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A Journey to the wellspring of Sacred Song with Francesco Zimei
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As part of the celebrations for L’Aquila, Italian Capital of Culture 2026, the Società Aquilana dei Concerti “Bonaventura Barattelli” presents an event of distinction, featured within its prestigious 2025/2026 Season. On the 3rd of March, 2026, within the prestigious setting of Palazzo Di Paola, Francesco Zimei — Principal Investigator of the Laudare Project —…
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Where Rhyme Began: of Measure, Melody, and Song Spoken
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Within the framework of the ERC Laudare project, the prestigious halls of Palazzo Paolo Prodi in Trento played host to a Seminar entitled “Where rhyme began: of Measure, melody, and Song Spoken’ presented by Federico Di Santo — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Freie Universität Berlin, 2016-2019 — and graced by the introductory words…
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Indexing the Laudistic Repertoire: A Spotlight on Laudare Project
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As part of the international conference “Respecting the Past, Conserving the Future”, held on 4–6 December 2025 at Palazzo Bo and Palazzo Maldura, researchers Anita Sisino and Luca Benedetti (University of Trento; Sapienza University of Rome), members of the Laudare project team, will present the results of their work titled “Indexing the Laudistic Repertoire:…
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Exploring Saints’ Offices and Devotional Song
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From 4 to 6 December 2025, Palazzo Prodi in Trento will host “Offices of the Saints and Laude for the Saints,” an international conference dedicated to exploring the rich liturgical and devotional traditions surrounding the feasts of the saints. Organized by the Department of Humanities of the University of Trento and the ERC Project…
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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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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…