Sacred Music Festival — Concert at Santa Croce del Bleggio
The Bleggio stop of the Trentino-Alto Adige Regional Sacred Music Festival
About Sacred Music in Bleggio
The Sacred Music Festival in Bleggio Superiore
The Regional Sacred Music Festival of Trentino-Alto Adige stops every year in the municipality of Bleggio Superiore, in the Giudicarie Esteriori, with a concert hosted in the Parish Church of Santa Croce del Bleggio. The event is one of many that make up a festival spread across the entire region, distributed between the dioceses of Trento and Bolzano and always set in churches, parish churches, and cathedrals.
A Historic Festival
Founded in 1972 with an inaugural concert in the Collegiate Church of Arco, the Festival is the oldest concert association in Italy entirely dedicated to sacred music. It is managed by a regional body (now Festival Regionale di Musica Sacra ETS) composed equally of representatives from the provinces and municipalities of Trento and Bolzano. Each year, it offers a cycle of twenty to thirty concerts involving internationally renowned choirs, vocal ensembles, chamber orchestras, and soloists.
The Bleggio Concert
The Santa Croce del Bleggio stop particularly highlights the choral talent of the Trentino region: recent editions have featured a rotation of female choirs, chamber choirs, and orchestras with soloists, in programs that combine Renaissance and Baroque pieces with 19th-century and contemporary compositions. The repertoire encompasses authors from the Renaissance to the 20th century, with carefully curated performances and occasional world premieres.
An Evocative Setting
The parish church of Bleggio Superiore, nestled in the landscape of the Giudicarie Esteriori just a short distance from Garda Trentino, offers intimate acoustics and an atmosphere perfect for listening to sacred music. The concert is organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Bleggio Superiore, the Municipality of Comano, the Giudicarie Music School, the Garda Trentino Tourist Board, and the Trentino Choir Federation.
Why Attend
- Live sacred music in a historic church in the Giudicarie
- Programs spanning from the Renaissance to the 20th century
- A stop on one of Italy's longest-running regional festivals
- Free admission in an intimate and welcoming setting
The Bleggio Superiore concert is an opportunity to combine high-quality music with the discovery of an authentic corner of Trentino-Alto Adige.
Sacred Music in Bleggio — edition 2026
The concert on May 10, 2026
The 55th edition of the Regional Sacred Music Festival of Trentino-Alto Adige stops in Bleggio Superiore on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 6:00 PM, in the Parish Church of Santa Croce del Bleggio.
The evening features the 'La Sorgente' Female Choir from the Piné Plateau, conducted by Erika Eccli, accompanied by Barbara Bertoldi on cello, Eddy Serafini on archlute, and Francesca Avi on keyboard. The program offers an anthology of sacred music spanning from the Renaissance to the 20th century, with works by De Lurano, Animuccia, Costantini, Eccli, Petersson, Dall'Abaco, Handel, Mendelssohn, Gounod, Albrecht, Zandonai, Hindemith, Busto, Bárdos, and Dionisi.
The concert is organized with the Municipality of Bleggio Superiore, the Municipality of Comano, the Giudicarie Music School, the Garda Trentino Tourist Board, and the Trentino Choir Federation. Free admission.
Programme Sacred Music in Bleggio 2026
- Ensemble: 'La Sorgente' Female Choir (Piné Plateau), conductor Erika Eccli
- Instrumentalists: Barbara Bertoldi (cello), Eddy Serafini (archlute), Francesca Avi (keyboard)
- Repertoire: music by De Lurano, Animuccia, Costantini, Eccli, Petersson, Dall'Abaco, Handel, Mendelssohn, Gounod, Albrecht, Zandonai, Hindemith, Busto, Bárdos, Dionisi
- Location and time: Parish Church of Santa Croce del Bleggio, 6:00 PM
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Practical information — Sacred Music in Bleggio
Location
Parish Church of Santa Croce del Bleggio, Via Roma 8, 38071 Bleggio Superiore (TN), in the Giudicarie Esteriori.
How to get there
By car from the SS237 del Caffaro road, heading towards Terme di Comano and the Giudicarie Esteriori; the journey from Trento takes about one hour. Parking is available near the church.
Admission
Free admission until capacity is reached. For the full calendar of events and updated times, please visit the Regional Sacred Music Festival website.
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Where does it take place — Sacred Music in Bleggio
Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Croce del Bleggio
Via Roma 8, 38071 Bleggio Superiore