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…
The community around the Don Bosco Oratory in Victoria celebrated the feast of its Patron Saint, Don Bosco, on Sunday 3rd February 2019. Chorus Urbanus was invited to animate the Pontifical Mass led by HL Bishop Mario Grech accompanied by a number of priests with connections to Don Bosco Oratory. Read more…
Chorus Urbanus have just returned from a highly successful choral tour in the Palermo region during which the choir performed in two key events that marked new milestones in the choir’s rich history. This choral tour is especially significant for the fact that it took place during 2018, the year that marks Valletta (Malta) as the European Capital of Culture and Palermo as the Italian Capital of Culture. This XIII Choral Tour spanned over six days – 22 to 27 August, 2018.
One of the events in Gozo commemorating the ordination of Archbishop Alfred Xuereb by Pope Francis, was a Solemn Mass celebrated in Fontana Parish by Mgr Xuereb to commemorate the official opening of the festivities culminating in the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Christ in mid-June. This mass was held on Friday 6th April 2018.
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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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