The Musical Chapel of the Cathedral Basilica of Messina was born in March 2013 and has as its primary purpose the animation of the song in the Sunday liturgical celebration of the Cathedral Basilica, favoring the active participation of the faithful. She is engaged in the study and performance of sacred polyphony from the Renaissance to the present day. In addition to the celebrations and concerts in the Cathedral Basilica, the Chapel performed at the Academic Hall of the University of Messina, the Palacultura Antonello, the Theological Institute of St. Thomas, the Church of S. Maria della Valle – Badiazza di Messina, the Cathedrals of Monreale and Reggio Calabria, as well as in numerous parish churches in the Province of Messina. The choir has been participating for several years in the Music and Mountain Festival promoted by the Cai groups of Sicily and collaborates in the preparation of the billboard of the Diocesan Review of art, culture and spirituality Harmonies of the Spirit.

Don Giovanni Lombardo obtained a diploma in Piano at the Conservatory “A. Corelli” of Messina, the Degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Messina, the Bachelor’s Degree in Sacred Theology at the Theological Institute of St. Thomas of Messina, the Licentiate in Pastoral Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome, the Magisterium in Organ at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome. He holds the position of organist and Maestro of chapel of the Cathedral Basilica of Messina. He directs the Diocesan School of Liturgical-Musical Formation, he is artistic director of the Diocesan Review of Culture, Art and Spirituality “Harmonies of the Spirit”. Since 2018 he has been parish priest of the parish of S. Maria Annunziata and S. Marina in Cumia, Messina.