The Cantori Gregoriani is a male-voice vocal group dedicated exclusively to the study and dissemination of Gregorian chant. Made up entirely of specialists, the ensemble bases its performance proposal on semiological investigation, that is, the study of ancient manuscript sources dating back to the 10th-11th centuries. The interpretative proposal of the group intends to highlight, through the tools proper to semiology, the expressive power of Gregorian chant, that is, the correct musical re-presentation of the ancient exegetical tradition of the sacred texts.
Founder and director of the group is Fulvio Rampi, a doctor in Gregorian chant at the school of Luigi Agustoni, professor of Prepolyphony at the Turin Conservatory and m° di cappella of Cremona Cathedral.
The Gregorian Choristers boast numerous appearances in Italy and abroad (Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Slovenia, Lebanon, Brazil) on behalf of major musical and cultural associations. From 1995 to 1998 the choir made four tours to Japan, where it gave concerts in major cities (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, Nagano, Yokohama). In 1996 it participated as the only Gregorian chant ensemble in the Orthodox Music Festival with a concert in the Great Hall of the “Tchaikovsky” Conservatory in Moscow, Russia.
Also extensive is its recording production on behalf of major Italian and foreign record companies (Rusty Records, PDU-EMI, JVC Japan, Paoline, Sarx Records, ARCANA-WDR). The choir has also made recordings for Swiss Radio Suisse Romande, German Radio WDR, Austrian television ORF and Japanese television NHK.
The choir has collaborated with the medieval music ensemble “La Reverdie,” with which it recorded a CD on the Officio of St. Nicholas for ARCANA-WDR.
As evidence of its attention to and active participation in the lively historical phase of the recovery of Gregorian chant, the association started the specialist magazine “Note gregoriane” in 1993 and, since 1996, Gregorian chant courses in Milan, Cremona, Rovigo attended by musicians, choir directors, liturgical workers and singers from all parts of Italy.
Gregorian Choristers
Angelo Corno
Enrico De Capitani
Giorgio Merli
Alessandro Riganti
Francesco Spadari
Roberto Spremulli
Director: Fulvio Rampi
Reader: Mario Bistoletti