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The Consulate General of Italy in Boston announces a special virtual concert titled “Passione – Canto Italiano” featuring the Marco Pignataro Jazzet with Strings + Special Guests. Mr. Pignataro is a renowned jazz player, saxophonist, composer, professor and co-director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute at the Berklee College of Music. He will perform with famous international artists including legendary Italian American bassist John Patitucci, winner of four Grammy Awards. The jazz quartet will also feature virtuoso drummer Adam Cruz, and Alan Pasqua, a renowned piano player who has performed with music legends such as Bob Dylan, Santana and Tony Williams. This extraordinary jazz quartet will be accompanied by a string quartet composed by members of the prestigious Boston Symphony Orchestra. The virtual concert will be recorded live at the WGBH Fraser Performance Studio in Boston and will be broadcast on December 18th on the Consulate General of Italy in Boston Facebook page.

The concert will feature inspiring new arrangements of celebrated Italian music and Neapolitan classics commissioned exclusively for this special event. Featuring the unique fusion of traditional strings and jazz, famous Italian melodies will be performed in celebration of the great tradition of Italian culture and music.

The Consulate General of Italy in Boston embraces music as a tool to promote cultural diplomacy, which is the primary purpose of Vivere ALL’italiana, or “Living the Italian Way”, a campaign of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at advancing Italy’s cultural heritage, creativity, innovation and lifestyle. 

“The universal language of music has the power to bring people together and overcome cultural and language barriers. Music is deeply steeped in Italian culture, and through the centuries, the tradition of Italian music has unified humanity in times of joy and sorrow. No more has that been evident in the many examples of solidarity shown by the Italian people through song and music during the pandemic crisis”, stated the Consul General of Italy in Boston, Federica Sereni. 

Dedicated to the local Italian community, this concert will call upon some family traditions from Mr. Pignataro’s own childhood. In preparation for the event, he reflects on listening to the “haunting melodies and poetic lyricism” of old Neapolitan Music in his household, thanks to his father. “Exploring its themes of passion, drama, unrequited or  hopeless love through the lenses of jazz & chamber music is the inspiration behind this project. I am beyond excited that this longtime dream of mine is now a reality with this concert,” Pignataro says.

Pignataro’s memories represent the kind of sentimental reflection that the Consulate aims to evoke from listeners and community members in attendance of the concert. Passione will be a celebration of the beauty that can come from artists merging their creative spirits in honor of a moment of reflection.

Dear PIB Members, to participate to this event just click on the flyer image and you will be redirected to the RSVP page

Dear PIB Community, in order to register for this event, click here.

Practice yoga while brushing up on your Italian! You are still in time to sign-up for the in-person Yoga in Italian class with Gino Morelli.

Classes start tomorrow at 6:30pm at Brookline Adult & Continuing Education and run until December 12.

To find out more, visit: https://www.campusce.net/brookline/course/course.aspx?catId=75

 

You are invited to a Holiday Music Festival on Thursday, December 23rd, from 7PM – 10:30PM      First Church in Cambridge 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138     TICKETS Sky International Center is partnering with a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Music, Arts and Fashion Productions to bring you Holiday Music Festival and Reception, complete with beautiful performances by professional artists, delicious food, drinks, Christmas shopping from local artisans and international Santa’s visit with his Slavic granddaughter Snow Maiden.   During this giving season, we are grateful for your generous donations to support the Arts and community programming!  Your donations are tax-deductible.  Please choose which program you’d like to support.   Click on Donate button below to see the options.     DONATE Sky International Center & Music, Arts and Fashion Productions invite you to a Holiday Music Festival.  Holiday Reception Includes: hot apple cider, sweets, holiday crafts & cuisine, drinks, music concert and dancing performance – all you need for a great holiday celebration! Kids are welcome. Enjoy famous holiday musical favorites from around the world and sparkly comic opera/operetta duets and trios performed by Award-winning artists Tickets $60 at the door $50 in advance Sponsor Tickets – $100 (reserved seating).  This is a family-friendly event. Children under 12 are free.  We heard from the North Pole that Santa Claus is planning to attend! He agreed to take a little bit of time from his busy schedule to take photos with the children/families.  Professional photographer will be on site to take your photos.   Sky International Center offers 20% of the tickets free of charge to the newly-arrived immigrant families, to help them adjust to their new home.  For more information, please reach out to us personally at skyicinfo@gmail.com Let’s celebrate holiday in Style:) Best, Sky IC Team Our partner Music, Arts and Fashion Productions, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization www.MusicArtsFashion.org Seating is limited!  Get your tickets early Critically-Acclaimed Artists Junhan Choi, baritone Giovanni Formisano, tenor Olga Lisovskaya, soprano Stanislav Serebriannikov, piano Arko Dance Studio Soloists Arko Beybutyan & Kim Lyons Children at Music, Arts and Fashion Children Studio Misha Velickovic Emily Rubinshtein Lena Manea Aleksander Lisovski-Zic Emma Hooper Kyle Wood Warm thanks to our sponsors and vendors: Starbucks in Cambridge  Georgian Toast Wine  Candles by Rianna Gloria Gavris The Velickovic Family Contact Magazine Ponte Vecchio Restaurant Paid Sky Members perks: Sky Membership: 10% off Sky Elite: 15% off Sky VIP: two complimentary tickets Please contact SkyICInfo@gmail.com to receive your personal code SPECIAL PROMOTION!!!  Become a Sky IC Member – Elite or VIP level – and receive two complimentary tickets.

 

The Paramount Emerson is proud to offer to its viewers the Italian Movie Mascarpone, Maschile Singolare on April 10th. You can purchase tickets here. 

Movie Synopsis: Antonio is a 30 yo family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he’s suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio finds a room in an apartment owned by Denis and starts to work in a bakery owned by Luca, while attending pastry school. Through this process he discovers that it was wrong of him to give up his independence for the sake of his relationship in the past.

We are excited to bring you a presentation of Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati’s hit comedy, Mascarpone.

Belmont World Film presents the US premiere of
SILENT LAND

Monday, May 16, 7 PM
Majestic 7 Cinema, 41 Arsenal Yards Blvd., Watertown
Directed by Agnieszka Woszczynska
Poland, Czech Republic, Italy | Polish, English, French, Italian with subtitles | 2021 | 113 min.