Msrg. Lorenzo Perosi (born December 21, 1872, Tortona – died October 12, 1956, Rome) was an italian presbyter, composer and choir conductor known as the chief representative of the so-called Cecilian Movement. He was a very prolific author especially in sacred music, famous for his polyphonic masses, motets and oratories, he is distinguished for his compositional style, the result of a mixture of different elements such as the Gregorian inspiration, the influence of the Renaissance period and the Baroque style.

According to Perosi, sound is a variable closely related to words, the text is “sacred” in the religious sense of the term and for this reason his music is at the service of the message that the song wants to convey, since the text is able to inspire and evoke awesomeness to the author.

Perosi’s ideas have considerably influenced contemporary sacred music, the artist played a fundamental role during his historical period, between the end of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century he was, like few others contemporary authors, at the center of a very rich creative activity.

With the celebration of Perosian music we intend to bring back this composer, who has mainly dedicated himself to sacred compositions with his Oratories (more than 20), polyphonic Masses (more than 50) and Motets (more than 300), but also to instrumental and symphonic compositions with its 9 Orchestral Suites, no less important.