Marching musical notes
Starting from the the St. Nicholas church, the music band "Musega de Poza" parades along the main road, which is closed to traffic, until it reaches the events pavilion, where it performs a selection of the most beautiful traditional and modern pieces from its repertoire
In 1933, at a time when the hints of the rich Fassa economy were still far away and one could not afford sumptuous clothes and new instruments, eight young friends, driven by their passion for music (but also by parochialism), decided it was time to break away from the Vigo band and create one for their home town, Pozza. Soon these pioneers were joined by other talented musicians (however, it was not until the mid-1970s that the first women joined the band), including a very young Paolo Cincelli, who in the decades to follow would do his utmost to make the fledgling company the great band corps it is today. By hand-covering the notes for the players, creating the reeds for the clarinets from old ski poles, studying and selecting the scores that arrived by mail, he embodied everything that the "Musega de Poza" wants to represent: the passion for music, as an instrument to entertain and have fun, overcoming all difficulties together. As with similar groups in the area, the first performances were mainly related to church rituals and village festivals; with the advent of tourism in the Val di Fassa, the band's commitments became greater and greater with performances even outside the borders. Unforgettable concerts for the band remain closely linked to the territory: in 2003 and 2023, instruments on their shoulders, the musicians climbed the Vaiolet Towers and then performed one step away from the sky; in 2020 they made a long-distance music video in which Paolo Fresu, the famous trumpeter and flugelhorn player, is the protagonist, conceived during the pandemic and realised between Val di Fassa and Alghero, which excites for its contact with nature, collective music, dreaming, sociality, happiness, language, belonging. Today, the "Musega de Poza", directed by Maestro Giancarlo Dorich, has almost seventy members, including players, standard-bearers and sutlers. The current uniform is based on Ladin tradition and the garments worn in the past, testifying that the culture of the valley is still alive and a source of pride.
In case of bad weather, only the concert will be held in the events pavilion.
