The “Musical meetings – places of beauty and culture” season, which is now in its ninth year, resumes on 11 November.
There will be six events (five concerts and a guitar masterclass) bringing to Borgo a Mozzano great classical music and international guests such as Finnish guitarist Patrik Kleemola.
The concerts will take place at different locations in and around Borgo : the Teatro Comunale “Colombo” of Valdottavo, the San Giovanni Leonardi Library of Diecimo, the Municipal Library, the Convent of San Francesco and the Salone delle feste in Borgo, thus giving opportunities for the public to rediscover places of important artistic-architectural importance in their comune.
The opening concert is on Sunday 11 November, at 5.30 pm, at the “Colombo” Theatre and features the reciting voice of Piero Nannini, flautist Elisa Cozzini and guitarists Nicola Fenzi, Marta Marchetti, Dario Atzori and Giacomo Brunini in a “Homage to Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco” on the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death. This concert features important compositions for solo guitar and chamber groups with guitar by the Florentine composer who died in 1968. It will be preceded by an introduction by musicologist Renzo Cresti.
The events continue on November 25 at the San Giovanni Leonardi Library Diecimo, always at 5.30 pm, where there’s a concert by the Atzori-Brunini guitar duo with music by Albeniz, Granados, De Falla, Rebay, Takemitsu, The Beatles and contemporary composers, Alvaro Compagno, Girolamo Deraco and Saverio Rapezzi.
On Saturday, December 1, at 5.30 pm, at the Municipal Library of Borgo a Mozzano there’s a recital by Finnish guitarist Patrik Kleemola who performs music by Bach, Sor and Granados and contemporary Finnish composers Harri Vuori and Mikko Heiniö.
On Sunday 2 December Kleemola will hold a masterclass at the Municipal Library. Kleemola is among the most famous Finnish guitarists and is winner of the “Takemitsu” International Guitar Competition. He has performed in many European countries and in South America, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, Greece, Sweden and Estonia, also collaborating with important orchestras such as I Pomeriggi Musicali of Milan, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra , the Lecce Symphony Orchestra and the Turku Philharmonic. He has recorded several CDs . Alongside his concert activity he teaches guitar at the Turku Music Institute and also holds master classes in Finland, Argentina, Italy and Estonia.
On December 9th, at 5.30 pm, the musical encounters move into the splendid setting of the Church of the Convent of San Francesco where the Jubilum Jazz Chorus conducted by Maestro Piero Gaddi performs music ranging from gospel to soul to jazz arranged by Gaddi himself.
The season ends on Sunday December 16th at the Salone delle Feste at 5.30 pm with a concert by “The flutes of Lucca” and the “10,100,1000 string ensemble” made up by the students of the Liceo Musicale and the Lucca 2 with Antonio Barsanti, Letizia Carriero and Francesco Ciampalini. The young flute students of the “Salotti” Civic School with Caterina Brunini will also take part in the event.
All concerts are free entry with welcomed donations.
The music festival is organized by the “Salotti” Civic Music School under the patronage of the Municipality of Borgo a Mozzano and the artistic direction of Giacomo Brunini. In addition, the socio-cultural missionary association San Giovanni Leonardi, the Leonardini Fathers of Diecimo, the music schools of Barga and Castelnuovo Garfagnana, the Misericordia di Borgo a Mozzano, the Teatro Colombo and the Associazione Cluster di Lucca are collaborators in the concert series.
(Giacomo Brunini)
To receive more information you can contact the following addresses: borgoamozzanomusica@gmail.com – Cell. 3498496612 (artistic director) or visit the website http://www.scuolacivicasalotti.it