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A great success for the event celebrating the rediscovery of the San Gaudenzo Codex
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On 4 September, at the Sala Ressi of the Teatro Galli, the Ensemble Micrologus performed Soave odor per l’universo spande — music from the San Gaudenzo III songbook, held at the State Archives of Rimini and long thought lost. In the 1500s the manuscript had been cut into strips and reused to reinforce the…
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Music from the Trecento, lost inside a bookbinding
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An article by Gregorio Moppi in la Repubblica (31 August 2026) tells a remarkable story: in the 1500s, a medieval music manuscript was cut into strips and reused to reinforce the binding of a monastery’s account book near Rimini. Nearly two hundred fragments have now been cleaned and digitally reassembled like a puzzle —…
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LAUDARE at MedRen 2026
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The LAUDARE team is taking part in the Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference (MedRen) 2026, held from 6 to 10 July at the University of Warsaw (Old University Library Building, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26). The project opened its presence in Warsaw on Monday 6 July with the session “San Gaudenzo: A New Source of…
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Call for Papers: New Sources and Tools in Lauda Research
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The ERC AdG LAUDARE project, in collaboration with IBIMUS, the University of Trento, and the National Central Library of Rome, is pleased to announce an international conference to be held in Rome on October 20–21, 2026. The conference aims to explore the evolution of the Italian lauda through an interdisciplinary lens. Original contributions on…
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Vernacular Song and Dance in Italian Popular Devotion
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The University of Trento hosted a three-day conference from June 4–6, 2026, focused on the connection between medieval laude and living oral traditions within Italian popular devotion. As part of the ERC Laudare project directed by Francesco Zimei, the event explored how sacred movement and the body function in Italian rituals, while examining vernacular…
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The Laudare Project – Arts and Humanities
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During the Radio 1 Programme ‘Alla Sorgente del Sapere’ the episode – launched on the 24th of March 2026 – explores the evocative synergy between music and poetry, with a dedicated focus on the Laudare Project. The discussion features insights from Francesco Zimei and Giacomo Pirani, who delve into the project which investigates the…
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Seminar on Music, Tradition, and Humanism
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On March 12, 2026, the University of Trento hosts a seminar dedicated to the transition between ecclesiastical traditions and humanist innovations in music. Organized under the ERC AdG LAUDARE project (PI Prof. Francesco Zimei), the event brings together leading scholars to discuss the evolution of musical education. The program begins at 11:00 AM with…
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New Publication: “La poesia cantata tra oralità e scrittura”
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We are pleased to announce the release of “La poesia cantata tra oralità e scrittura: testo, musica, performance“, edited by Angelica Vomera and Agnese Bee at no. 34 of the Studi e Ricerche series’s volume (University of Trento – Department of Humanities). Published under the LAUDARE framework, this volume is a key output of…
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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…