Following the events linked to the feast of San Ciriaco, he arrives in Ancona, today “InCanto sulle Vie di Francesco”. This is a special edition of a series of events that have been taking place in Umbria and all of central Italy for 11 years, with the idea of retracing ancient Franciscan routes on foot with the participation of choirs. The event was promoted by the Celebrations Committee for Saint Francis of Assisi (2023 – 2026), established in Ancona precisely to highlight the anniversaries linked to the Poverello di Assisi and composed of numerous important institutions and city associations.
We will leave at 3pm from one of the symbolic places of the passage of the Saint of Assisi, the Ancient Port of Ancona and precisely the Banchina 1 “San Francesco”, a place of memory of the departure of the Saint for the Holy Land, with the performance of the parish choirs of Falconara Marittima and Ancona. The second appointment is at Santa Maria della Piazza, the oldest church in the city, where an intervention by the Chorale della Misericordia of Ancona will take place. At this point we will climb Colle Guasco to arrive at the Cathedral of San Ciriaco, the dominant point of the city: the choir that will welcome the group of participants in the walk will be the Musical Chapel of the Cathedral. The fourth stage, continuing the Franciscan journey, is represented by the Church of San Francesco alle Scale, another site of great historical and spiritual importance, where the Cristo Re Chorale of Numana will perform. Finally, the route will end, around 7pm at the Marche Army Military Command Barracks “Falcinelli”, (“San Francesco ad Alto”): a finale in grand style, which will begin with the performance of the Brunella Major Choir from Jesi. Following there will be a screening of the previously unreleased film “Light of Peace” by Marco Federici and Paolo Petrucci: the video will retrace what happened in the last year in relation, above all, to the lamp created specifically and sent to Bethlehem as a sign of peace. At the end, there will be a joint performance by all the participating choirs, which will also be joined by the ZonaMusica Orchestra “La città dei sono”.
