The Oratories cultural season at the Jesuits Church in Valletta continues, with a month packed with music, literature, and history.
The first event for November will be a recital of wonderful French music for flute on Thursday 7th November at 19:30 with flautist Katie Bycroft and pianist Gisèle Grima. The recital includes some rare gems by composers like Ibert, Gaubert, and Godard.
A week later Juann Mamo’s literary masterpiece ‘Ulied in-Nanna Venut fl-Amerki’ takes centre stage. Dr Bernard Micallef, together with students from the Għaqda tal-Malti Università, will explore the theatricality of this seminal Maltese novel on Thursday 14th November at 19:30. Bradley Cachia and Kristina Catania will be reciting and animating excerpts from the novel, as Dr Micallef demonstrates Mamo’s performative text beyond the printed text. This evening will be in Maltese, and is being held in collaboration with the Department of Maltese at the University of Malta.
November is a special month for musicians as it brings with it the feast of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. As has now become tradition, The Oratories will once again use that feast to shed light on the important (and often under-recognised) contributions of women to music. This year the recital will fall on Friday 22nd November at 19:30, on the proper feast day of Saint Cecilia. This year’s concert is dedicated to the works of Maltese composer Véronique Vella, who will be performing some of her own chamber works, together with Simon Abdilla Joslin (cello) and Alan Vella (electronics).
This month’s cultural events come to an end with our second public lecture of the season on Thursday 28th November at 18:30. Dr Theresa Vella (Curatorial Studios), will deliver a lecture on the paintings held within the Jesuits’ Church complex itself. This offers a unique opportunity to find out more about this impressive collection in the very space where they are housed.
As usual, all of the events on the programme are free of charge, but donations towards the programme are welcome.
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