Machine Translated from today's Daily Bollettino:

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF THE TEACHER CALLED Cappella Musicale Pontificia "Sistine Chapel"
The Holy Father has appointed master of the Papal Choir, the "Sistine Chapel" the Rev.do Don Massimo Palombella, SDB, Professor at the Pontifical Salesian University, Founder and Director of the Inter-University Choir of Rome.

Rev.do Don Massimo Palombella, SDB

The Rev.do Don Massimo Palombella, SDB, was born in Turin 25 December 1967. E 'was ordained a priest for the Congregation of the Salesian September 7, 1996.

He studied philosophy and theology, obtaining a PhD in theology, and his musical studies with the Masters Luigi Molfino, Valentín Miserachs Grau, Gabriele Arrigo and Alessandro Ruo Rui, majoring in Choral Music and Composition.

Founder and Director of the Interuniversity Choir Master of Rome, working in campus ministry of the Diocese of Rome since 1995.

E 'professor at the Pontifical Salesian University in Urbe, at the Faculty of Theology, and Eschatology of Music and Liturgy, and at the "Guido Cantelli" of Novara in the years of specialization in Sacred Music Composition for the Liturgy, Roman polyphony Legislation and Sacred Music. It was also a professor of languages of music at the University "La Sapienza" of Rome, at the Conservatory of Turin and the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Urbe taught liturgy. Since 1998 he directs the music magazine for the Liturgy "Harmony of Voices", Editrice LDC.

And 'member, as an expert consultation with the Office of the National Liturgical the Italian Episcopal Conference.

Since 1995 he has been Master of Music of all meetings of the Holy Father with the university culture. He recently oversaw the closing of the Priestly vigil in St. Peter's Square, in collaboration with the Orchestra of the Province and the Conservatory of Bari with the Inter-University Choir of Rome has to its credit numerous concerts in Italy and around the world and a wide series of recordings on CD and DVD.

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