January 4, 2027
Concerts, Cinema, and Theaters, Culture
FreeOn Monday 4 January, the second event of the historic festival, with “Canto a Las Mujeres”, a performance that weaves together music, movement and poetry in a journey through the traditions of the world.
The 25th Valdidentro Choral Festival continues with a new event dedicated to music and its many forms of expression. After the opening evening scheduled for 30 December in Isolaccia, the festival moves to the Church of Premadio, on Monday 4 January 2027, for a concert that promises to take the audience on a particularly engaging musical journey.
What will characterize this second evening is the presence of Wildflowers, an original female choral ensemble that will present “Canto a Las Mujeres”, a project in which singing becomes a tool for expression, memory and sharing.
An event that enriches the Festival with new sounds and languages, confirming the spirit of openness and artistic variety of a festival that this year celebrates the important milestone of 25 editions.
Coro Stelvio opens the second evening of the Festival
This second event is also organized and promoted in close collaboration with the Coro Stelvio, conducted by Maestro Matteo Bertolina, long the driving force behind the festival and a benchmark for the promotion of the choral tradition in Alta Valle.
As tradition dictates, it will be Coro Stelvio that will open the evening with its own performance, welcoming the audience and introducing the guest group’s concert.
The achievement of the 25th edition represents an important recognition of the path built over the years by the choir, which has managed to give continuity to the festival and encourage encounters between different musical ensembles, keeping alive the link between singing, culture and community.
Wildflowers: female singing as an expression of freedom and sharing
Founded in 2018 by an idea of Cecilia Fumanelli, singer, ethnomusicologist and music therapist, Wildflowers is a female choral project that finds its main source of inspiration in the diversity of voices, cultures and experiences.
The name itself, which means wildflowers, evokes the beauty of variety: just as each flower contributes its uniqueness to the richness of a meadow, each voice takes part in building a collective harmony.
The choir’s repertoire spans different cultures and regions, ranging from Mediterranean traditions to the Balkans, from the African continent to the Middle East, and on to Central and South America. Folk, ritual and work songs become opportunities to rediscover stories, sensibilities and musical heritages passed down over time.
Alongside the strictly musical dimension, there is an expressive exploration that also involves the body, rhythm and movement, giving life to performances in which choral singing goes beyond the traditional concert format.
An approach the group defines as “choral activism”, in which music also becomes a means to value diversity, promote mutual listening and give space to female expression.
“Canto a Las Mujeres”: a musical journey through cultures, stories and traditions
In Premadio, Wildflowers will present “Canto a Las Mujeres”, a choral performance dedicated to the female universe and the expressive power of singing.
Voices, gestures, choreography and poetry intertwine in a musical narrative that moves through sacred and secular traditions from different parts of the world.
The repertoire includes ritual songs, work songs and folk melodies that tell of experiences, emotions and collective memories. Through the harmony of voices and the expressive dimension of movement, the performance conveys the value of a musical heritage in which women’s identities, cultures and stories find recognition.
An experience of listening that goes beyond the traditional concert, inviting the audience to be carried away by evocative sounds and by an artistic language capable of uniting music, bodily expression and meaning.
A festival that continues to renew itself
The presence of Wildflowers reflects the Valdidentro Choral Festival’s commitment to pairing the promotion of traditional singing with new musical experiences, capable of offering the audience different perspectives and sensibilities.
The milestone of 25 editions thus becomes not only an opportunity to celebrate the festival’s journey, but also to look to the future, continuing to offer encounters between artistic realities united by a passion for music.
The evening in Premadio will therefore represent another moment of encounter and sharing in the festive atmosphere, with a concert in which female voices will take centre stage in a musical story full of evocative moments.
Details
Free admission, no booking required
