Parade and concert by the band
Starting from the car park of the "Ciampac" lifts, the music band "Mùsega da Vich" parades down the main street of Alba di Canazei to perform in concert in the square, next to the tourist office
Music has always played an important role for the inhabitants of Fassa: from daily life to religious celebrations, from dances to village festivals. The first ensemble in Vigo was founded in 1820 by the organist of the "Pieve" San Giovanni (parish church), Giovanni Battista Detomas. In the beginning, the band's activity was strictly to accompany religious services, so much so that the instruments were part of the ecclesiastical heritage. As time went by, performances were increasingly at the service of the community and, in 1841, the band members welcomed the arrival of King Frederick Augustus of Saxony, who had come to the valley to study Dolomite botany. Today, the "Mùsega da Vich", directed with passion and enthusiasm by Maestro Alessandro Ghetta, has 66 musicians and 2 standard-bearers, as well as a large group of sutlers - all volunteers and in typical dress - and a large number of students, who represent the group's future. The repertoire alternates, in a harmonious and balanced manner, traditional pieces with modern ones, more suited to today's taste and band instrumentation.
In case of bad weather, the parade is postponed to Thursday 11 July.
