Choral Marathon in memory of the great war, Asiago plateau, June 25, 2016

Choral Marathon "BASSANO IN SONG" in memory of the great war, Asiago plateau, Saturday, June 25, 2016

Saturday, June 25, 2016, on theplateau of Asiago, held the 10th Edition of "BASSANO IN SONG", with a choral marathon that will cross the territories of Conco and Rubbio and will feature vocals from Friuli, Lombardy, Piedmont, Sardinia, Trentino, from Veneto and from the territories of the provinces of Belluno, Treviso, Venezia, Verona and Vicenza.

The event will take place in the southeastern margin of theAsiago plateau, on the Hill brow-Bassano the poet Gino Pistorello described with these words: "boca de la gran Green Mountain based el me Babu". This is a commemorative date to remember the tragic events that forever marked one hundred years ago these areas and their people.

Starting from 14, in a wandering choirs will alternate every half hour in 3 sites:

• Church in Le Laite
• Chiesa di Rubbio
• Chapel of Col Caina

with breathtaking scenic trips on foot or car-van.

At 19.15 hours, then, the chorus confliranno in Rubbio and enliven the Holy Mass. At the end, together with the present, will run the "national anthem", "Il Piave", "Ta-pum (Ortigara)" and "Monte Grappa" and finally to United 300 voices will chorus "Signore delle Cime".

At the end of the day, in memory of 174,730 Italians and austro-Hungarian 96815 dead, wounded or missing on these mountains during the bloody battles of the Strafexpedition (14 May-June 27, 1916), 3 trumpets will play the "silence outside ord." wetsuit of singers.

The next morning, Sunday, June 26, in the villages evacuated during the conflict, the choirs available will animate the mass. At the conclusion of the event, there will be finally the original Concertino by Noon.

An event not to be missed to remind, on the occasion of the Centenary, who then was uprooted from their country to be a refugee in distant lands and unknown.