| European Cities of Historical Organs In today’s Europe, committed with new forms of aggregation more and more often distinguished by economic reasoning, it is extremely significant that nine cities from the same number of countries in the Old Continent, have used music, in particular organ music, as the uniting element for their twinning. In fact, in over five centuries musical history, each community entrusted skilful craftsmen with the task of making perfect instruments to be located in the choir lofts of Cathedrals, in Sanctuaries and in small Parish Churches. |
The Cassamarca Foundation has always attempted to promote all initiatives aimed at enhancing the value of and protecting artistic and cultural works and for this reason gave financial support to a project to renovate a large number of historical instruments in the Marca Trevigiana area belonging to the scuola veneta which began with Pietro Nacchini to reach its maximum splendour with Gaetano Callido. This is the reason we accepted the invitation of the Promoting Committee of the Treviso International Organ Festival to participate actively, in 1997, in those initiatives that lead to the undersigning of a protocol of intention, which was put into practice in Toulouse with the birth of the Committee of the Cities of Historical Organs.
The success of this project, stemming from the joint commitment of cities with a consolidated organ tradition, substantiates the validity of this proposal and must further motivate representatives of the Festivals and relevant communities to continue in their commitment to divulge an artistic heritage of inestimable value that, thanks to this volume, will remain in the memories of many.
Dino De Poli
Honorary Chairman ECHO
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