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Laudare Project Team at the Society of Italian Studies in Cambridge
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In the prestigious setting of the Society of Italian Studies conference in Cambridge, Lucia Marchi, Giacomo Pirani, Matteo Leonardi, and Cristina Ghirardini from the University of Trento, members of the ERC Laudare project team, presented a panel entitled “Magdalena degna da laudare: Devotional and Contemplative Themes in the Lauda Repertory for Mary Magdalene.”The presentation…
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The Lauda in Cortona: Closing Conference
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At the MAEC in Cortona, on Sunday, October 5th at 5:00 PM, the closing conference of the exhibition “Singing the Middle Ages. The Lauda in Cortona between Devotion and Civic Identity” will take place, titled “From Parchment to Browser: New Tools for Understanding the Laudario of Cortona.” Speakers of the event Giacomo Pirani from…
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Non-Latin Song and Dance in Popular Devotion in Italy – Call for papers
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From 4 to 6 June 2026 the Univerisity of Trento will host two study days dedicated to song and dance in popular devotion, with a special focus on traditions beyond the use of Latin. The initiative takes place within the framework of the Laudare project and approaches these themes primarily from an ethnomusicological perspective.…
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Cantare il Medioevo – Book Presentation
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The Cortona Lauda: Between Religious Devotion and Civic Identity On September 18th, at the State Archives of Siena, the volume Cantare il Medioevo (published by L’Erma di Bretschneider) will be presented: La Lauda a Cortona tra devozione ed identità civica, edited by Francesco Zimei and Simone Allegria
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Le origini della lauda / Le laude delle origini – Press Release
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A bit of press review of the Symposium The Origins of the Lauda / The Laude of the Origins which will be held in Cortona from 4 to 6 September 2025: Università di Trento – Alle radici del canto spirituale in volgare italiano nell’ottavo centenario del Cantico di frate Sole Classicult.it 06/08/2025 – Convegno…
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SAVE THE DATE! Cortona 04-06 September, 2025
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FULL PROGRAM at the following LINK From September 4-6, 2025, join us in Cortona for the international symposium dedicated to the origins of the lauda. Organized within the framework of the Laudare project, this event marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Brother Sun—a foundational text in the history of…
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Medieval Chant Tradition Revived in Cortona.
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In the prestigious cultural journal Finestre sull’Arte, a detailed feature presents the exhibition curated by Francesco Zimei, Principal Investigator of the ERC Laudare project. The city of Cortona hosts this rare event devoted to its rich medieval musical heritage, displaying the four surviving laudari preserved in local collections. The exhibition offers fresh insights into…
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Venite a Laudare!
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In Medioevo magazine (no. 341 – June 2025), a richly detailed article by Professor Zimei, Principal Investigator of the Laudare Project, introduces Venite a Laudare! — the upcoming exhibition at the Museum of the Etruscan Academy and the City of Cortona, which will be held from June 28 to October 5, 2025 in Cortona.