The Covid-19 pandemic that is scourging the entire world during 2020 has had its effect on a wide spectrum of our lives, be it economical, political, mental and not the least cultural repercussions. Chorus Urbanus was not spared from this scourge and apart from the cancellation of its usual choral Read more…
The highlight of the Mediterranea Festival presented at the Astra Theatre during October 2019 was the presentation of Giuseppe Verdi’s famous and popular opera “Il Trovatore”. Altrhough Dr John Galea is no newcomer to opera, this opera happened to be his debut opera as musical director of Astra Theatre following Read more…
The Akathistos is the most beautiful hymn by which the Byzantine Church celebrates the divine motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary, solemnly proclaimed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 A.D. It celebrates the Virgin ‘s role in the mystery of the Incarnation. Over the years, this hymn has been Read more…
22nd June is a special day for the local Church in Malta, particularly in Gozo, since it commemorates the Apparition of Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu to Karmni Grima, a lady hailing from the nearny village of Gharb, . This year, the celebrations were extra special since the Sanctuary of Read more…
Dr John Galea is this year celebrating his 40th year as musical director of Chorus Urbanus. This anniversary was celebrated by the members of Chorus Urbanus and of the Urbanus Junior Choir with a surprise party thrown on Saturday 1st June 2019. It was way back in 1979 that John Read more…
The La Stella Philharmonic Society of Victoria, has today announced the appointment of Dr John Galea as its Musical Director following the demise of Prof. Joseph Vella who led the Band since 1979. Dr Galea will be the 20th musical director of La Stella Band after having served for a number of years as Assistant Musical Director of the same Band and Musical Director of the Astra Theatre.
Two sell-out performances of Leslie Bricusse’s musical “Scrooge!” on 3rd and 4th November 2018 at the Oratory Don Bosco unofficially opened this year’s Christmas season with a bang! After the success of last year’s “Fiddler on the Roof” much was being expected from this year’s production and the audiences were not disappointed indeed.
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Chorus Urbanus is indeed honoured with its excellent rendition of Dr John Galea’s ‘Missa Fons Vitae’ during Sacred Heart Feast Solemn High Mass on Sunday morning, a mass commissioned and premiered five years ago to celebrate the first centenary of Fontana Parish.
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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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The Italian version of the Oratorio Il Cuore di Cristo was premiered by the Chorus Urbanus accompanied by the National Orchestra of Malta at the Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary on Saturday 14th October 2006. This concert was part of the celebrations marking the unveiling of the monument dedicated to the late Pope John Paul II. The venue of the concert was changed to Ta’ Pinu due to bad weather.
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