Saturday 31 August 2013 at 21:00 at the
Church of San Giovanni
William Byrd
Diffusa est Gratia (5 v)
William Byrd
Kyrie, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Gloria, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Credo, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Sanctus e Benedictus, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Agnus Dei, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Infelix Ego (6 v)
William Byrd
Vigilate (5 v)
William Byrd
Ne Irascaris (5 v)
William Byrd
Civitas Sancti Tui (5 v)
A church of very ancient origins, and one of Rimini's largest and
most important. Erected in 1625 on a
site previously occupied by the Carmelites, it was rebuilt by
Gaetano Cupioli in 1767-72. The interior, with a single nave, is
elaborately decorated with stucco ornaments by
Antonio Trentanovein 1770.
The many precious works of art here include, in the first chapel on
the right, a "holy Trinity, Virgin and Patrons of Rimini" (1611) by
Cosimo Piazza, above the second altar a "Sermon of John the Baptist'
by Andrea Boscoli, above the third altar a "Martyrdom of St
Gaudentius" (1794) by G. Soleri Brancaleoni, above the first altar a
"Madonna in Glory with Saints (1630), a juvenile masterpiece by
Guido Cagnacci, and on the high altar a crucifix that was once kept
at the San Gaudenzo Sanctuary.
2. Concert in Fonte Avellana, Monastery
Friday 30 August 2013 at 21:00
Music for the occasion:
William Byrd
Diffusa est Gratia (5 v)
William Byrd
Kyrie, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Gloria, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Credo, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Sanctus e Benedictus, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Agnus Dei, from Mass for 4 voices
William Byrd
Infelix Ego (6 v)
William Byrd
Vigilate (5 v)
William Byrd
Ne Irascaris (5 v)
William Byrd
Civitas Sancti Tui (5 v)
This year, because of our
organizational efforts we will be able to
sing inside the beautiful Church of the Monastery of Fonte Avellana. Come the workshop to live this unforgettable experience!
This early monastery, built in one of the most breathtaking settings
imaginable, on the eastern flanks of Monte Catria in the Apennine
mountains, still conserves its medieval monastic form. Its beauty is
derived as much from the intentional poverty of the architecture as
the magnificence of its proportions and the extraordinary size of
the entire complex. Founded in 980, it was presided over by two
influential figures in medieval monastic history, St Romuald and his
disciple St Peter Damian, who was prior here from 1043 until his
death in 1072. Dante stayed here in 1318 and described the hermitage
in Canto XXI of Paradise in "The Divine Comedy". The 12th
century abbey church, in the form of a Latin cross, has been
restored to its medieval simplicity. Its single aisle is covered by
a mighty barrel vaulted ceiling. A wide flight of steps leads to a
raised presbytery. Beneath it is the crypt, divided into three bays
supported by fine Romanesque arches and built with such finely cut
stone that it seems almost as if the walls have been carved straight
out of the rock. The monastery itself conserves an extraordinary
scriptorium which was built projecting out of the side of the
monastery, facing due south. Tall single light windows on each side
are ingeniously arranged in such a way as to allow the maximum
amount of light into the room for the greatest part of the day. The
monastery also houses the Dante Alighieri Library, with a rare
collection of monastic books and manuscripts.
All the participants will
meet in Rimini, front of the Church of San Giovanni, Friday 30
August 2013 at 16:00.
The trip, by coach, will take about 90 minutes. We will visit the
Monastery and the library before the concert. A dinner will follow
after the concert. We will come back to Rimini
by midnight. The cost of the bus ticket, is already included in
the workshop fee.