Organizer Information
Ente Musicale e Culturale Filarmonica "G. Puccini" is a cultural institution based in Suvereto, a medieval hilltop town in Tuscany. It was formally established in 1991 to continue the work of the Società Filarmonica Puccini, a musical band founded in Suvereto in 1823, and today it manages the town's music school, historical archive, and cultural programming. The Ente's archive — spanning administrative, musical, and multimedia holdings, including over a thousand scores split between printed texts and manuscripts — was recognized as being of significant historical interest by Italy's Ministry of Culture (MiBACT) in 2017 and has since undergone a multi-year cataloguing and digitization project. In 2025 the Ente published Ricordi Sonori, a book marking the 200th anniversary of the Filarmonica, and it is recognized by Italy's Ministry of Culture as a cultural institute and research body. Its recent activities include artist residency programs exploring the relationship between historical archival material and contemporary creative practice.
Title & Description
Call for Artists — "Re-Sounding Archives: Echoes of Suvereto's Musical Heritage"
Ente Musicale e Culturale Filarmonica "G. Puccini" is inviting five international musicians and cultural professionals to take part in a 71-day residency in Suvereto, Tuscany, implemented with the financial support of the European Union's Culture Moves Europe programme. The project asks residents to explore the Ente's archive — described as holding 19th and 20th-century manuscripts — in order to develop new musical concepts and performances that bridge historical memory with contemporary creativity.
Theme
Re-sounding the Archive: using Suvereto's historical musical manuscripts (19th and 20th century) as source material for new experimental musical concepts and performances.
Categories
- Sound/Music
- Composer
- Residency
- Research
Eligibility
- Open to musicians or sound artists resident in a Creative Europe country other than Italy
- Applicants should be interested in experimental music, sound art, and cultural heritage
Program Benefits & Awards
- Hospitality in apartments in the historic center of Suvereto
- A travel grant, calculated according to Culture Moves Europe regulations
- Exclusive access to the Archive
- Exclusive access to the Sala Musica rehearsal hub
- Mentorship from Gianluca Piombo, Andrea Ottani, Lorenzo Sbaffi, Marco Attura, and Leonardo Menegola
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 30 July 2026
- Residency Period: September 21 – November 30, 2026 (71 days)
Location
Suvereto, Tuscany, Italy
Additional Details
- Selection Criteria: Artistic excellence (40%), relevance to the archival research project (30%), collaborative potential (30%)
- The project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union's Culture Moves Europe programme; the call notes that views expressed are not necessarily those of the European Union or the Goethe-Institut
- The call materials describe the archive's holdings inconsistently: the cover page refers to "19th and 20th-century manuscripts," while the overview section refers only to "19th-century manuscripts" — this discrepancy comes directly from the source and hasn't been resolved
- Additional contact channels: website www.entepuccinisuvereto.com; social media @entepuccinisuvereto