The final selections for the Competition for Promoting Folk and Amateur Music will be held on March 14 and 15, 2026, at the “Licinio Refice” Conservatory of Music in Frosinone. This initiative is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as part of its activities to promote Roots Tourism.
The initiative involved over 700 “Roots Municipalities,” which preserve musical traditions of great cultural value, and are closely linked to Italy’s history of emigration.
The competition was created with the aim of raising awareness and promoting this Italian folk musical heritage, which is an important element of local communities’ identity and continues to be preserved and passed down even by Italian communities abroad. Hence, through the competition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation also intends to promote and strengthen the bond between Italian regions and communities of Italian origin around the world.
The competition includes four categories: bands, choirs, parish choirs, and folk groups. The final selections will feature the following groups from different parts of the country, providing an opportunity for meeting and celebrating the richness of Italian folk music.
Parish Choirs
- Coro Polifonico “A. Messore” — Sant’Ambrogio sul Garigliano (Frosinone), Lazio
- Coro Parrocchiale “Cristo Re” — Numana (Ancona), Marche
- Coro Corde Sonore — Roccaforte Mondovì (Cuneo), Piemonte
Choirs
- Coro Sa’Mmalindine (Ass. Culturale) — San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore (Pescara), Abruzzo
- Coro Voci di Gioia — Castel Morrone (Caserta), Campania
- Castelpetroso In…Canto — Castelpetroso (Isernia), Molise
- Coro Monte Venda — Galzignano Terme (Padova), Veneto
Folk groups
- Gruppo Folk “Laccio d’Amore” — Penna Sant’Andrea (Teramo), Abruzzo
- J’Amis d’Albian / Banda Musicale Albianese — Burolo (Torino), Piemonte
- Gruppo Folklorico “Colle del Verdicchio” — Staffolo (Ancona), Marche
- Gruppo Folk “Zig Zaghini” — San Giovanni in Galdo (Campobasso), Molise
- C’Antica Muronia – Gruppo Folk — Castel Morrone (Caserta), Campania
- Gruppo Folklorico di Lucignano — Lucignano (Arezzo), Toscana
- Gruppo Folk “Canterini di Serrastretta” — Serrastretta (Catanzaro), Calabria
- Canterini della Riviera Jonica — Roccalumera (Messina), Sicilia
- Associazione “Massimo Liberatori e la Società dei Musici” — Castel Ritaldi (Perugia), Umbria
Bands
- Corpo Bandistico “Lo Smeraldo di Pietrafitta” — Piegaro (Perugia), Umbria
- Cossu Brunetti APS — Nurri (Sud Sardegna), Sardegna
- Orchestra di Fiati “Città di Termoli – Giuseppe Ragni” — Termoli (Campobasso), Molise
- Corpo Musicale di Loveno — Menaggio (Como), Lombardia
- Andretta in Musica APS — Andretta (Avellino), Campania
- Marching Band “A.M.I.C.A.” — Irsina (Matera), Basilicata
- Associazione Musicale Diapason — Filadelfia (Vibo Valentia), Calabria
- Corpo Bandistico Città di Lavagna — Borsonasca (Genova), Liguria
- Orchestra Giovanile di Fiati – Ass. Musicale “Claudio Monteverdi” — Ripa Teatina (Chieti), Abruzzo
- Associazione Bandistica Città di Sgurgola — Sgurgola (Frosinone), Lazio
