It’s a month full of music and joy at The Jesuit Oratories in Valletta this month as we prepare for that most wonderful time of the year.
The first week of December will bring not one, but three great music events. The first is a flute and piano recital on Thursday 5th December at 19:30. Flautist Elisa Cilia, accompanied by Rosanne Busuttil Bellizzi, will perform a recital of great works for flute including Poulenc’s Flute Sonata.
This will be followed by a special music event on Saturday 7th December at 19:30, the eve of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, right after the solemn liturgy at 18:45. The cantata ‘Vita Beatae Mariae Virginis’ by Alexander Vella Gregory, which was commissioned by the Jesuits’ Church Foundation last year, will be performed with sopranos Marouska Attard, Dorothy Baldacchino, and Mariette Borg in the lead roles. This concert is being held under the auspices of His Excellency, the Auxiliary Bishop Mons. Joseph Galea Curmi.
The following day, Sunday 8th December from 15:00 till 18:00, as part as the continued celebrations in honour of the Immaculate Conception, the Oratories will be open for guided visits by Pietre Vive. Live Organ Music will accompany these special visits. No booking is required but the guided visits are offered on a ‘first come first served’ basis.
The following week, literature takes centre stage. On Tuesday 10th December at 18:30 with the launch of Prof. Stanley Fiorini’s book The Landed Property of the Religious Orders in Malta. The following day, the Valletta community is celebrated with our first event in the series ‘Beltin’ on Wednesday 11th December at 19:30. This event will celebrate the life and Press Release PR2024-07 memory of ‘Grandma Annie’ from the Piccinino family - whose memories of Valletta throughout the 20th century were collected by her niece Anita Vassallo Piccinino. The event will include tales from the collection, live interventions from members of the family, as well as singing by Valletta singer Amber Bondin.
The last event for 2024 will be our annual Christmas At the Oratories on Thursday 19th December at 19:30 with a programme of beloved Christmas classical music by mezzo soprano Francesca Buhagiar, accompanied by pianist Julia Miller.
All of the events on the programme are free of charge, but donations towards the programme are welcome. Apart from the regular liturgical programme, there will be a full solemn Christmas liturgy with Matins and Solemn Latin Mass. For further details check out our social media pages on The Jesuits’ Church Foundation. ‘The Oratories’ cultural programme is run by The Jesuits’ Church Foundation.
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