{"product_id":"concorso-internazionale-di-composizione-di-musica-sacra-papa-benedetto-xvi","title":"International Competition for Sacred Music Composition Benedict XVI","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinners were announced on March 13th.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe musical theme this year was dedicated to\u003cstrong\u003e Giacomo Puccini\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the 90th anniversary of his death.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe idea to entitle the competition to Pope Benedict XVI originated from his deep connection to sacred music and sacred chant. Benedict XVI has sent his blessing and is actively following the outcome.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I believe - he said - that music really is the universal language of beauty, what connects men of good will on the Earth, what makes them gaze towards the Hig and  open up to the Good and to the Beauty, which ultimately draw from God himself\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aim of the International Competition for Sacred Music Composition Pope Benedict XVI is to promote creativity in new composers around the world, with a focus on sacred repertoire, which originated in Gregorian chants and polyphony, and to develop and support the future of sacred music, experimenting new languages and forms, while respecting its tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;font-size:12pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Winners for the 2014 edition are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1° - Francesco Stillitano (Italy)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2° ex aequo - Stephen Fraser (Canada)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2° ex aequo - Fabrizio Callai (Italy)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3° - James Christopher Pardini (USA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis year the Competition was under the patronage of:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePontificio Istituto Musica Sacra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccademia Romana dell’Opera\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFondazione Giacomo Puccini Lucca\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Inner Wheel - Club Roma Sud\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Award Cerimony and concert featuring the single scores- along with Puccini's Requiem- will take place April 16th, 2014 at the Basilica Sant'Andrea Della valle, Rome. It will be conducted by the Giuseppe Verdi Choir and by the soloists of the Accademia Romana dell'Opera, conducted by M. Angelo Cavallaro.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.concorsopapabenedettoxvi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12pt;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.concorsopapabenedettoxvi.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sillabe Casa Editrice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53456721641736,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0929\/7638\/2216\/files\/565.jpg?v=1773073636","url":"https:\/\/sr1nmq-df.myshopify.com\/en-eu\/products\/concorso-internazionale-di-composizione-di-musica-sacra-papa-benedetto-xvi","provider":"Sillabe Casa Editrice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}