(27 July 2016) The Apulian musical culture continues to introduce itself and be appreciated across the border. World tours of artists and music groups from Puglia are going on thanks to “Puglia Sounds”: the Puglia Region program for the development of the music system implemented by the Public Theater Pugliese under the Puglia ERDF (European Regional Development Fund 2007-2013 and the DCF – Development and Cohesion Fund 2007-2013). The Puglia Sounds Export public notice, aimed at promoting the circulation abroad of projects that spread the musical culture of Puglia, to date has funded 972 concerts in 94 countries in 5 continents. Among those who got the funding are the Baroque Ensemble tour in the USA for 3 concerts, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino in USA for 4 concerts, Almoraima in Morocco for 3 concerts, Officina Zoe in Switzerland, Belgium, England and Poland for 4 cponcerts, Hathor Plectrum Quartet Brazil for 6 concerts, Kore Ensemble in France and Poland for 3 concerts. And, again, Gianni Iorio and Pasquale Stafano will be in South Korea and Taiwan for three concerts, Inude in Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic for 4 concerts, Musical Paths of Puglia in Ireland for 3 concerts, La Villa Baroque in Hungary and Russia 5 concerts, Fabrizio Savino in Germany and Belgium for 3 concerts, Giuseppe Bassi in Taiwan for 4 concerts, Ensemble Ellipsis in Hungary and Slovakia for 3 concerts, Nidi D’Arac in France and Belgium for 3 concerts. Après la Classe will instead stop in England, Germany and the Netherlands for 3 concerts, The Mysteries of Sleep in Argentina for 6 concerts, Elena Paparusso Quintet in Spain, Germany and France for 3 concerts, Khaossia in France, England, Greece and Spain for 4 concerts. But there’s more: the Halftone will be in China for three concerts, Adria in Germany for 8 concerts, Kekko Fornarelli Trio in Japan, New Zealand and Australia for 4 concerts, Institute Concertistico Orchestral Magna Grecia in Albania for 3 concerts, Vincenzo Cipriani in Egypt , El Salvador and Lithuania for 6 concerts, Kalàscima in Switzerland, Belgium and China for five concerts, Giaggio in USA and Canada for 5 concerts, Tobia Lamare in Ireland for 5 concerts, Francesco D’Orazio and Filippo Lattanzi in USA for 6 concerts, Gaetano Partipilo and The Contemporary Five in USA for 3 concerts and finally, Fabio Accardi and Convivas in Hong Kong and China for 4 concerts. (Red)
