Organum Multiplum
a project by Villa Lontana
Villa Lontana presents Organum Multiplum, a festival of contemporary music for organ conceived as a sonic and spiritual journey across the city of Rome. Featuring Ellen Arkbro, Sarah Davachi, Maxime Denuc, Jonathan Fitoussi, Hampus Lindwall, Hanne Lippard, and Kali Malone,
the program brings together composers and artists whose work intertwines the spiritual dimension of listening with the timbral and spatial experimentation of sound.
The festival proposes a musical itinerary through four historic churches in Rome, offering moments of collective listening and contemplation.
The series concludes on November 2 with a concert by Jonathan Fitoussi at the Church of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e dei Santi Martiri Canadesi, one of the most significant examples of modern sacred architecture in Rome, which houses a monumental organ built in 1975 by Fratelli Ruffatti
Marking his first performance in Rome, Fitoussi presents an improvisation for organ and electronic instruments, within a meditative aesthetic that unites tradition and experimentation.
Using synthesizers, a looper, and sound effects, the artist explores the fusion between electronic and acoustic sound, focusing on timbral matter and the immersive dimension of listening.
His research into minimalist and contemporary musical forms invites a contemplative mode of listening, restoring to the organ its role as a visionary and universal instrument
