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On
the hill side of Mount Fravort, where the alpine mountain chain
called Lagorai begins, a small chappel had been built in
devotion of Saint Osvaldo. Here, on the edge of a hill
overlooking the village of Roncegno Terme, a hermit lived the
best part of his life taking care of the place. During the First
World War on the same hill a long and bloody battle occurred
between italians and austrians, for the predominance on a nearby
strategic area.This chappel gives its name to the village Chorus
of S. Osvaldo, established in 1968 by a group of friends. The
first choral director and group soul was Doctor Primo Martinelli,
followed years later by the teacher Carla Mosca, whose tenure
lasted untill 2000.
For 35 years our chorus has been offering a large
range of folk and alpine singing, performing regulary on the
stage of the Palace Hotel in Roncegno. Since 1968 it has taken
part in several choral festivals, visiting many places in north
Italy.
We
have also travelled abroad visiting suche places as Stivor in
Jugoslavia (1977), where many residents come from Trentino and
Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech republic, Wales,
Croatia, Bosnia, USA, Canada and recently, Hungary. In the
repertoire, as well as classics of the alpine tradition, there
are folk songs and pieces that reveal a deep historycal analysis
of the musical culture in Trentino. Since 2001 the chorus has
been directed by
m.o. Federico Bonato
and has 33 members. For the past 20 years the president has been
Mr
Dario Betti. |
