Three in one: Bach, Petrali, Windor. Organ Concert by Marco Marasco.

Program

J. S. Bach (1685-1750), Concerto n. 3 in re min. BWV 974 (adattamento di un concerto per oboe di A. Marcello)

J. S. Bach, Preludio al Corale “Wachet auf ruft uns die stimme ” BWV 645

J. S. Bach, Fantasia e fuga in do min. BWV 537

J. S. Bach, Preludio al Corale ” Liebster Jesu wir sind hier” BWV 731

V. Bellini (1801-1835), Sonata per organo (larghetto, allegro)

V. Petrali (1830-1889), Adagio per voce umana

M. E. Bossi (1861-1925), Chant du soir op. 92 n. 1

C. M. Widor (1844-1937), Toccata (dalla Sinfonia per organo n. 5)

Maestro Marco Marasco was born in Crema (CR) in 1976. He attended the “L. da Vinci” Scientific High School and the “L. Folcioni” Civic Music Institute in the city, as well as the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan. He earned diplomas in Organ and Organ Composition and Piano from the “G. Donizetti” Music Institute in Bergamo. In 2024, he earned a Master of Advanced Studies in Gregorian Chant, Paleography, and Semiology from the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland, Lugano (CH). From 1994 to 2009, he was the accompanying pianist for the Children’s Choir of the “L. Folcioni” Civic Music Institute in Crema, directed by Giuseppe Costi, a choir that won First Prize at the T.I.M. (International Music Tournament, Rome, 1999) and the Special Prize for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece at the Montreux Choral Festival 2000. From 2004 to 2008 he was director and pianist of the orchestra of the actor and director Carlo Rivolta. He is the director of the “P. Marinelli” Choir of Crema, a musical group active since 1953, and is the founder and director of the Schola Gregoriana Cremensis (2015). A versatile musician, he has performed as an organist and pianist, both as a soloist and as an accompanist for instrumental and vocal ensembles, as well as a choir director, at various festivals in Italy (Crema, Cremona, Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Milan, Pavia, Novara, Venice, Vicenza, Trento, Pordenone, Bologna, Modena, Genoa, Volterra, Urbino, Perugia, Assisi, Rome, Naples, Catanzaro, Catania, Modica, Sassari) and abroad (San Marino, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Canada). As a Gregorian chanter, he performs internationally with the More Antiquo ensemble directed by Giovanni Conti. After their restoration, he inaugurated the “Inzoli” organs in the parish churches of Scannabue (CR), Camisano (CR), and Pieranica (CR). He has recorded several CDs showcasing composers and organs from the Crema area. He composed and recorded the Passacaglia in G minor for organ for the ECO Record Company. He teaches piano, organ, music theory, and music reading at the “L. Folcioni” Civic Music Institute in Crema. He is a member of AISCGre (International Association for Gregorian Chant Studies), a member of ANDCI (National Association of Italian Choir Directors), and a member of the Sacred Music Commission of the Diocese of Crema.

THE CONCERT IS FREE TO ENTER FROM 8:30 PM