English Summary

The Choir “Coroanaroma” (choir of the Associazione Nazionale Alpini, Rome chapter) was founded in 1963, under the musical direction of Lamberto Pietropoli. The early years were essentially devoted to performing alpine and mountain songs, but soon the choir started to widen the scope of its repertoire and, following the inclinations of its conductor and founder, devoted most of its activity to researching and retrieving the heritage of regional music, especially from Italy.

Thus, popular songs as well as antique melodies, tanks also to original arrangements, have been rescued from oblivion and given a deserved place in Italy’s choral culture. The book “Canto d’Assieme”, published by the Choir in 1985, collects a hundred of maestro Pietropoli’s arrangements and bears witness to this musical rediscovery.

With this unique physiognomy, beginning from Italy’s Capital, the Coroanaroma has performed in all Italy, in Europe (Luxembourg, Switzerland, Hungary), in Russia (1993) in the United States (1992), singing an original anthology of traditional music, often rediscovered, sometimes arranged for a choir for the first time.

Since 1985 the Choir has been led by maestro Guido Podestà, who holds a diploma in double-bass, band instrumentation and choral music from Pesaro conservatory and has a long concert experience with chamber music ensembles.

Under the leadership of Guido Podestà the Choir, preserving its distinctive characteristics, produced two Compact Discs devoted to the origins of Italy’s regional songs. These recordings, which bear the appropriate title “Origini”, were preceded by four LP’s.

The choir was always warmly received by its public, at Palermo’s Politeama as well as at Sistina Theatre in Rome, at Monreale’s Cathedral as well as at Santa Croce’s Cenacle in Florence and at Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice.

On November 4, 1994 the Choir performed at Rome’s Quirinale, in the presence of Italy’s Chief of State. In August 2000 the Choir gave five concerts in the Dolomites, at Brunico, Selva Gardena, Arabba, Pedraces, and Corvara in Badia.

On November 4, 2000 as part of the official celebrations for the reopening of Rome’s Vittoriano to the public, the Choir performed in the presence of Minister Giovanna Melandri.

The Choir has always been active in promoting musical events: particularly noteworthy are the memorable twinning with the SAT choir celebrated at Rome’s Olympic Theatre and the 1st “Singing Italy” Review held at the Oratorio del Caravita also in Rome, in April 1998.

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