Gaulitana: A Festival of Music 2026
Lending a Voice to Music
Sat 04/4
TONES OF REFLECTION
DANIEL XUEREB Cello
ÁKOS KERTÉSZ Cello
JOANNA PULLICINO Reciter – Malta/Hungary
Victoria Local Council Hall, Victoria
Maltese cellist Daniel Xuereb joined forces with MPO Principal Cello Ákos Kertész for a Baroque-inspired concert in the heart of Victoria on Holy Saturday.
The musical works were interspersed with readings penned for the occasion reflecting the solemn period of Holy Week.
Sun 05/4
NOVELLO ART SONGS
GAULITANUS CHOIR SOLOISTS
COLIN ATTARD Collaborative Piano – Malta
Hotel Ta’ Ċenċ Lounge Bar, Sannat
Salon evenings returned at Gaulitana on Easter Sunday, this time focusing on one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century, Ivor Novello.
Gaulitanus Choir Soloists Annabelle Zammit, Anna Bonello, Patricia Buttigieg and Antonella Portelli explored works by the composer, a pioneering figure in English music and theatre.
Mon 06/4
A VOCAL SHOWCASE
OPERA NOVA PROJECT SINGERS
ELAINE MERCIECA Collaborative Piano – Malta
Gozo Visual and Performing Arts School, Xewkija
Gaulitana ensued its vocal journey in an evening with members of the Opera Nova Project.
- Tones of Reflection 1
- Tones of Reflection 2
- Tones of Reflection 3
- Novello Art Songs 1
- Novello Art Songs 2
- Novello Art Songs 3
- Novello Art Songs 4
- Novello Art Songs 5
- A Vocal Showcase 1
- A Vocal Showcase 2
- A Vocal Showcase 3
- A Vocal Showcase 4
- A Vocal Showcase 5
The training and performance programme, spearheaded by Gillian Zammit and Denise Mulholland, seeks to nurture the next generation of local singers.














