This article examines how musicological research can be effectively communicated through innovative outreach strategies, using the 2024 “From Scribe to Stage” workshop in Radovljica as a case study. By analysing audience feedback and European outreach activities, it proposes diverse methods, including thematic activities and educational programmes, to foster sustainable audience engagement and cultural impact.
Starting from broad considerations regarding Cecilianism in the nineteenth century and its influence on sacred music and the Catholic ecclesiastical Magisterium, I come, through the experience of Lorenzo Perosi and other composers, to consider the needs of a Neocecilianism for post-conciliar liturgical music, starting from the analysis of a proposal for an “essentialist” liturgical-musical composition, which is achieved in the Missa Mater et Caput by Nikolay Bogatzky.
The article explores strategies to make Early Music more accessible, departing from the “From Scribe to Stage” workshop as a case study. It examines social barriers, market dynamics, and ideological ties to historical authenticity, advocating repositioning Early Music as a dynamic art form fostering dialogue between history and modernity.
In 1744 Gorizia saw the foundation of the learned Accademia dei Filomeleti, frequented by the town’s elite. From 1740 the operas were regularly produced in the Bandeu theatre. The most popular arias were also performed privately. A case in point is a manuscript collection (I-GOp, Misc. Mus. 3–5). Nearly a quarter of the pieces are compositions by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, but it also contains arias by lesser-known masters such as Andrea Bernasconi and Paolo Scalabrini.
This study explores strategies to expand early-music dissemination beyond traditional audiences, focusing on festivals. It analyses attendance barriers, engagement practices and policies through literature, interviews and case studies. Findings highlight cross-disciplinary collaboration, digital tools and education, offering recommendations to enhance participation while preserving artistic integrity across multiple areas of action.
