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The Gallery section of our website keeps growing thanks to the valuable contribution of everyone who shares with us the most beautiful moments of our band’s life. A heartfelt thank you goes to all the users who, through their photos, help us build the collective memory of our musical events.

In recent days the folder has been enriched with new photographs taken during the charity concert held on June 13th, an evening that once again showed how music can bring the community together around important causes.

But the real news — the one that makes us particularly proud — is another one: the full recording of the performance that the Filarmonica gave at the XIV International Band Competition of Friuli Venezia Giulia, held in Bertiolo from May 24th to 26th, 2024, where our band won second prize in its category, has now been uploaded.

It was a truly special experience, lived with great intensity by all the musicians, who, under the attentive and passionate guidance of conductor Dose, worked with dedication and team spirit to be ready for this important event. The steady commitment shown during the weeks of preparation, the attention to detail, and the passion shared by every member of the ensemble led to a result that will stay with us for a long time: not just an official award, but above all proof of what a close-knit group can achieve when working toward a common goal.

In the dedicated folder you will find the recordings of the two pieces performed at the competition.

The first is the set piece Golden Suite by Lorenzo Pusceddu, a work that tells the story of the Val di Non and its landscapes: the ancient Regiai road, once walked by those leaving their homeland in search of fortune, the terraced Groppello vineyards that re-emerge when the waters of Lake Santa Giustina recede in spring, and Mount Ozolo, a majestic and almost sacred presence that has always watched over the fertile Anaunia valley. A composition that weaves together memory, landscape, and rural tradition into a richly evocative musical fresco.

The second, chosen by the band, is Frost Rhapsody by Federico Agnello, written for the Corpo Bandistico di Andalo, which takes us through the magical atmospheres of the mountains: from the steep, demanding paths to the grand view from above, before giving way to the arrival of “Frost,” the legendary figure of ice and cold, evoked by a delicate flute solo. The snow gently settling, the mountain in all its snow-covered majesty, and finally the games and winter sports bring the piece to a lively, engaging finale.

We invite you to visit the Gallery to relive these emotions with us, listen to the performance, and, if you wish, keep enriching it with your own photos and memories.

Saturday 13 June was a demanding afternoon: after the efforts of the concert, we decided we deserve a little rest. Rehearsals are therefore suspended for Thursday 19 June and will resume as usual on Thursday 25 with our customary enthusiasm for making music together.

In the Gallery section of the website you can find photos and videos from the concert. We are particularly pleased with the videos, which allow us — not something to be taken for granted for those who play — to listen from the outside to what we have done: a valuable way to understand what works and what we can improve. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who sent us their material: every contribution is welcome and helps build the visual and audio memory of our activities. We remind you that the website is open to anyone who wishes to share photos or videos of our events: you can contact us by writing to info@turriaco.it.

After the website’s launch last Saturday, we looked with curiosity at the first numbers. On Saturday and Sunday the website received 54 visits, for a total of 259 pages viewed: for a debut, we cannot complain.

One clarification worth making: under the Privacy Policy we have chosen to adopt, we are unable to tell you how many distinct individuals these visits came from. This is not a technical limitation, but a deliberate choice. The analytics system we use does not profile individual users and does not collect personal data: the information available is exclusively aggregated. We preferred this approach to minimise the legal and administrative obligations related to running the website, while respecting the privacy of those who visit us.

Thank you all for the interest and warmth shown from the very first day. And, for the band members — see you on the 25th!

On Saturday, June 13, at 8:30 PM, in the spaces adjacent to the municipal hall (in case of bad weather: at the PalaMarson), the band of the Società Filarmonica di Turriaco will be the protagonist of a charity concert in support of the association La Melagrana, a social cooperative that, through initiatives such as the recently opened restaurant-pizzeria «AUTstanding» in Monfalcone, aims to restore dignity, autonomy and employment opportunities to people with an autism spectrum diagnosis.

Saturday’s concert stems from the commitment that the Filarmonica di Turriaco has been carrying out for years towards the local community, seeing music not only as artistic expression but as an instrument of social cohesion and civic responsibility.

For the evening, the Turriaco ensemble, conducted by maestro Fulvio Dose, will be joined — in a long-standing collaboration — by the Tita Michelas band from Fiumicello, whose maestro Gabriele Zimolo will alternate with m. Dose in conducting the pieces on the programme.

The evening’s repertoire will be entirely dedicated to British music, ranging from traditional island folk tunes to classical pieces and pop music arrangements.

The event is part of the eighteenth edition of Note di Costituzione, the festival that since April 10 has animated the area with a rich calendar of events involving local associations, and will be the occasion for the presentation of the new website with which the Società Filarmonica showcases its activities and history.

Admission is by free donation. The community is invited to attend and make a concrete contribution to those who believe that inclusion through work is the truest path to autonomy and self-respect.