Italian Organist Francesco Cera, will perform the first concert of the 2012-13 Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series. The performance is free, open to the public, and handicap accessible.

His program will include music of 16th – 18th - century Italian and German masters.

Cera, from Rome, Italy, is internationally known for his interpretation of 17th- century Italian harpsichord and organ music.  He has performed throughout the world and he has recorded extensively on historic instruments.  A former member of Italy’s highly acclaimed period instrument ensemble, Il Giardino Armonico, he currently directs Ensemble Arte Musica, a vocal ensemble devoted to Italian music.