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Breaking news (21_10_2019) The organist Fausto Caporali (Italy) replaces Eugenio Maria Fagiani in the concerts of 25, 28 and 29 October 2019.
26 September 2019 – [English] AMMAN
26 September 2019 – [Arabic] AMMAN
28 September – 8 October 2019 – RHODES
29 September 2019 – EMMAUS
4 October 2019 – [English] RHODES
4 October 2019 – [Greek] RHODES
22-23-24 October 2019 – TEL AVIV – NAZARETH – JERUSALEM
25 October 2019 – [English] BETHLEHEM
28 October 2019 – [English] HAIFA
28 October 2019 – [Arabic] HAIFA
28 October 2019 – [Hebrew] HAIFA
29 October 2019 – [English] TEL AVIV-YAFO
29 October 2019 – [Hebrew] TEL AVIV-YAFO
29 October 2019 – [Arabic] TEL AVIV-YAFO
31 October – 1 November 2019 – JERUSALEM – BETHLEHEM
5 November 2019 – TEL AVIV-YAFO
6 November 2019 – NAZARETH
7 November 2019 – JERUSALEM
8 November 2019 – BETHLEHEM
12, 16, 18 November 2019 – SYRIA
Lebanese Pipe Organ Week (link to the festival website)
AMMAN (JORDAN) | Terra Santa College
September 26, 2019 at 7 pm | Admission Free |
800 YEARS FROM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE OF ST. FRANCIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ST. FRANCIS IN MUSIC & IMAGES
In collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Amman.
ORGAN & MUSIC FESTIVAL RHODES 2019
28 September – 5 October, 2019
RHODES | Church of St. Francis
28 September 2019 at 20.00
RENAISSANCE MUSIC
Vocal ensemble “Vox Sinceris”
RHODES | Church of Our Lady of Victory “Santa Maria”
30 September 2019 at 20.00
VOICE AND ORGAN RECITAL
Afroditi Fykari, soprano – Christos Paraskevopoulos, organ
RHODES | Church of St. Francis
2 October 2019 at 20.00
Children and Mixed Choir and Mandolin Orchestra of the Municipality of Petaloudes
Natassa Bolaki, organ – Flora Pelekanou, director
RHODES | Church of St. Francis
4 October 2019 at 20:00
800 YEARS FROM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE OF ST. FRANCIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST & THE LEVANT
ST. FRANCIS IN MUSIC &IMAGES
In collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Athens.
SPIRITUAL CHORAL MUSIC
St Cecilia Singers – Natasa Bolaki, organ – Christos Paraskevopoulos, conductor
RHODES | Church of St. Francis
5 October 2018 at 20:00
ORGAN OPEN DAY & ORGAN RECITAL
Educational Open Day in collaboration with the Hellenicon Odeion, Rhodes branch
Organ recital: Christos Paraskevopoulos, organ
Ouverture
EMMAUS EL QUBEIBEH | Terra Sancta Monastery
29 September 2019 at 11:30
FEAST OF STS. CLEOPA AND SIMEON
at 10:30 Solemn Mass
at 11:30 Recital for Organ, Cello and Voice
Jamil Freij (Palestine), organ & voice; Lucia D’Anna (Italy), cello
HOLY LAND PIPE ORGAN WEEKS
22 October – 8 November, 2019
TEL AVIV-YAFO | Church of St. Peter (Old Jaffa) at 18:00
22 October: Erzsébet Windhager-Gered (Romania), organ
In collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv
29 October: Fausto Caporali (Italy), organ
800 YEARS FROM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE OF ST. FRANCIS IN THE HOLY LAND
ST. FRANCIS IN MUSIC &IMAGES
With the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Israel.
In collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Tel Aviv
5 November: Levente Kuzma (Hungary), organ
In collaboration with the Embassy of Hungary in Israel
NAZARETH | Basilica of the Annunciation at 18:00
23 October: Erzsébet Windhager-Gered (Romania), organ
In collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv
6 November: Levente Kuzma (Hungary), organ
In collaboration with the Embassy of Hungary in Israel
HAIFA | Saint Joseph Latin Parish (Sderot HaMeginim)
28 October at 19:00
Fausto Caporali (Italy), organ
800 YEARS FROM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE OF ST. FRANCIS IN THE HOLY LAND
ST. FRANCIS IN MUSIC &IMAGES
With the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Israel.
JERUSALEM | Church of St. Saviour (Old City, New Gate) at 18:00
24 October: Erzsébet Windhager-Gered (Romania), organ
In collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute.
31 October: Juan Paradell Solé (Spain), organ
7 November: Levente Kuzma (Hungary), organ
In collaboration with the Representative Office of Hungary in Ramallah.
BETHLEHEM | Church of St. Catherine at Nativity Basilica at 18:00
25 October: Fausto Caporali (Italy), organ
800 YEARS FROM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE OF ST. FRANCIS IN THE HOLY LAND
ST. FRANCIS IN MUSIC &IMAGES
Organ Improvisations on episodes from St. Francis’ life
Clips from the silent movie “Brother Sun” (1918)
1 November: Juan Paradell Solé (Spain), organ
8 November: Levente Kuzma (Hungary), organ
In collaboration with the Representative Office of Hungary in Ramallah
800 YEARS FROM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE OF ST. FRANCIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ST. FRANCIS IN MUSIC & IMAGES
DAMASCUS | Latin Parish of St. Anthony
12 November 2019 at 18:00
ALEPPO | Latin Parish of St. Francis
16 November 2019 at 19:30
LATAKIA | Latin Parish of The Sacred Heart
18 November 2019 at 18:00 pm
DAMASCUS PIPE ORGAN WEEK
14 – 21 November, 2019
14 November: Church of St. Anthony – Salhieh
CONCERT FOR ORGAN & ORCHESTRA
Robert Kovács (Hungary), organ
Syrian National Symphony Orchestra
Missak Baghboudarian (Syria), organ
19 November: Higher Institute of Music
ORGAN CHAMBER MUSIC
Ensemble of the Higher Institute of Music
21 November: St. Paul’s Memorial – Tabbaleh
CONCERT FOR ORGAN & CHOIR
Chamber Choir of the Higher Institute of Music
LEBANESE PIPE ORGAN WEEK
25 January – 2 February, 2020
Concerts start at 20:00 except the ones in Harissa (11:00) and Tripoli (19:00).
BEIRUT | St. Louis Latin Cathedral
25 January 2020: Fausto Caporali (Italy), organ
800 YEARS FROM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE OF ST. FRANCIS IN THE HOLY LAND
ST. FRANCIS IN MUSIC &IMAGES
In collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Beirut.
HARISSA | Church of St. Anthony of Padua
26 January 2020: Fausto Caporali (Italy), organ
BEIRUT | American University of Beirut
26 January 2020: Russell Weismann (United States of America), organ
TRIPOLI EL MINA | Terra Santa Monastery
27 January 2020: Russell Weismann (United States of America), organ
ANTELIAS | “O Club”
28 January 2020: Matthias Bublath (Germany), organ
BEIRUT | Basilique de la Medaille Miraculouse
30 January 2020: La Noeva Women Vocal Ensemble (Belgium)
BEIRUT | Saint Joseph University Church
31 January: Emmanuel Hocdé (France), organ – Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra
ZOUK MOSBEH | Church of Notre Dame de Louaizé
1 February 2020: Witold Zalewski (Poland), organ – Mario Rahi (Lebanon), violin
BEIRUT | National Evangelical Church
2 February 2020: Martin Haselböck (Austria)
FAR FROM BEIRUT ORGAN CONCERTS
From March to July 2020
Concerts in different locations in Lebanon.
ORGAN & MUSIC FESTIVAL CYPRUS
April 30 – May 2, 2020
In collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Nicosia
FAUSTO CAPORALI (Italy), organ
Thursday, 30 April 2020 | Larnaca
8:00 pm: St. Mary of Graces Catholic Church | Admission Free
Fausto Caporali (Italy), pipe organ
Special guest appareance by:
LARNACA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT CHOIR, conducted by Marios Lysandrou
Friday, 1 May 2020 | Nicosia
8:00 pm | Holy Cross Catholic Church | Admission Free
Fausto Caporali (Italy), organ
Saturday, 2 May 2020 | Limassol
8:00 pm: Saint Catherine’s Catholic Church | Admission Free
Fausto Caporali (Italy), organ