Address: Piazza IV novembre, 06123 Perugia

The beautiful Notary Hall, originally destined for public assemblies, is a large rectangular room supported by eight powerful arcades. After 1582 it became the seat of the powerful Notaries Art, from which the present name derives.

Few frescoes dating back to the 13th-14th centuries have remained. The walls of the hall were painted over or amended by Matteo Tassi (1885) with legends, fables and biblical stories alongside various coats of arms including those of the city’s representatives and the mayor. At the center of the bottom wall stands the Coat of Arms of the Armed Forces. Along the perimeter are aligned stalls and seats, which were rebuilt in the 19th century according to the original sixteenth-century models. Significantly changed during the three centuries of pontifical rule, it was finally restored after 1860.

Text: Wikipedia. Photos: Adobe Stock, R. Paltracca

Address: Corso Bersaglieri, 105, 06122 Perugia

Photos: Paolo Cinti

Address: Piazza dell'Università, 1, 06123 Perugia

Photos: Università degli Studi di Perugia

Choir and orchestra conductor and teacher among the most active today, both in Italy and abroad. He is professor of Choral Conducting and Choral Composition at the "A. Steffani' Conservatory in Castelfranco Veneto. He is the founder of the professional choir professional Ars Cantica Choir & Consort with which he collaborates with prestigious instrumental ensembles (Il Giardino Armonico, Accademia dell'Annunciata, Accademia degli Astrusi, FORM - Filarmonica Marchigiana). He began his professional activity as substitute maestro conductor of the chamber choir of the Italian broadcasting Coro da Camera della Rai and has subsequently collaborated with the theatres of Malaga, Seville, Genoa and with the orchestra and choir of the Community of Madrid.
He has toured to Middle East, Estonia, South America, where he was also guest conductor of the Argentine National Youth Choir and the Choir of the Municipal Theatre of Cordoba. Since 2009 he has been guest conductor of the Vocalia Consort in Rome, of which he has been artistic director since 2015, and with whom he won first prize in national and international competitions. Since 2017 he has been conducting the choir of the Almo Collegio Borromeo in Pavia, promoter of the European project "Meets" dedicated to the soft-skills of music education. Since 2020 he is the conductor of the Choir of the State University of Milan.
He is founder, artistic director and teacher of the Milano Choral Academy, an international school of training and specialisation for choir conductors and singers, active since 2010.
Former member of the national artistic commission of Feniarco (Italian National Federation Regional Choral Associations), he has directed the Italian Youth Choir since January 2023. He has edited music editions for BMM, Carrara, Carisch, Discantica, Rugginenti, Suvini Zerboni.

Marit Tøndel Bodsberg is one of Norway’s leading conductors. She teaches conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music and is Chief Conductor for Kilden Vokalensemble (KVE) in Kristiansand. She is also the conductor and musical director for Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening (KSS) and Den norske Studentersangforening (DnS), both leading academic choirs at the University of Oslo.

Marit has worked with several of Norway’s most prominent choirs and orchestras. Given her experience as a conductor, flautist, and church musician, she has a solid professional foundation to draw on in her work. With her energetic personality and musical dedication, she is not only an acclaimed conductor but also an inspiring and popular teacher and speaker. Marit is much in demand at home and abroad and is frequently invited to sit on panels or asked to adjudicate. She has received several prestigious honours and awards in international choir competitions, and in addition to nine first prizes, Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening was ranked number one in Interkultur’s world ranking of competing female choirs from 2015-2020. Marit has also received several awards for conducting, both in Europe and in Norway.

Marit has participated in numerous highly acclaimed recordings, both as conductor and musical director. Her work has garnered great praise, with reviewers commending her emphasis on language, phrasing, and interpretation. “Stille som sne” with KSS was nominated for OPUS Klassik 2021 in the category “Chorwerk Einspielung”.

Current: In the autumn of 2023 Marit has two new recordings out on LAWO Classics: “Magnificat” with Ellen Andrea Wang and a new Christmas album with DnS. In 2024 she has several projects with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, where the orchestra will draw on her excellence in choral conducting.

Xavier García Cardona is a conductor, pianist and composer. He graduated in orchestra conducting from Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona.
He teaches piano, music theory and harmony in Academia Barcelona Concertante and is the main conductor of Cor Tessàlia. García has conducted several choirs and orchestras and has been invited to hold seminars, presentations and workshops for choirs and for different choral meetings and symposiums, both in Spain as well as in other European countries.
As a composer he has achieved national and international success winning different prizes, and his works are performed worldwide.
Xavier García was one of the founders and co-conductors of the Revoice International Vocal Ensemble, a choir of singers from more than 25 nationalities. They have performed in several countries and important festivals and events such as Europa Cantat Pécs, Festival "Voices of Spirit" Graz, World Expo Milano, the Turkish National Radio or the World Forum on Music in Paris organized by the International Music Council.
García obtained a fellowship to participate in the "Start-Up for young conductors" program at the European Festival of Youth Choirs Basel 2016. He was also involved in the organization of the World Choral Symposium Barcelona 2017 and has been a member of the artistic committee of the Catalan Youth Choirs Association. He is currently an active member of the Spanish Association of choral conductors (AEDCORO).