Victory Philarmonic Society of Xagħra performed its annual symphonic concert to mark the feast of Our Lady of Nativity in the village. The band, under the direction of Joe Galea, performed works by Beethoven, Jacob De Haan, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Gun Hyung Yoo, Jai Sang Park and A.W. Ketelby. It also played the Fantasia Turandot composed by Giacomo Puccini and To Son l’Umile Ancella by Francesco Cilia, both with the participation of soprano Rita Dimech. Assistant band master Ivan Attard directed the band as it played Every Breath You Take by Sting. The concert was held under the patronage of Xagħra mayor Joseph Cordina.

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