Live music for cruise passengers in Messina

In Messina the ship sails into one of the most beautiful natural harbours in the Mediterranean: the sickle-shaped spit of land that gave the city its ancient name, Zancle. You step ashore and you are already in the centre.

The port and the city

Ships dock right next to the historic centre: a few minutes' walk takes you to Cathedral Square, with the Fountain of Orion and the bell tower of the astronomical clock, which stages its show of moving statues every day at noon. At the harbour entrance the statue of the Madonna blesses those arriving by sea. Many excursions to Taormina also start from Messina.

For a group staying in town, a concert or a moment of sacred music completes the visit to the centre and fits easily between the Cathedral and the return on board.

What to offer the group

• The Italian music concert: about 45 minutes of Neapolitan classics, serenades, Sicilian music and Ilarion's own compositions, with voice and piano or, on request, more singers and musicians. The concert programme.
• Sacred music in church: the Ave Maria and sacred music with voice and organ, for pilgrimage groups and visitors; for Orthodox groups also the Akathistos Hymn to the Mother of God.
• A musical evening or aperitif for the group, in a hotel, a villa or on a terrace.

Ilarion has sung for years in churches, celebrations and events in Messina and its province. Church music in Messina.

Plan ahead

The venue is chosen with the organiser, and the available venues change with the dates. That is why it is best to write at least 6 months before the call, with the date, the ship's times, the number of people and the group's language. Ilarion sings in Italian, English, Spanish and Greek.

All the formats and the other ports are on the page live Italian music for cruise passengers and tour groups in Sicily. Other ports: Giardini Naxos and Taormina · Syracuse · Palermo.

Check availability for your group, at least 6 months before the date.