NYCO Festival

A major youth music project in the heart of the Marche

The NYCO Festival is the public-facing part of the Network Youth Choir Orchestra, an ambitious educational and artistic project promoted by the Associazione Culturale Istituto Musicale N. Vaccaj APS of Tolentino. Founded in 2021, NYCO brings together over a hundred young choristers, instrumentalists, and dancers from dozens of municipalities in the Marche region each summer, coordinating a network of numerous musical realities, schools, and associations in the area. The resulting festival transforms the most evocative squares and villages of the Province of Macerata into open-air stages.

The San Ginesio stop

Among the locations involved in the summer tour is San Ginesio, one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in Italy", overlooking the Sibillini Mountains in the heart of the Marche. The NYCO Festival 2026 concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 9:30 PM, in the very central Piazza Alberico Gentili, named after the famous jurist from Ginesio. The medieval setting of the square, with its historic buildings and collegiate church, lends a unique atmosphere to the show.

Choirs, orchestra, theatre, and dance

The NYCO show is not just a concert, but a true musical and theatrical narrative where different youth ensembles alternate and intertwine: the orchestra, children's and youth choirs, instrumentalists, and dance-theatre ensembles. Each edition features a different theme and musical dramaturgy, developed during the intensive week of the music camp preceding the tour. The artistic direction is entrusted to Vincenzo Pierluca.

Much more than a festival

NYCO is also a training path: in the days leading up to the concerts, the young participants take part in a music camp and masterclasses with renowned national teachers, gaining an experience of study, friendship, and personal growth. The project thus combines music, education, inclusion, and active citizenship among new generations, with the support of universities, conservatories, and municipal administrations in the Marche region.

• Where: Piazza Alberico Gentili, San Ginesio (MC)
• When: Saturday, July 4, 2026, 9:30 PM
• What: concert-show with choirs, orchestra, theatre, and dance
• Who: the young talents of the Network Youth Choir Orchestra

The San Ginesio concert is part of a tour that in 2026 will visit several villages in the province between July 4th and 7th, with a final event scheduled for the autumn. An opportunity to discover the talent of the new generations of the Marche and, at the same time, the beauty of one of the most fascinating villages in the hinterland.