Associazione Musicale Culturale "Licinio Refice"
Italien
Associazione Musicale Culturale "Licinio Refice" Patrica (FR- Italy) has a century old musical history. Band was founded in 1892. Since 2014, the Band has been directed by Maestro Alessio Belli, who grew up within the Association and served as bandleader for years. In 2003, it won first place in its category at the national band competition “La Bacchetta d’oro” Frosinone; in 2004 it again secured first place at the “A.M.A Calabria” competition in Lamezia Terme; in 2015 Band performed two concerts in Pennsylvania and Toronto; in 2016, it established a musical twinning with the Band of Sibragtsfall, performing in Austria in the Vorarlberg region. In 2018, it participated in the International Festival for Wind Orchestra in Prague, ranking first in its category and winning the award for the best performance of the compulsory piece. In 2019, it performed in front of Pope Francis in the Vatican's Nervi Hall. In 2023, it took part in the 23rd Edition of the International Festival of Musical Bands & Majorettes in Giulianova, ranking second in its category.In 2025, he participated in the Cremona Band Festival, achieving excellent result from the international jury composed by Appermont,Mertens, Andreoli, working with them. Dirigent | Alessio Belli