The rescheduled hybrid 14th edition of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music kicks off on Wednesday (May 19) with the first of the festival’s virtual projects, Virtually a Cappella.
The four-part series will feature short solo unaccompanied recitals by four local instrumentalists recorded in lesser-known charming sacred spaces around Gozo.
Harpist Caroline Calleja will perform at the Santa Luċija church, violinist Pierre Louis Attard at Qala’s Kuncizzjoni church, cellist Simon Abdilla Joslin at Xewkija’s Museum of Sculpture (old church), and saxophonist Philip Attard at Għarb’s Taż-Żejt church.
An added allure is the inclusion of local compositions, including some rarely performed works by Charles Camilleri and Joseph Vella, and others by contemporary composers Christopher Muscat and Pierre Louis Attard.
This year, Gaulitana: A Festival of Music is coming to its listeners’ homes with a series of online performances. Festival manager Pierre-Louis Attard spe
The historic national theatre’s packed January calendar offers an artistic and cultural kick-start to 2021.
Teatru Manoel has announced a new programme of events set to take place at the historic Valletta venue throughout January 2021.
From family-friendly events under the popular Toi Toi Programme to the highly anticipated Valletta Baroque Festival, the January calendar at the national theatre promises a strong start to the new year for Malta’s cultural and artistic community.
“Teatru Manoel is thrilled to announce the launch of a diverse and exhilarating programme this January,” says Teatru Manoel CEO, Massimo Zammit. “It has undoubtedly been a challenging year for everyone and therefore we would like to provide our audience some relief from their stresses through artistic creativity and innovation.”