Saint Cecilia Festival in Contigliano

Three days for Saint Cecilia

The 2025 edition of the Saint Cecilia Festival in Contigliano, in the province of Rieti, marked the grand return of the Romagnoli Music Band, now reconstituted as a social promotion association. Three days of music, historical memory, faith, and conviviality involved the entire Sabina community, confirming the band's role as a cultural pillar of the Rieti Lazio region.

The concert in the Collegiate Church, conducted by Maestro Mauro Valeriani, featured works by great composers alongside traditional symphonic marches, while the day dedicated to the history of Maestro Enrico Romagnoli recalled the centennial roots of the ensemble. Sunday, with mass in the crypt and majorettes in the square, closed the festival in a spirit of popular participation.

• Friday, November 22, 6:30 PM - Concert in the Collegiate Church of Contigliano: The Romagnoli Music Band, conducted by Maestro Mauro Valeriani, performed works by Morricone, Puccini, Shostakovich, and Weber, as well as symphonic marches by Camilli, Sousa, and Vidale, with a tribute to the historic Fedeli organ.
• Saturday, November 23 - At Villa Franceschini, presentation of a historical essay dedicated to Maestro Enrico Romagnoli, who arrived in Contigliano in 1872 from Medicina, near Bologna.
• Sunday, November 24, 11:15 AM - Mass in the crypt of the Collegiate Church celebrated by Father Roberto D'Ammando, with the participation of the band; followed by a performance by the Majorettes Fantasy led by Giuliana Moscatelli in Piazza Porta de' Santi and a community lunch.

• Concert by the Romagnoli Music Band in the Collegiate Church with a tribute to the Fedeli organ
• Historical essay on Maestro Enrico Romagnoli, the band's 19th-century conductor
• Mass in the crypt of the Collegiate Church and performance by the Majorettes Fantasy in the square