CSA Youth Choir

The CSA Youth Choir, of the Civica Scuola delle Arti of Rome, is a choral formation of children’s voices composed of approximately 40 elements for ages 8 to 16.
The Choir, a representative formation for the Municipality of Rome II which since 2010 has recognized and certified its quality, is made up of two sections: Pueri and Senior. This is a formation of excellence whose members
annually they are selected not only among the students of the Civica Scuola delle Arti, but also among the students of the first and second level schools of the territory that hosts it, becoming its natural expression.
The group, often invited to various events dedicated to choral music, performed in important Italian locations including the Conciliazione Auditorium in Rome, the Aula Magna of the University the Sapienza, the Basilica of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli in the Campidoglio and in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, the Theater of Villa Torlonia and the Auditorium of the Goethe Institut in Rome.
He participated in the production of various works in collaboration with important orchestral bodies, including the Symphony Orchestra of Rome and the International Orchestra of Rome in the productions of the operas Tosca and Bohéme by G. puccini, starring the well-known singers Daniela Dessì, soprano, and Fabio Armiliato, tenor, and the oratorio The Messiah by G.F. Handel.
The ensemble has appeared in television programs produced by Rai Radio Televisione Italiana and TV 2000, as well as numerous regional broadcasters in Umbria and Lazio.
The formation was a guest of the Choir Winter Fest – International Choral Music Festival and is protagonist of first performances or modern re-editions. In 2009 he participated in the Tournée Ominibus Ditto organized by the Arts Academy Foundation of Rome in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture of London and the Italian Cultural Institute of Vienna in England and Austria respectively with the performance of a rare repertoire of Medieval Songs and Laude; in 2011 the Choir closed the celebrations of the Menotti Year at the Caio Melisso Theater in Spoleto (PG) with the staging of Chip and His Dog by Giancarlo Menotti, opera for soloists, children’s choir and piano for the International Festival Spoleto Piano Orchestra; since 2013, as part of the “Les Jour de France à Rome” event the first performance of Francois Laurent’s opera Italique and the symphonic poem for soloists, choir and orchestra Il Prince and the Rose by Angelo Bruzzese, a work freely based on the famous book The Little Prince by A. de Saint-Exupéry. Already a guest numerous times at the Salle de Fète in the 13th Arrondissement of Paris occasion of the Semaine Culturelle Italienne, in June 2017 the training was invited from the Ravel Conservatory for the performance of Carmen a Fumetti, a project for soloists, choir and orchestra youth winner of the Siae Sillumina National Competition. The collaboration with the has been continuous since 2017 Conservatoire Ravel which sees the Youth Choir hosted in Paris every year for new performances and projects musical. In May 2019 the formation took part in the performance of the oratorio There Was a Child, composed by Jonathan Dove, and performed at the Philharmonie Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker orchestra, director Simon Halsey. At Christmas 2024 the Choir was a guest on the Rai program Da Natale a Santo Stefano conducted by Stefano di Martino, performing Christmas songs live. The participation of the is recent training, again directed by Maestro Annalisa Pellegrini, on the film The Boy with the Pink Pants produced by Eagle Pictures in international distribution: the choir both recorded the film’s soundtrack and took takes part in the filming.