Wolfram Christ
THE GARGANOMASTERS 2011 HAVE TO BE CANCELLED
In the afternoon of Thursday, July 23rd, the management committee of the Associazione
Musicale Sonora has decided to cancel the 2011 edition of the GARGANOMASTERS definitely.
Unspeaking the promises made during the succsessful first edition in September 2010,
the Mayor's office and Cultural Office of the Municipality of Vieste have announced
that the Municipal administration can not afford ANY contribution for this year's
event, although we were told that the continuity of the project would have been
guaranteed in case of confirmation - which occurred - of the same political side
at the recent local elections. Even the assurance by some politicians in charge
to solicit (oppure �to request�) the District and Regional Administrations to secure
the financial support to the project, did not lead to any effect.
Our search for private sponsorings has brought encouraging results, though not to
the level that the event could be held without any public financial support. It
has been therefore necessary to cancel the whole event by means of the Committee�s
decision with protocol of 23rd June 2011. We regret for this decision, however we
are already working on the 2012 edition; any update messages will be found on this
website.