The Angelicum, established by the Franciscan Father Enrico Zucca in 1939, was an important cultural center in Milan. A permanent orchestra was organized in 1941, and a recording studio began operation in 1948. Most of János Sebestyén's LPs for VOX, BAM, CBS ITALIANA and ANGELICUM were made in this studio or on the Tamburini organ in the Angelicum's concert hall; all of them engineered and produced by Thomas Gallia and Paul Déry through their company SONART. These photos of the Angelicum were taken by Marco Papi, May 2003 (above) and Arnaud Nader, July 2010 (left).

Thomas Gallia, circa 1972.

Paul Déry, circa 1965.

János Sebestyén at the entrance to the Angelicum, 1968 (left). Musicians and staff outside the Angelicum, 1973. In the front: flutist Lóránt Kovács, violinist Richard Young, cellist Andor Tóth, Jr. and Paul Déry. In the back and to the far right: Thomas Gallia and violinist Andor Tóth. The strings players, members of the New Hungarian Quartet, were in Milan to record Schubert. Kovács was there to record Handel and Vivaldi with Sebestyén (above).

Pasquale Soggiu, Gallia's assistant in the Angelicum recording studio, 1968.

Thomas Gallia and friends on Via Moscova in Milan, 1968: Paul Déry, Gallia's mother Katalin Thomán, family friend Tibor Kelemen, Gallia's girlfriend Brigitte Deloche and Buksi the dog.

Additional photos of Thomas Gallia and Paul Déry can be found on the pages
Thomas Gallia, Family, Musicians & Friends and Best of Friends.