The Monumental organ of Vincenzo Colonna and located in the Parish church of Corsanico devoted to St. Michael the Archangel was built between 1602 and 1606. This instrument, a masterpiece of Venetian handcratf, is a fine work with regard to the sound, the architecture and artistic shape. It has undergone over the years, several restorations but that of 1899 is the most significant, as from it derives much of the today's phonic arrangement.
In 1981 began the summer concert seasons destinated to acquire, for their unbroken continuity, the value of an established cultural tradition. The concert season of Corsanico, is considered today among the Italian top level seasons and has assumed a value recognized at international level. This is attested by the presence of many organists from all over the world, in addition to the most prestigious Italian performers, who succeeded at the keyboard of the valuable historical instrument.
Program of the concerts:
Sunday, July 10
Omaggio a Francis Poulenc (Tribute to Francis Poulenc), with "I solisti del Carlo Felice": Francesco Loi (flute), Guido Ghetti (oboe), Luigi Tedone (bassoon), Valeria Srangeli (clarinet), Carlo Durando (horn), Edoardo Barsotti (piano and organ). Music by Francis Poulienc.
Saturday, July 16
Dal Barocco al Romanticismo (From Baroque to Romancism), with "Giancarlo Parodi" (organ). Music by di J. Kayser, G. Salvatore, J. S. Bach, M. Corrette, J. G. Albrechtsberger, G. Morandi, G. Barbieri, f. M. Bartholdy, F. Liszt, C. Homilius.
Saturday, July 23
Serata Bach: preghiera e poesia (Bach night: church music and poetry), with Anna Caprioli (soprano), Sergio Chierici (organ). Music by J. S. Bach.
Saturday, July 30
Meraviglia del Barocco veneziano (The marvel of the Venetian Baroque), with il "Trio Sophia": Alessandra de Negri (soprano), Lilioan Stoimenov (trumpet), Marco Vincenzi (organ). Music by A. Caldara, C. F. Pollarolo, J. Rosenmueller, T. Albinoni, A. Vivaldi, G. Giordani, B. Galuppi.
Saturday, August 6
Serata lirica: da Tosti a Puccini, (Opera night, from Tosti to Puccini) with: Francesca Maionchi (soprano), Serena Suffredini (soprano), Laura Masini (mezzosoprano), Tommaso Martinelli (tenor), Graziano Polidori (bass), Nadia Lencioni (piano). Artistic Director Graziano Polidori. Music by F. P. Tosti, and G. Puccini.
Saturday, August 13
Serata Gregoriana (Gregorian night), with the "Ensamble Gregoriano della Cappella Musicale della Cattedrale di Firenze". Michele Manganelli (organis and director). Music by I. Colson, M. Niccolai, R. Bertini, S. Mercadante, P. D. da Bergamo.
Saturday, August 20
La musica organistica in Spagna tra il '600 e il primo '800: da Felipe III d'Asburgo a Giuseppe Bonaparte (The organ music in Spain between 1600 and 1800, from Felipe III of Augsburg to Joseph Bonaparte) with the "Ministriles de Marsias". Javier Artigas Pina (organ), Fernando Sànchez Herrero (bassoon) bajon and bajoncillos. Music by F. C. Arauxo. B. S. Salaverde, J. Cabanilles, C. Baguer, R. Ferrenac.
Musiche per ottoni: dalle corti Europee del '600 al Bel Canto (Music for brass instruments: from the European courts of 1600 to the Bel Canto), with "I Fiati Gloriosi". Michele Santi (baroque trumpet), Giacomo Bezzi (baroque trumpet), Mauro Morini (baroque trombone), Matteo Bonfiglioli (organ). Music by C. Monteverdi, G. Morandi, G. F. Haendel, P. Mornadi, J. Clarke, J. J. Mouret, L. Malerbi, G. Malerbi, J. B. Arban, G. Rossini.
CORSANICO FESTIVAL – International festival of organ music
Massarosa, Loc. Corsanico, Church of S. Michele Arcangelo
July, 10/16/23/30 August 6/13/20/27, 2016 at 9:15 p.m.
Tickets € 10,00