Thursday 12 November 2026, 8pm
Ellen Arkbro
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
Thursday 19 November 2026, 8:30pm
James McVinnie & Tristan Perich
Basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Piazza dell’Arce Capitolina, Rome
Wednesday 25 November 2026, 7:30pm
Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
with Hampus Lindwall
Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Piazza di Santa Cecilia 22, Rome
Tuesday 1 December 2026, 9pm
Steve Reich
Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres – Pantheon
Piazza della Rotonda, Rome
10 November – 3 December 2026
Phillip Sollmann & Konrad Sprenger
Modular Organ System
site-specific sound installation
Villa Lontana
Via Garibaldi 68–69, Rome
Villa Lontana presents the second edition of Organum Multiplum, a festival of contemporary music for organ conceived as a sonic and spiritual journey across the city of Rome. This year’s edition unfolds across four historic basilicas: San Giovanni in Laterano, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and Santa Maria ad Martyres – Pantheon. Featuring Ellen Arkbro, James McVinnie & Tristan Perich, Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko with Hampus Lindwall, and Steve Reich, the 2026 program continues the research initiated last year, expanding the conversation around the organ by bringing it into dialogue with other instruments.
Considered the oldest synthesizer, the pipe organ traces its origins to the hydraulis of Greco-Roman antiquity. Over the centuries, its development has been closely connected to the architecture and liturgical life of churches. Organum Multiplum revisits this relationship through contemporary sound experimentation, bringing ancient traditions into dialogue with new forms of expression and exploring the connections between sound and spirituality. The title pays homage to Alfredo Leonardi’s 1967 film Organum Multiplum.
Alongside the concert program, the festival extends to Villa Lontana’s space in Trastevere with Modular Organ System, a site-specific sound installation by Phillip Sollmann & Konrad Sprenger, on view from 10 November to 3 December 2026.
All concerts are free to attend upon registration, subject to capacity.
Register here
Curator: Vittoria Bonifati
Production Coordinator: Margherita Minneci
Curatorial and Production Assistants: Alice Albanese Ginammi, Lu Haustein
Graphic Design: Boy Vereecken with Antoine Begon
The festival is curated by Vittoria Bonifati. In partnership with Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma. Under the patronage of Regione Lazio, Roma Capitale. Supported by Fondazione Roma. Additional support from Maison Valentino, Fondazione Santarelli, Spazio Supernova. In collaboration with Pontificia Accademia dei Virtuosi al Pantheon. With the cultural support of American Academy in Rome, French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, Accademia Tedesca Roma Villa Massimo, Circolo Scandinavo. Media partners: Urban Vision, NERO, ZERO.
Thursday 12 November 2026, 8pm
Ellen Arkbro
Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
Thursday 19 November 2026, 8:30pm
James McVinnie & Tristan Perich
Basilica di Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Piazza dell’Arce Capitolina, Rome
Wednesday 25 November 2026, 7:30pm
Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko
with Hampus Lindwall
Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Piazza di Santa Cecilia 22, Rome
Tuesday 1 December 2026, 9pm
Steve Reich
Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres – Pantheon
Piazza della Rotonda, Rome
10 November – 3 December 2026
Phillip Sollmann & Konrad Sprenger
Modular Organ System
site-specific sound installation
Villa Lontana
Via Garibaldi 68–69, Rome
Villa Lontana presents the second edition of Organum Multiplum, a festival of contemporary music for organ conceived as a sonic and spiritual journey across the city of Rome. This year’s edition unfolds across four historic basilicas: San Giovanni in Laterano, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and Santa Maria ad Martyres – Pantheon. Featuring Ellen Arkbro, James McVinnie & Tristan Perich, Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko with Hampus Lindwall, and Steve Reich, the 2026 program continues the research initiated last year, expanding the conversation around the organ by bringing it into dialogue with other instruments.
Considered the oldest synthesizer, the pipe organ traces its origins to the hydraulis of Greco-Roman antiquity. Over the centuries, its development has been closely connected to the architecture and liturgical life of churches. Organum Multiplum revisits this relationship through contemporary sound experimentation, bringing ancient traditions into dialogue with new forms of expression and exploring the connections between sound and spirituality. Each concert is conceived in relation to the particular acoustics and architecture of the churches, allowing the musical works to enter into dialogue with the history and spatial qualities of the basilicas.
Alongside the concert program, the festival extends to Villa Lontana’s space in Trastevere with Modular Organ System, a site-specific sound installation by Phillip Sollmann & Konrad Sprenger, on view from 10 November to 3 December 2026.
All concerts are free to attend upon registration, subject to capacity.
Register here
Curator: Vittoria Bonifati
Production Coordinator: Margherita Minneci
Curatorial and Production Assistants: Alice Albanese Ginammi, Lu Haustein
Graphic Design: Boy Vereecken with Antoine Begon
The festival is curated by Vittoria Bonifati. In partnership with Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma. Under the patronage of Regione Lazio, Roma Capitale. Supported by Fondazione Roma. Additional support from Maison Valentino, Fondazione Santarelli, Spazio Supernova. In collaboration with Pontificia Accademia dei Virtuosi al Pantheon. With the cultural support of American Academy in Rome, French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, Accademia Tedesca Roma Villa Massimo, Circolo Scandinavo. Media partners: Urban Vision, NERO, ZERO.