With the Christmas season just starting Chorus Urbanus has announced that it will be performing in three Christmas concerts as well in a number of liturgical celebrations at Fontana Church.

The choir’s annual Christmas Concert, Il-Kuncert tal-Milied 2011 is being held in two venues, one in St John’s Co-Cathedral on the 16th of December 2011, with the second one taking place at Fontana Parish Church on the 18th of December.

This year’s Il-Kuncert tal-Milied 2011 will be the 14th edition by Chorus Urbanus. These two concerts will feature Dr John Galea’s Missa Fons Vitae that was premiered for this year’s centenary festivities at the Fontana Parish in June. The Choir’s Junior Section will once again be participating with a number of carols on their own as well as with the Choir. Rehearsals for the children have now started after auditions were held for all those who were interested in joining the choir for these concerts.

The Urbanus Festive Orchestra will accompany the choirs for these concerts. These concerts are being sponsored by Banif Bank (Malta) Plc.

‘Sounds of Christmas’ is another concert Chorus Urbanus will be performing, which is to be held in Independence Square, Victoria, as part of the Victoria Local Council’s series of activities for Christmas. Taking part with the choir and the Juniors, there will be Fourtissimo Brass Emsemble as well as the band Novel. A number of carols and other Christmas songs will be performed. The date is to announced later.

All three concerts are being held with a charitable purpose, during which collections for Dar tal-Providenza, Arka Foundation and The Community Chest Fund will be held.

Chorus Urbanus will be once again be animating the Christmas Eve’s liturgy at the Fontana Parish Church as well as the Thanksgiving Mass on New Year’s Eve at the same church.

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