{"id":179849,"date":"2026-03-13T18:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/\/2026\/03\/concorso-per-la-valorizzazione-della-musica-popolare-e-amatoriale\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:30:46","slug":"concorso-per-la-valorizzazione-della-musica-popolare-e-amatoriale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/comunicati\/2026\/03\/concorso-per-la-valorizzazione-della-musica-popolare-e-amatoriale\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition for Promoting Folk and Amateur Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final selections for the Competition for Promoting Folk and Amateur Music will be held on March 14 and 15, 2026, at the &#8220;Licinio Refice&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative involved over 700 &#8220;Roots Municipalities,&#8221; which preserve musical traditions of great cultural value, and are closely linked to Italy&#8217;s history of emigration.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217; 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parish Choirs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Coro Polifonico \u201cA. Messore\u201d \u2014 Sant\u2019Ambrogio sul Garigliano (Frosinone), Lazio<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Coro Parrocchiale \u201cCristo Re\u201d \u2014 Numana (Ancona), Marche<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Coro Corde Sonore \u2014 Roccaforte Mondov\u00ec (Cuneo), Piemonte<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choirs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Coro Sa\u2019Mmalindine (Ass. Culturale) \u2014 San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore (Pescara), Abruzzo<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Coro Voci di Gioia \u2014 Castel Morrone (Caserta), Campania<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Castelpetroso In\u2026Canto \u2014 Castelpetroso (Isernia), Molise<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Coro Monte Venda \u2014 Galzignano Terme (Padova), Veneto<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Folk groups<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Gruppo Folk \u201cLaccio d\u2019Amore\u201d \u2014 Penna Sant\u2019Andrea (Teramo), Abruzzo<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>J\u2019Amis d\u2019Albian \/ Banda Musicale Albianese \u2014 Burolo (Torino), Piemonte<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Gruppo Folklorico \u201cColle del Verdicchio\u201d \u2014 Staffolo (Ancona), Marche<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Gruppo Folk \u201cZig Zaghini\u201d \u2014 San Giovanni in Galdo (Campobasso), Molise<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>C\u2019Antica Muronia \u2013 Gruppo Folk \u2014 Castel Morrone (Caserta), Campania<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Gruppo Folklorico di Lucignano \u2014 Lucignano (Arezzo), Toscana<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Gruppo Folk \u201cCanterini di Serrastretta\u201d \u2014 Serrastretta (Catanzaro), Calabria<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Canterini della Riviera Jonica \u2014 Roccalumera (Messina), Sicilia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Associazione \u201cMassimo Liberatori e la Societ\u00e0 dei Musici\u201d \u2014 Castel Ritaldi (Perugia), Umbria<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bands<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Corpo Bandistico \u201cLo Smeraldo di Pietrafitta\u201d \u2014 Piegaro (Perugia), Umbria<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Cossu Brunetti APS \u2014 Nurri (Sud Sardegna), Sardegna<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Orchestra di Fiati \u201cCitt\u00e0 di Termoli \u2013 Giuseppe Ragni\u201d \u2014 Termoli (Campobasso), Molise<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Corpo Musicale di Loveno \u2014 Menaggio (Como), Lombardia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Andretta in Musica APS \u2014 Andretta (Avellino), Campania<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Marching Band \u201cA.M.I.C.A.\u201d \u2014 Irsina (Matera), Basilicata<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Associazione Musicale Diapason \u2014 Filadelfia (Vibo Valentia), Calabria<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Corpo Bandistico Citt\u00e0 di Lavagna \u2014 Borsonasca (Genova), Liguria<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Orchestra Giovanile di Fiati \u2013 Ass. Musicale \u201cClaudio Monteverdi\u201d \u2014 Ripa Teatina (Chieti), Abruzzo<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Associazione Bandistica Citt\u00e0 di Sgurgola \u2014 Sgurgola (Frosinone), Lazio<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final selections for the Competition for Promoting Folk and Amateur Music will be held on March 14 and 15, 2026, at the &#8220;Licinio Refice&#8221; 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. 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