A documentary exhibition has been set up at Il-Ħaġar museum in Pjazza San Ġorġ, Victoria, on the third anniversary of Mro Joseph Vella’s death.
A Meeting of Minds highlights connections between Professor Joseph Vella and Professor Oliver Friggieri. They worked together on two major oratorios – Il-Belt Rebbieħa op. 50 and Rewwixta op. 54 – first performed in 1990 and 1992 respectively.
Il-Belt Rebbieħa (structured in three distinct parts) honours the city of Vittoriosa and the heroes of the Great Siege.
In fact, it was included in the celebrations for the ninth centenary of Vittoriosa parish. The plot highlights the pivotal role played by Vittoriosa in 1565 and is a tribute to the courage shown by the nation in that fateful and defining event.
A monument in honour of Oliver Friggieri will be erected in Floriana, where the literary giant was born and raised.
The monument is set to be unveiled in November near the First World War monument, on the opposite side of the monument to national poet Dun Karm Psaila.
It will follow a design submitted by John Grima, whose proposal was chosen as the winner in a Heritage Malta competition launched in December, a month after Friggieri’s death.
The process was coordinated by HM’s executive director Mario Cutajar, who is also principal permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister.
Il-Ħaġar Museum is organising a number of cultural events to mark the eighth anniversary of the museum’s opening and the third anniversary of the demise o
Il-Ħaġar museum of Victoria has announced the programme prepared for the February 26-28 weekend to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the official inauguration
Il-Ħaġar museum in Victoria will be celebrating the eighth anniversary with a programme of events between February 26 and 28. The anniversary programme also coincides with the third year from the death of Mro Joseph Vella.
An exhibition highlighting connections between Mro Vella and Oliver Friggieri, who died recently, will open on Friday, February 26. On Saturday, February 27, three events will occur – the third Joseph Vella memorial lecture by Rev. Prof. Saviour Caruana on St Augustine’s De Musica, followed by the opening of an exhibition of sacred art by Aaron Formosa and a recital by the Laudate Pueri choir at St George’s Basilica in the evening.