Abbazie Summer Festival - concerts in Penna Sant'Andrea

The Abbazie Summer Festival in Penna Sant'Andrea

The Abbazie Summer Festival is the major summer event organized by Luzmek ETS - Concerti delle Abbazie, which every year enlivens dozens of municipalities in the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo. It is a widespread, itinerant festival that brings jazz, world music, and classical music to the most evocative locations in the area: medieval abbeys, historic churches, villages, and civic halls of the so-called Valle delle Abbazie. Within this grand circuit, the Municipality of Penna Sant'Andrea serves as one of the stops for the section dedicated to classical music.

Abbazie Classica at the Sala Santori

In Penna Sant'Andrea, the festival selects the C. Santori Multipurpose Hall, located in the town center, as the setting for Abbazie Classica, the section of the festival entirely dedicated to classical and chamber music. Here, prestigious soloists, specialized ensembles, and the Benedetto Marcello Chamber Orchestra take the stage for evenings that combine the classical repertoire, the rediscovery of musical heritage, and timbral research.

A festival with international reach

The festival, reaching its eleventh edition in 2026, spans approximately forty-five days between late June and early August, with over thirty concerts distributed throughout the Teramo province. Under the artistic direction of Maestro Carlo Michini, the Abbazie Summer Festival alternates major international jazz and fusion names with a high-profile classical music program, which finds one of its most intimate and evocative settings in Penna Sant'Andrea.

• Abbazie Classica: the classical and chamber music section, featuring the Benedetto Marcello Chamber Orchestra and guest soloists.
• Territorial enhancement: every concert is an opportunity to discover the villages and historic churches of the Valle delle Abbazie.
• Musical direction: renowned performers and conductors, including Maestro Maurizio Colasanti.

Music, village, and identity

What makes the Penna Sant'Andrea event special is the encounter between the quality of the musical offerings and the intimate atmosphere of the small Teramo village. The Sala Santori thus becomes a space where great chamber music engages with the local community, in a format that confirms the Abbazie Summer Festival's vocation as not just a music festival, but a cultural project capable of telling the story and enhancing the identity of the province of Teramo and Abruzzo.