Bonarcado, "International songs in Montiferru": Sardinia and other musical cultures
Concerts, concert lessons, a conference, workshops and activities in schools are scheduled until DecemberThe “International songs in Montiferru” exhibition in Bonarcado. Concerts, concert lessons, a conference, workshops and activities in schools are scheduled until December. In recent days the first appointment with the Coro a concordu Cunsertu Bonarcadesu and Take 6. In addition to the "a cuncordu" choirs of the area, performances by Roman Simovic (London Simphony Orchestra), Milena Simovic (Trinity College London), Uladzimir Sinkevich ( Berliner Philharmoniker), Daniele di Bonaventura, Marcello Peghin, the Tenebrae Choir of Cambridge (UK), the Sardinia Chamber Orchestra and many others. It is an initiative promoted by the Municipality of Bonarcado and Simone Pittau (violinist and composer)
The project
Simone Pittau explains: «The objective of the project, now in its second edition, is to create a network of exchanges and comparisons between artists and groups coming from the cultural contexts of Montiferru and the world so as to make their own ideas known, valued and transmitted to future generations. traditions. It is also an opportunity to valorise Montiferru and Sardinia at an international level."
The Sardinian tradition
The “Cantu a concordu”, a multi-voiced song whose tradition is transmitted exclusively orally, finds its maximum expression in the liturgies and paraliturgies linked to Holy Week. Montiferru is the area of Sardinia where the concentration of "a concordu" choirs is strongest. Among these, the following have already joined the project: Coro Bonarcadesu, Su Cunsertu Bonarcadesu di Bonarcado, Su Cuncordu de Cuglieri di Cuglieri, Su Cuncordu de Sos Cantores di Cuglieri, Su Cuncordu 'e Santa Rughe di Santu Lussurgiu, Su Cuncordu Lussurzesu di Santu Lussurgiu, Su Cuncordu Iscanesu, Su Cuncordu Sas Bator Colonnas, Su Cuntrattu de Antoni Maria Cubadda from Seneghe, Su Cuncordu de Nostra Signora 'and Su Rosariu from Sennarìolo.