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The Quadriclavio Choir, founded in 1995 by Francesco Scognamiglio and directed since 1998 by Maestro Lorenzo Bizzarri, has performed more than 245 concerts in thirty years of activity.
The choir is made up of non-professional singers but this does not mean that it has ever set itself limits in terms of its repertoire. In its short history it has become proficient in a different musical genres, from sacred and baroque music to opera.
The group, enthusiastic and versatile, has always warmly welcomed the chance of performing works that are not strictly part of their repertoire, such as songs from soundtracks, contemporary sacred works and minor operas.
In addition to giving regular performances of the most famous pieces of the classical a cappella repertoire, it includes among its performances the great Mass in B Minor, Jesu Meine Freude and the Magnificat by J. S. Bach, the Requiem Mass in D minor K 626, the Coronation Mass K 317 and the Vesperae solennes de Confessore by W. A. Mozart, the Ninth Symphony by Beethoven including performances at the Duse Theater in Bologna and the Taranto Concattedrale), the Stabat Mater and the Petite Messe Solennelle by G. Rossini, the Requiem by G. Verdi (performed in Leipzig Opera House, All Saints Church in Warsaw, Cesena Cathedral and Basilica dei Servi in Bologna), the "Carmina Burana" by C. Orff (Theaters: Duse and Manzoni Bologna, Bonci Cesena, Diego Fabbri Forlì, Masini Faenza, dei Fluttuanti Argenta) and the Passione di Cristo secondo San Marco by L. Perosi (Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe of Ravenna).
On 24 April 2024 the choir performed the four-movement oratorio "Ecce Cor Meum" by Paul McCartney at the Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, in the Italian national premiere, under the direction of Maestro Bizzarri, with the Città di Ferrara orchestra, the children's choir "I piccolo musici" of Casazza and the soprano soloist Melissa Purnell.
In March 2024, for the centenary of the foundation of the Società Anonima Cooperativa Meccanici Imola, the choir performed the unpublished Novecento19 by Luciano Bellini and texts by Filomena Di Pace at the Lo Stignani municipal theater in Imola, with the Banda Musicale Città di Imola directed by Maestro Luppi.
In December 2017, at the opening of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioacchino Rossini, it performed, for the first time in Bologna, the Mass for Rossini by various composers together with the choir of the Santa Maria dei Servi in the Basilica of San Petronio.
In 2009 the choir took part in the premiere of the unpublished Nativity by Mons. Domenico Bartolucci and in 2013, in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, in the charity concert "La luce dei bambini" together with Andrea Bocelli.
Among the most prestigious collaborations are those with the Leipzig Opera Choir; the Warsaw University Choir; participation in the Salone dei 500 in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence at the Celebrity Night Fight charity evening conducted by Maestro Zubin Metha; and collaborations with Maestro Andrea Griminelli, in particular for the centenary of the end of the First World War in Vittorio Veneto and the great event, in November 2019, of the 60th birthday of Maestro Griminelli in Reggio Emilia with the presence of international music stars such as Sting, Bocelli, Zucchero, Renato Zero, Zamfir, Amii Stewart and the soprano Sumi Yo.
Since 2017, it has been an integral part of the Varignana Music Festival choir, which is annually entrusted with the opening concert of the prestigious musical festival with the performance of various opera pieces.
It has performed in various operas, including several times La Traviata by Verdi, L’elisir d’amore by Donizetti and the Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni, in prestigious venues such as the Teatro del Silenzio Lajatico with Placido Domingo and Andrea Bocelli; the Teatro Bonci in Cesena; the Verdi Theatre in Busseto, the Duse Theatre of Bologna, the Reggia di Colorno, and the Arena Plautina in Sarsina
It has recorded operas Maremma by Pasquale di Cagno, Cavalleria Rusticana and the Pinotta by Pietro Mascagni for Opera Discovery.
Whether they are large musical events or more intimate occasions, the choir and its singers have always demonstrated their great passion for singing and music, developing an extraordinary synergy with their director, matured in almost thirty years of intense activity.
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Our association has to face significant expenses to conduct the musical activity of the choir (orchestras, soloists, transport etc.).
By making a monetary donation to the Corale Quadriclavio, you would be making a concrete contribution to the diffusion of great choral music.
To make a donation, you can make a bank transfer as follows:
Beneficiary: Associazione Corale Quadriclavio
IBAN code: IT 72 G 07072 36580 034000149810
Bank: EMIL BANCA CREDITO COOPERATIVO SC
Filiale: BOLOGNA – VIA MAZZINI – FILIALE
Bank transfer reason (very important!): Contributo e donazione a sostegno dell’Associazione Corale Quadriclavio per la promozione delle sue attività istituzionali
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