Inspired by the world-famous concerts organised by the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein,the Malta Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Dr John Galea heralded the arrival of 2018 in style with another edition of the President’s New Year’s Concert on 7 January 2018.
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After its participation in the highly successful musical “Fiddler on the Roof”, Chorus Urbanus presented its 20th edition of its Christmas Concert, “Il-Kuncert tal-Milied”. This year’s edition was unarguably one of the most successful editions ever held by the Choir in terms of repertoire, attendance and collection for philanthropic needs. This year’s concert was held at St. George’s Basilica in Victoria on Sunday 17th December 2017 at 8.00pm.
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Chorus Urbanus members have returned back from the choir’s highly successful 12th Choral Tour to Torino with singing engagements at St John Bosco’s Church of Maria Ausiliatrice in Valdocco, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud at the Duomo di Torino and the SS. Trinità Church in Nichelino.
Lux is a new, major collection of sacred choral compositions by John Galea, featuring a host of previously unrecorded works in glittering performance by the Chorus Urbanus and the Sofia Collegium String Ensemble. Conducted by the composer himself, this beautifully-packaged release, exploring a wide gamut of emotions – exalted, devotional, jubilant, mystical – represents a cross-section of choral sacred music composed over a period of twenty-five years, that promises to delight all audiences.
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The picturesque village of Gerano in Italy, recently hosted Gozo Choir, Chorus Urbanus, which was on its 11th choral tour. The Choir had been invited to give a concert on the occasion of the official closure of the festivities in honour of La Madonna del Cuore that is venerated in Gerano. (more…)
Chorus Urbanus recently presented Mozart’s Coronation Mass during its second concert in the Urbanus Concert Series at St George’s Basilica in Victoria.
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Gozo’s Chorus Urbanus launched the Urbanus Concert Series on Saturday, the 20th of October 2012 with the presentation of a concert by Professor Gottfried Schneider, who performed the Solo Sonatas I and III and Partita II by J.S. Bach.Gottfried Schneider performed the solo concert with a 1729 Stradivari violin.
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Thirty two choristers from Chorus Urbanus travelled to London for the 2012 Malta Day UK celebration that was held on the 8th of September 2012, following an invitation by Mr Joseph Zammit-Tabona, High Commissioner in London.
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Chorus Urbanus Productions managed to secure the services of the ‘maestro collaboratore’ of the Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano to conduct a ‘Choral Workshop and Vocal Master classes’ project.
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As a fitting conclusion to a week of celebrations to honour the 125th anniversary of the town of Victoria, the Chorus Urbanus was invited to perform together with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra during a concert to mark the day when this concession by Queen Victoria was made public, way back in 1887, the year of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
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