The younger sections of Schola Cantorum Jubilate are holding – A Call for Peace – an end-of-year concert. It is the children and adolescents’ utter for peace through music.

A Call for Peace will feature the three sections of the younger groups. It is also the official debut of the younger group who are now eagerly preparing for their first performance and enthralled to join the older groups.

The repertoire is rather contemporary with compositions by Stroope, Donkin, Papoulis, Johnson and Estes. One particular song, ‘Smile,’ was composed by British Charlie Chaplin who is mostly known as a comic and filmmaker but who was also a composer.

The choir will be accompanied by choir répétiteur Amy Rapa and two young percussionists from The Clef House.

These children’s choirs are part of Schola Cantorum Jubilate that has been under the direction of Marouska Attard since its inception in 2000.

Ms. Attard is a Master-graduate from the Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama with a specialisation in choral direction. She is passionate about choral singing and does her utmost to see her choristers succeed and progress in their singing.

The SCJ Children’s Choir was formed in 2017 with the aim of involving the upcoming generation in a sound musical education that prepares them for professional singing. As time passed, it was necessary to set up the SCJ Teenage Boys Singers.

The Choir explained that they started having specific sessions that were suitable for their voice change while exploring choral pieces suitable for their voice range.

Then, in September last year, a new group was set-up. This includes younger boys and girls from age 6 to 8. They are being introduced to music and to the choral world.

This concert will be held on Thursday, the 14th of July, starting at 8pm at the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz, Gozo.

Booking is necessary and is possible online by clicking here, or by phone on 7945 0950.

This event is being performed in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Directorate within The Ministry for Gozo.

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