As part of the Laudare project, a series of Ethnomusicology Seminars is being held at the University of Trento. These events were organized and coordinated by Cristina Gherardini and opened to participation by Project Team members, researchers and experts in the field and in the laudistic repertoire being explored.

Here is the scheduled sessions:

• 19th January 2025: Introduction to improvised poetry in ottava rima in central Italy
• 20th February 2025: Devotional songs in Romagna and The folk theatre called maggio drammatico in the Apennines between Emilia and Toscana
• 15th May 2025: 15th and 16th tunes and poetry still preserved in Italian folk song