This Festival of Sacred Music takes place in the Autumn in the Papal Basilicas of Rome. The Orchestra-in-Residence is the Vienna Philharmonic.
The purpose of the event is to increase the public's awareness of the institutional activities of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra which raises funds for the restoration of religious artefacts and buildings.
Programme
Fri. November 2nd, 9.00 pm
Basilica St Ignatius Loyola
Giovanni Sgambati, Messa da Requiem
Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta
Concert Choirs Stuttgarter Liederkranz
Ulf Bästlein, baritone
Stefano Minore, violin
Ulrich Walddörfer, conductor
Wed. November 7th, 9.00 pm
Basilica St Ignatius Loyola
Anton Bruckner, Symphony no. 7
Orchestra of the “Teatro dell’Opera di Roma”
Markus Stenz, conductor
Sun. November 11th, 5.30 pm
Private Concert in the Vatican, only for Members in the Foundation’s Circle of Supporters
and Circle of Friends Gold Category
Georg Ratzinger, Missa Anno Santo
Papal Choir “Cappella Sistina”
Massimo Palombella, conductor
Sun. November 11th, 9.00 pm
Basilica Santa Maria in Aracoeli (on the Capitol Hill)
Claudio Monteverdi, Vespro della Beata Vergine Maria
Johann-Rosenmüller-Ensemble (with historical instruments)
Bach-Chor Siegen
Monika Mauch, soprano I
Constanze Backes, soprano II
Beat Duddeck, altus
Hermann Oswald, tenor I
Nils Giebelhausen, tenor II
Dominik Wörner, bass I
Markus Flaig, bass II
Ulrich Stötzel, conductor
Mon. November 12th, 8.00 pm
Papal Basilica St Mary Major
Polyphony of the Roman School
Papal Choir “Cappella Sistina”
Massimo Palombella, conductor
Six Centuries of Roman Catholic Choral Music from the British Isles
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker, conductor
Tue. November 13th, 4.00 pm
Papal Basilica St Peter
Holy Mass, celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Comastri
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker, conductor
Tue. November 13th, 9.00 pm
Papal Basilica St Paul outside the Walls (Apse)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Adagio and Fugue in C minor KV 546
„Laudate Dominum“ from Vesperae de Dominica KV 321
Exsultate, jubilate KV 165
„Quel nocchier“ from La betulia liberata KV 118
Symphony in A major KV 201
Wiener Philharmoniker (Chamber Orchestra)
Chen Reiss, Soprano
11th International Festival of Sacred Music and Art Website
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