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1. Rimini Workshop Gala Concert

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 Trentanove in 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.