Fray Bonaventura Rubino was an Italian composer.

According to his publications, his origin of "Montecchio di Lombardia" probably indicates that he was from Montecchio in Darfo Boario Terme

Darfo Boario Terme

Darfo Boario Terme is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. The name combines Darfo, the capoluogo, with Boario Terme, the largest frazione. It is bounded by other communes of Angolo Terme, Artogne, Esine, Gianico, Piancogno, Rogno....

, one hour east of Bergamo

Bergamo

Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...

. He was maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Palermo

Cathedral of Palermo

The Cathedral of Palermo is an architectural complex in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. It is characterized by the presence of different styles, due to a long history of additions, alterations and restorations, the last of which occurred in the 18th century....

 from 1643 to 1665.

Rubino's 1644 Vespro dello Stellario was reconstructed in 1996 and subsequently performed by 120 musicians, four organs and a large group of vocal soloists, in 12 choirs and with the instrumental groups laid out in a star formation.

Works

• Op. 1 Vespro della Beata Vergine - Prima parte del tesoro armonico Palermo, 1645
• Op. 2 Messa, e Salmi A Otto Voci, Concertati nel Primo Choro di Fr. Bonaventura Rubino da Montecchio di Lombardia. 1651
• Op. 3 Il primo libro de motetti concertati a due, tre, quattro, e cinque voct. Di F. Bonaventura Rubino da Montechio di Lombardia Min F. dedicati all'illustriss. et eccellentiss. signor D. Fr. Martin de Leon, et Cardenas arcivescovo di Palermo 1651
• Op. 4 Il secondo libro de mottetti a due, tre, quattro, e cinque voa, con una Messa de morti
  Requiem
  A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...
  
   'nelfine a 5 concertata 1653 - edition together with the requiem of Mario Capuana
  Mario Capuana
  Mario Capuana was an Italian composer of motets and a requiem.He was maestro di capella at the Cathedral of Noto in the Province of Syracuse from 1628 to his death in 1647...
  
   (1650), 1999.
• Op. 5 Salmi Varii Variamente Concertati con Sinfonie d'obligo, et a beneplacito di F. Bonaventura Rubino da Montecchio di Lombardia. Palermo
  Palermo
  Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
  
  . 1655. 23 settings of 9 psalms.
• Op. 6 Salmi
• Op. 7 Salmi 1658

Recordings

• Vespro per lo Stellario. Vocal ensemble of the Studio di Musica Antica Antonio Il Verso, Palermo; Coro G.P. Palestrina of Messina; Ensemble Eufonia of Palermo; Ensemble Mille Regretz of Catania
  Catania
  Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
  
  ; Les Rossignols de Poznan. Ensemble Elyma
  Ensemble Elyma
  Ensemble Elyma is an early music ensemble specialising in the baroque musical heritage of Latin America, led by Gabriel Garrido.-Selected discography:See...
  
  . Direction: Gabriel Garrido
  Gabriel Garrido
  Gabriel Garrido is an Argentinian conductor specialising in the recovery of the baroque musical heritage of Latin America.Garrido was born in Buenos Aires, and at the age of 17 Argentine recorder quartet, Pro Arte, undertaking two tours in Europe...
  
  , K617. 2CD