Be the first to comment!Xaghra Easter concert of Sacred music performed by UK choir
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The JP2 Foundation, organised two Easter Concerts with the participation of the Parish Choir from St John the Baptist Parish in the UK.
The choir from Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, performed a Sacred Music Concert at the Nativity of Our Lady Basilica Church, in Xaghra, under the direction of his Musical Director Mark Hunter and organist James Lonsdale.
Present among others, were the Archpriest of the Basilica of Xaghra Mons Karm Refalo, members of the Local Council, and a good number of parishioners and visitors.
The choir closed the concert by singing ‘God is gone up’ by Arthur Hutchings (1906-1989), ‘Come Holy Ghost’ by Thomas Attwood (1765- 1838), ‘Locus Iste’ by Anton Bruckner and ‘O Quam Gloriosum’ composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611).
The Archpriest then presented a number of copies of the book “The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady – A Monument to Faith and Devotion,” by Daphne Sant Caruana, to the Directors of the choir.
A concert was also performed in the Parish Church of Cospicua.
