Voci di Periferia – Nuove Consonanze
A traveling music festival across Palermo, Gangi, Baucina, and Mondello
About Voci di Periferia
A festival bringing music to the suburbs
Voci di Periferia – Nuove Consonanze is a traveling music festival promoted by the MusicaMente Association of Palermo and realized with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture as part of the National Performing Arts Fund. The idea behind it is both simple and ambitious: to bring high-quality music where it usually does not reach—into urban peripheries and small inland towns, places rich in memories, languages, and identities that often escape official narratives.
Seven events across Palermo, Gangi, Baucina, and Mondello
The 2026 edition runs from June 12 to October 29 with seven free-admission events distributed between the capital and several centers of the Metropolitan City. Historic churches, squares, and auditoriums are transformed into meeting and listening spaces: from the Church of San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi in Palermo to the Circolo Mazzini and Piazza del Popolo in Gangi, from the Church of the Immaculate in Baucina to the Church of Maria Santissima Assunta in Valdesi, Mondello.
A repertoire spanning the centuries
The program weaves together different genres and languages. It features early and baroque music, with the inaugural concert "Affetti in movimento" performed by Sara Bagnati on violin and viola and Marco Lo Cicero on viola da gamba; the great cello tradition, from Johann Sebastian Bach to Giovanni Sollima, interpreted by Andrea Rigano; and the dialogue between baroque and contemporary music by the Arianna Art Ensemble with "Armonie erranti." It also includes musical theater, with a tribute to Milva titled "da Berlino a Broadway," and projects involving local school students.
- Early and baroque music performed on period instruments
- Contemporary repertoire and new consonances between different eras
- Musical theater and storytelling in contact with local communities
- Participatory projects with local schools and youth
Widespread culture in the heart of Sicily
More than just a concert series, Voci di Periferia is a cultural enhancement project for the territory. By bringing music into the churches of Palermo's historic center as well as the Madonie villages like Gangi, the festival restores centrality to peripheral places and communities, building a bridge between historical heritage, local identity, and contemporary musical creation. An event that confirms the vitality of the cultural scene in the Municipality of Palermo and the Sicilian Region, and the power of music to act as a tool for cohesion and discovery of the territory.
Voci di Periferia — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of Voci di Periferia – Nuove Consonanze consists of seven free events from June 12 to October 29. The festival, promoted by the MusicaMente Association with the contribution of the Ministry of Culture, brings music to the suburbs and small towns of the Metropolitan City of Palermo, transforming churches, squares, and auditoriums into places of cultural encounter.
The program alternates between different repertoires and languages, from baroque to contemporary music, and from musical theater to participatory projects with local schools.
Programme Voci di Periferia 2026
2026 Calendar (free admission)
- June 12, 7:30 PM – Circolo Mazzini, Gangi: «Affetti in movimento», Sara Bagnati (violin, viola) and Marco Lo Cicero (viola da gamba)
- June 23, 7:00 PM – Church of San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi, Palermo: «Canti, cunti e tesori della Palermo Normanna», concert-storytelling by Maurizio Maiorana
- August 27, 9:00 PM – Piazza del Popolo, Gangi: «Milva, da Berlino a Broadway», with Debora Troìa, Tobia Vaccaro, Dario Compagna, and Francesco Farinella
- September 26, 6:00 PM – Parish of Maria Santissima delle Grazie, Palermo: «I racconti di Oberon e Lilith – Racconti d'autunno», with students from the G.D. Vittorio Institute
- October 23, 6:30 PM – Church of the Immaculate, Baucina: cellist Andrea Rigano with music by Bach and Giovanni Sollima
- October 26, 9:00 PM – Church of Maria Santissima Assunta in Valdesi, Mondello: «Armonie erranti», Arianna Art Ensemble, between baroque and contemporary
- October 29, 6:30 PM – Auditorium Maria Santissima Consolatrice degli Afflitti, Palermo: «Girofatando», by Silvia Di Giovanna
Highlights Voci di Periferia 2026
- Inaugural baroque music concert «Affetti in movimento» in Gangi
- Cellist Andrea Rigano performing Bach and Giovanni Sollima in Baucina
- «Armonie erranti» by the Arianna Art Ensemble in Mondello
- Tribute to Milva «da Berlino a Broadway» in Piazza del Popolo, Gangi
Prices Voci di Periferia 2026
Practical information — Voci di Periferia
When and where
The festival takes place from June 12 to October 29, 2026, in multiple venues across Palermo, Gangi, Baucina, and Mondello. The Palermo events are held at the Church of San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi, the Parish of Maria Santissima delle Grazie, and the Auditorium Maria Santissima Consolatrice degli Afflitti.
Admission
All concerts are free to attend, subject to availability.
How to get there
Palermo is accessible by plane (Falcone-Borsellino Airport in Punta Raisi), by train (Central Station), and by car via the A19 and A29 motorways. The towns of Gangi and Baucina, in the Madonie hinterland, are reachable by car; Mondello is just a few kilometers from the center of Palermo.
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