The JP2 Foundation is pleased to announce that for the seventh consecutive occasion it will be organising the JP2 Memorial Festival, its’ annual cultural event consisting of a variety of activities, including concerts and exhibitions.

For first event, the Foundation will be holding a Musico-Literary Evening. This will take place during the Holy Week, commemorating the seventh anniversary from the death of Blessed John Paul II which took place in 2005.

The evening will include several renowned pieces of sacred music, sung by local soloists. The list includes sopranos Yvonne Galea, Hilda Grima, and Ruth Portelli, as well as Tenors Mario Portelli and Joseph Camilleri. Basses Noel Galea and George Borg will also be performing. Apart from this, the evening will feature readings of poems from Gozitan authors, as well as a poem written by the young Karol Wojtyla.The event is being organised in collaboration with the Chorus Urbanus Productions and will take place this coming Monday, the 2nd of April, 2012, at 8.00pm, at the Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church in Ghajnsielem.

The JP2 Foundation is planning a total of fourteen different events around Malta and Gozo. Information on the JP2 Memorial Festival can be achieved by referring to its’ official Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/jp2memorialfestival, or by sending an email to jp2foundation@gmail.com.

The general public iswarmly invited to attend.

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