Coro Exultet

The Exultet Choir was born in 1990 in lugo (Ravenna - Italy) inside the religious Movement of Communion and Liberation with the aim of helping the members of the group enjoy the beauty of sacred music, as a means of education to faith.
At the beginning of its activity the choir was formed by 12 people, later on more members joined it, up to the present formation that includes 20 singers, some of whom belonging to the Movement of CL.
The Choir performs sacred polyphony (almost exclusively sacred music for unaccompanied voices) ranging over various ages and different geographical areas, performing the foreign songs in their original language (English, Spanish, French, German, Rumanian, Russian).
While facing up a repertoire which has got more and more demanding, there has been a gradual and continuous musical maturity, pursued with the desire to better express the beauty of sacred music and of singing together.
The group of singer are often required to sing during solemn ceremonies and "Musical Meditations" connected with liturgical times (such as the partecipation in the Nativity Scene that has been taking place in Lugo for 3 years and some Lent Concerts).
At Chistmas 1995 the first public concert was performed during the events called "Christmas tents" promoted by AVSI, in order to raise funds in aid of suffering people.
From 1996 to 2000 the Choir cooperated with the International Association of polyphonic choirs "Don Francesco Ricci".
In 1996, in Bologna, the Choir was present at the Mystery of Byzantine polyphony entitled "Cirillo and Metodio: sign of a people".
In April 1997 it gave a memorable concert in the Sacred Heart church of Zagabria/Zagreb (Croatia) and in June 1998 in took part in the performance of the Oratory " Transitus Animae" by Luigi Perosi.
Moreover the Choir has frequently collaborated with other Choirs of the city of Lugo (as for example in 2004: "Messa dell'Incoronazione" by Mozart).
In December 2006 the Choir won the first prize at the Christmas coral singing competition "G. Ghetti" in Cotignola (Ravenna).

Francesco d'Antonio by Bartolomeo
Singing Angels