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XXV FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DI MUSICA E ARTE SACRA

The XXV FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DI MUSICA E ARTE SACRA will take place from November 21 to 25, 2026.

CONCERTO PER L’EPIFANIA

The Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra is pleased to present, during the holidays, the “Epiphany Concert: Baroque Splendors and Contemporary Visions – Brass and Organ between Ancient Solemnity and Modern Virtuosity, organized by the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra.”

The concert will feature the Quintetto dell’Opera di Milano with a musical programme that recalls the solemn and luminous atmospheres that, over the centuries, have accompanied both the liturgy and festive celebrations.

The event is scheduled for Monday, January 5, 2026, at 8:30 PM at the Church of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio.

Admission is free until the maximum capacity is reached.

We look forward to welcoming many of you!

Date: Monday, January 5, 2026, 8:30 PM

Location: Church of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola in Campo Marzio – Rome

Artists: Quintetto dell’Opera di Milano

Musical Programme: S. Scheidt, A. Gabrieli, J. Clarke, J. J. Mouret, J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, W. A. Mozart and F. Caporali

XXIV FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DI MUSICA E ARTE SACRA

The XXIV FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DI MUSICA E ARTE SACRA will take place from November 7 to 29, 2025.

Press Conference - presentation of the XXIV Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra

The press conference for the presentation of the Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra will be held on October 30, 2025, at the Press Room of the Camera dei Deputati (Italian Parlament).

Concert at the Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle – Flor de la Canela

On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 8:00 PM, the Cultural Association "La Flor de la Canela" has organized, with the patronage of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra,

a concert of sacred music and Peruvian Processional Marches at the Basilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle,

Concert Residence San Paolo VI – Mysterium Duo

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 6:30 PM, the Concert Mysterium Duo featuring accordions, performed by Cav. Antonio Peruch and Penny Sanborn, took place on the Terrace of the Residence San Paolo VI.

Concert Residence San Paolo VI – Festival Perelada

On September 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM, a concert was held on the Terrace of the San Paolo VI Residence as part of the prestigious "Festival Perelada," with the attendance of the Founder and General President of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra, Senator Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Albert Courtial, and the Artistic Director of the Festival Castell de Peralada, Maestro Oriol Aguilá.

The evening featured a special performance by Vespres d'Arnadí directed on the harpsichord by Maestro Dani Espasa, with the performance of Symphonies by Antonio Caldara (1670-1736).

The Festival Perelada "Ponti Sonori tra la Catalogna e Roma: De Terradellas a Vivancos" (Sound Bridges between Catalonia and Rome: From Terradellas to Vivancos), held on the occasion of the millennium of the Montserrat Abbey and as a prelude to the 40th anniversary of the festival itself, took place in Rome from October 1 to 3, 2025, with the patronage, among others, of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra.

Personal meeting between Sen. Dr. h.c. mult.  Hans-Albert Courtial and Ms. Iryna Vereshchuk, and H.E. Andrii Yurash

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Senator Dr. Hans-Albert Courtial, Founder and General President of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra, met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Ms. Iryna Vereshchuk, and H.E. Andrii Yurash, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Holy See, on the Terrace of the San Paolo VI Residence.

Personal meeting between Sen. Dr. h.c. mult.  Hans-Albert Courtial and a delegation from the Cultural Association "La Flor de la Canela"

On Monday, September 8, 2025, on the Terrace of the San Paolo VI Residence, Senator Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Albert Courtial, Founder and General President of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra, met with a delegation from the Cultural Association "La Flor de la Canela" from Peru. The Cultural Association "La Flor de la Canela" will organize a sacred music concert on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 8:00 PM in the Basilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle, with the patronage of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra.

Private audience – Secretariat of State of the Holy See

On Monday, September 1, 2025, His Most Eminent Eminence Card. Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, received Senator Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Albert Courtial, Founder and General President of the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra, in a private audience.

 

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