The 9th edition of “A New Year’s Toast” brought to an end “Yuletide Bliss”, the mini-series for the Festive Season. Held on Friday January 1st, due to the restrictions and capacity regulations, this year’s edition was moved to the Ghajnsielem Parish Church. The mini-series, artistically directed by the choir’s founder-director Colin Attard, was supported by the Cultural Heritage Directorate within the Ministry for Gozo.
This edition of “A New Year’s Toast” was dedicated to the memory of Dorian Hendriks, a Dutch choir member who passed to better life a few weeks ago.
It opened with a varied selection of vocal and instrumental Christmassy or sacred numbers performed by the Gaulitanus Choir’s two soprano soloists, Anna Bonello and Patricia Buttigieg, guest soprano Georgina Gauci and violinist Pierre Louis Attard accompanied by Colin Attard. The four soloists were then joined by a socially-distanced Gaulitanus Choir for “A Yuletide Celebration”, a grand medley of Christmas songs arranged for the occasion by Colin Attard, who also conducted, with Stephen Attard accompanying on the organ.
With “A New Year’s Toast” the Gaulitanus Choir sincerely augurs a healthier 2021 to all, hopeful that cultural events could flourish yet again.
Photos credit: Lorne Cremona
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