Jubilate Deo (G. Scalici), Dies Irae (by MJ Trotta), Ave Maria (J. Gallus; TL from Victoria), Ara Pacis (E. Spinoccia); “With Jubilate Deo and Ara Pacis we wanted to bring a piece of Sicilian chorality as both authors are in fact two musical excellence of our land emerging in the Italian scene”, explained Maestro Mundo who did not hide the satisfaction for the result achieved.
“Thank you because with your executions you have helped to give new impetus to Cantagiovani,” he said Noschese Certain that participation in this as in other singing competitions is for young people “a gym where you learn to manage emotions, joy, disappointment, satisfaction”. In fact, Cantagiovani offers choirs the opportunity to participate in a series of workshops; Those chosen by the Messina training were “Analysis and concertation 2” with the Master Maurizio Sacquegna“Sing … yes” with Silvana Noschese and “being in a group” with Maria Vittoria Lanzara. In addition to a composite planning and collaborations that will see the choir colorful notes engaged in the city of Messina and in Sicily in the coming months, the training will take part of the right, after the victory of the “New Voices for Guido” competition achieved in May 2024, al 42mus National Polyphonic Competition “Guido d’Arezzo”very prestigious stage of the Italian chorus that will take place in November.