We are pleased to invite you to the SIMC Festival 2026 Concert, organised to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

The event will take place on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the CRED in Lucca, located at Via Sant’Andrea 33.

The evening will feature special guest appearances by Maria Bruno (soprano), Fabio Ditto (violin), and Daci Arion (cello), who will perform a refined program of music by Andrea Siano, Antonio Bellandi, Daniela Picaro, Fiorenzo Bernasconi, Pippo Molino, and Francesco Trocchia.

Renzo Cresti will present his “Reflections on ‘Francesco: Music as the Language of the Spirit’.”