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About Us

The Polyphonic Group "CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI" is a non-profit cultural association founded in 1976 and made up by approximately 30 male voices.

The wide repertoire that the Polifonico Monteverdi group continuously proposes in Italy and abroad is mainly made up of sacred and profane polyphonic music.

These works include compositions from the sixteenth century and the Baroque period by Palestrina, by Da Victoria, Gallus, Viadana, Hassler, Monteverdi. Among the romantic authors we can instead find names such as: Schubert, Schumann, Sibelius, Rossini. As regards modern polyphony: Poulenc, Kodaly, Bardos, Pizzetti, Orff, as well as Miskinis, Busto, Dipiazza, Quaggiato and Rustja.

In particular, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the Association, M.o Dipiazza wrote the work Veni Creator, dedicating it to the Choir, which was then performed for the first time at the church of S. Stefano a Ruda, the usual setting for the end-of-year concert, with which the choir usually concludes the activity of its musical season every 8 December, in front of the home audience.

Since 2003, the Claudio Monteverdi Polyphonic Group has been recognized by the Regional Department of Education and Culture of the Friuli - Venezia Giulia Region as a "Cultural Organization of Regional Interest" and photos and reviews have also been published in the Monographic Encyclopedia of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Proud of the musical culture and traditions to which it belongs, the Choir tries not to neglect popular singing and the singing traditions typical of the region, often presenting pieces by native authors of music and lyrics in languages ​​or dialects.

The Choir's workhorse is the sixteenth-century work by Francesco Corteccia (1502-1571) “Passione di Christo Secondo Giovanni” for choir, soloists and speaking voice, of which there are more than 150 performances in Italy and abroad. Two recordings of the composition were made, in 1997 together with M.o Valentino Tessaro, and in 2009 together with M.a Manuela Marussi.

The choir is currently directed by Maestro Barbara Di Bert. She studied piano under the guidance of Professor Maria Puxeddu, starting her teaching experience in primary schools and deepening her studies in musical pedagogy by following Orff methodology courses. She obtained the three-year diploma in musical pedagogy “E.Willems”.

During 2014 the choir published the CD Laudate Dominum, which brings together five hundred years of sacred singing in a single work, from Corteccia to Candotti, to contemporaries Seghizzi, Schönberg, Maiero, Rustja and Grdadolnik.

In 2024 the choir obtained the bronze medal (gold medal not awarded) at the Béla Bartók International Choir Competition in Debrecen (Hungary) in the sacred music category.

One of the most important activities is the organization of the "Cori D'Europa" event, of which the choir is the creator, in which at least two international choral groups are hosted every year to share four concerts together in the most important locations in the region. The objective is to promote culture and tourism in the region, and establish a profitable cultural exchange with European countries with the most peaceful vehicle, music.