2009 - 2016

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Enjoy Italy as Italians do, traveling each day by train, bus, and other public transportation, performing each evening mostly outdoor in small and large towns, in squares, open spaces, churches and other historical buildings, tasting local foods, and with some time to visit each location.

The Grumo Festival Experience

During our 8 years of activities, we have been touring across Italy, from North to South, from the Alps, to the Appennines, to fabolous beach resorts. After a residency for lessons, rehearsals, and courses, each day we have traveled to new locations, booked into a hotel, agriturismo, or hosting family, had some time for rest or leisure, then rehearsed and performed in the evening.

Additionally, we have presented two-day concert mini tours in New York City, in collaboration with the United Pugliesi Federation, in 2012 and 2016.

Thanks to a generous donation from Prof. Lee Copenhaver, we have established the Lee Copenhaver and The Pellegrini Family Scholarship Fund. Our goal is to create scholarships to help students attend the Grumo Festival. To learn more, click here.

General Program Sample

Sample Dates and Locations:

This was our tentative plan for 2017, before we made the decision to cease activities for the time being. To visualize the locations on the map, click here

July 16-21, Tesero, residency, Music School Il Pentagramma - Lessons, rehearsals, lectures; possible walks and excursions
July 20, Tesero, morning students concert, Music School Il Pentagramma
July 20, Cavalese, evening concert at Palazzo Magnifica Comunita'
July 21, Milan, Casa Verdi
July 22, Travel/Rest Day
July 23, Bitetto, Piazzetta Santa Maria la Veterana
July 24, Binetto, Largo Chiesa
July 25, Naples, Palazzo Venezia
July 26, Velletri, City Auditorium

(Pictures from the 2013 edition; Opera Tour 2013; Grumo Festival 2014 and Opera Tour; Grumo Festival 2015; NY Concerts2016, 2016 edition)