Above: Pontificio istituto di musica sacra in Rome. Fifty years ago, on April 17, 1976—Holy Saturday—Monsignor Lavinio Virgili died in Rome at the age of 74. As noted in the 1974 award that crowned his career, he was recognized for “his outstanding gifts as a musician and his fruitful versatility as a composer, choirmaster, and liturgist.” Born June 5, 1902, in Carassai (near Ascoli…
