Music by Monteverdi and Ivo Antognini

The concert forms part of the Serviti Concert Season and will feature the world premiere of the Stabat Mater, commissioned by the Department of Culture, Events and Sports of the City of Mendrisio and the Historic Processions Foundation, from Ticinese composer Ivo Antognini, recipient of the 2024 Swiss Music Prize and an internationally acclaimed figure in the field of choral music.

This newly composed work serves as a contemporary homage to the musical heritage of the Historic Processions of Mendrisio, marking the first occasion on which the Processions will be accompanied by a hymn expressly composed for them. The programme will be further enriched by a tribute to Claudio Monteverdi, with a performance of the Litanies of the Blessed Virgin.