Festival del Sassofono

This evening, Monday, August 3, 2026, at 8:30 p.m., the forecourt of the Mother Church in Grassano will host the second event of the 2026 Saxophone Festival, now in its third edition.

The evening’s featured event will be the concert Playing Morricone, a tribute to the music of Ennio Morricone performed by a trio consisting of Camillo Salerno on double bass, Piero Bonelli on piano, and Vito Soranno on saxophones. Josephine Soranno will provide an introduction to the music.

The trio will present a musical journey built around original arrangements, specially conceived and reworked for this ensemble. The composer’s celebrated themes will be reinterpreted while preserving their emotional intensity, but also opening up to moments of improvisation and creative dialogue among the instruments.

During these passages, the melodies will transform and develop spontaneously, giving rise to new musical lines born from the interaction between the musicians. This is a way of renewing—while respecting the original work—the extraordinary expressive power of Morricone’s compositions, bringing their depth, lyricism, and evocative strength to the audience once again.

The event is part of the program of the Saxophone Festival, promoted by the Arte&Suono Association, which once again this year is bringing concerts to the heart of Grassano designed to introduce audiences to the saxophone’s diverse expressive possibilities.

Admission is free.