A concert of religious music by the La Stella Band of Victoria, Gozo is being held at St George’s Basilica, this coming Saturday the 23rd of March, starting at 8.00pm.

The Band will be under the direction of Mro Joseph Vella maestro di cappella and includes the participation of the choir of St George’s Basilica, Laudate Pueri, under the direction of Can. George J. Frendo, assitant maestro di cappella. The concert will feature primarily Good Friday band marches, sacred music and religious literature

The general public is warmly invited to attend.

The La Stella Band will also be participating in The Good Friday Procession from St George’s Basilica, which dates back to before 1788. This year the procession will take place on Maundy Thursday at 6.30pm.

This procession is very devout and penitential, with the statue of Christ crucified, which was sculpted in wood in 1848 by Pietru Pawl Azzopardi and is venerated at Saint George’s basilica in Victoria

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