Mountain Choirs — Summer Choral Festival

Moena's summer choral festival

In the heart of Val di Fassa, at the foot of the Dolomites, Moena — in the province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige — is known as the 'Fairy of the Dolomites'. Every summer, the town opens its evenings to choral singing with the Mountain Choirs festival, a series of concerts that accompanies residents and visitors from mid-July until the end of August. This is not a grand stage festival, but an intimate and authentic gathering that brings the voices of alpine communities into the school's Aula Magna and the small churches and squares of Moena's hamlets.

The Coro Enrosadira, the soul of the event

The star of the festival is the Coro Enrosadira of Moena, a male voice choir founded in 1981 by the enthusiasm of a group of local youths. The name refers to the enrosadira, the Ladin term for the soft pink hue that the Dolomite peaks take on at sunset. Directed since 2012 by maestro Barbara Pedrotti, the choir complements its classic mountain song repertoire with a section dedicated to Ladin songs, particularly the compositions of Moena musician Ermanno Zanoner, known as 'Luigi Canori'. The festival brings together guest choirs from neighboring valleys, such as the Coro Negritella of Predazzo, the Coro Stelelune of Cavalese, and the Coro Valfassa.

Songs that tell the story of the mountains

The mountain choirs of Trentino are much more than summer entertainment: they are a living expression of the roots and identity of the alpine valleys. Their voices recount the memories, hardships, and values of mountain communities through a repertoire that weaves together folk songs, sacred pieces, and melodies of the Ladin tradition, a linguistic minority of which Val di Fassa is a guardian. Attending a concert in a hamlet like Someda or at the Church of San Lazzaro in Forno means connecting with the deepest soul of this territory.

Where it takes place

• Aula Magna of the local school complex in Moena, the main venue for evening concerts;
• Hamlet of Someda, for open-air evenings in the village;
• Church of San Lazzaro in Forno, an intimate and evocative setting;
• other Moena hamlets (Sorte, Forno) involved on a rotating basis.

All events have free admission and start at 9:15 PM, with a possible move to the Aula Magna in case of bad weather. The festival is organized by the Moena Hoteliers Association in collaboration with local choral groups.