During the summer, the concert season for organ music takes place in Corsanico in the municipality of Massarosa. The music season is organised by the cultural association “Amici della musica d’Organo Vincenzo Colonna”, which takes its name from the man who made the 15th century organ that is now found in the parish church of San Michele Arcangelo. This event has become a very important point of reference for organ music lovers on an international level and gives one the opportunity to listen to very interesting musical programmes performed by prestigious organists in the beautiful romanic parish church of Corsanico.
Concerts begin at 21.15.
Admission is free
July 7th 2010
Saint Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School Choir
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Details:
by car: from Lucca A11 motorway until Massarosa, then ss439 Sarzanese-Valdera until the junction for Bargecchia-Corsanico, then follow the signs for Corsanico.
Council Culture Department
tel: 0584/979216 0584 979282
fax: 0584/93296
e-mail: uo.scuola@comune.massarosa.lu.it
Associazione Culturale “Amici della Musica d’Organo Vincenzo Colonna” di Corsanico Tel. 0584-954016 / Fax 954285
Associazione Culturale “Amici della Musica d’Organo Vincenzo Colonna”
The organ in the parish church of San Michele Arcangelo was made between 1602 and 1606 for the church of San Francesco in Lucca by the venetian, Vincenzo Colonna. The instrument, which during its period of construction cost 380 gold coins, is a work of art in Venetian organ making and is highly esteemed from both an architectural and phonic point of view. The organ was put on sale in a public auction in 1885 and Annibale Ceragioli from Corsanico put in the highest bid on behalf of the village. The first concert season took place in the parish in 1982. Since then there have been many highly acclaimed musicians who have performed on the keyboards of Colonna’s organ.
admission free