ORGANIZED GROUPS, WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMMES, SINCE 1987

"Oberlin in Italy", artistic director: Daune Mahy (Oberlin Conservatory of Music, USA). Continually since 1987. Operas, Operatic Scenes, Concerts in Urbania, Urbino, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Fermignano, Apecchio, Sassocorvaro, Pennabilli and San Leo.

“Centro Studi Italiani in New York”, artistic director: Joan Patenaude-Yarnell (Curtis Institute of Music of Philadelphia and the Manhattan School of Music of New York), from 1993 to 2003. Concerts or Operatic Scenes in Urbania, Urbino, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Porto San Giorgio, Montebelluna, San Giovanni in Marignano, Maiolo, Mondolfo, Pennabilli, Sassocorvaro, Montecosaro and Monte Gridolfo.

Carlos Montané Group (Indiana University, USA). In 1995, 1996 and 1997. Concerts in Urbino, Urbania and Piobbico.

The Maya Schermerhorn Group. Special programme for Dutch singers in 1999, 2000, 2001. Concerts in Urbania.

"Chamber Music in Urbania", director Stephen Swedish (DePaw University, USA). In 2000, 2001. Concerts in Urbania, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Fossombrone, Apecchio and Civitanova Marche.

"La Musica Lirica Italiana a Urbania", artistic directors Brygida Bziuckiewiz and Kathryn Hartgrove (White Water University, USA), from 2000 to 2004. Operas, Operatic Scenes, Concerts in Urbania, Urbino, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Macerata Feltria, Pergola.

"La Lingua del Canto", artistic director Sheila Luxon (Christcurch University College Canterbury, G.B.). Special programme for British singers in 2001, 2002, 2003. Concerts in Urbania.

"Voce e Bel Canto", artistic director Sebastian Vittucci (University of Music in Vienna), special group of European and international singers based on the Feldenkrais Method. Two programmes a year in Urbania: in February and August 2004, 2005.

“Stage combat” directed by Ran-Arthur Braun, special programme with Tony Wolf for theatre, TV and cinema actors. Urbania and Piobbico, August 2004 and 2005.
This programme is unique in its kind in the world.

"Lirica Italiana per la Cina", directed by Zhang Xian, Deputy Secretary-General of the Chinese Musicians’ Association. Special programme for the People’s Republic of China, organized by the Chinese Musicians' Association (CMA). Urbania, August 2004 e 2005.

“Lingua e lirica italiana”, artistic director Cecilia Mieko Hata (University of Arts in Nagoya, Japan). Special Japanese programme held in Urbania in September 2004.

“Opera Barocca”, directed by Cinzia Pennesi, special Italian, Dutch, Flemish and international programme. The programme will be held in Urbania and Mercatello sul Metauro in September 2005.
This programme is unique in its kind in the world.