Natalia: It was very enjoyable concert which showed professionalism and team work between musicians. Good programme...

JC: Bravissimi and Well Done….and this also goes to the not-so-young! How about an encore?

JC: I cannot but concur with the above regarding Mro Stephen Attard’s audacity as he composedly continued...

maria: iva hi hadna vera gost….lol

Joe: Lovely night out! We enjoyed it! Good musical pieces and the soloists and the choir were great!

GAULITANUS CHOIR IN GOZO1234 WEEKEND

April 28, 2008 | Author: The Gaulitanus Choir | Filed under: Latest News

The Gaulitanus Choir singing on the Cathedral Square in the Gozo1234 Weekend

As a part of the Gozo1234 weekend event this evening the Gaulitanus Choir held a concert at the Gozo Cathedral Stairs. This concert was divided into four distinct intervals with the choir singing different music in each iterval. In This concert the choir was led by its director Mro. Colin Attard and accompanied by its organist Mro. Stephen Attard.

The choir started this concert by singing several sacred pieces that included "Fil-Hlewwa ta’ Mejju" by Giuseppe Caruana ; " Oh Lord My God" - a Swedish Traditional Melody, "Qaddis" and "Glorja" - two movements from the Ta’ Pinu mass composed by Stephen Attard;

The Gaulitanus Choir at the Gozo1234 Event

After these sacred pieces, the choir sang some movements from Bizet’s opera "Carmen" including the ever populat "Torreador". The choir then sang a medley made up of the refrain of several Neapolitan songs which included "La Spagnola", "Tango delle Capinere", "Santa Lucia" and "Funiculi Funicula". The choir concluded this concert by singing several movements from two operettas: "The Geisha" by Sidney Jones and "The Gipsy Baron" by Johann Strauss.

The next appointment of the Gaulitanus choir will consist of animating the pontifical solemn high mass at Pompei Church, Victoria, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Pompei on May 8th. The mass starts at 18.00 hrs and will be celebrated by His Lordship Mgr. Nicholas G. Cauchi, Bishop Emeritus.

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