Malta’s recently launched national choir – KorMalta – is holding its debut concert, Motets & Madrigals: From Sacred to Profane, tomorrow. The concert will be held at the St Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral in Valletta, starting at 6pm. A repeat performance will take place on Tuesday, at the Siġġiewi parish church, starting at 7.30pm.

The debut concert will be a cappella, featuring works performed by the full choir and others written for smaller vocal ensembles. The music will span five centuries, ranging from Renaissance works from composers including Palestrina and Monteverdi to contemporary works such as Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium and a choral reworking of Elgar’s moving Nimrod.

To make full use of the acoustic properties of the concert venues, choristers will position themselves in a number of areas during the concert.

The choir will be responsible for the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra’s choral projects – it absorbed the MPO’s own choir, supplementing its ranks through public auditions – but will also regularly organise solo concerts, starting with its debut. Overseas tours are also in the pipeline.

Admission to both performances is free of charge, and no reservation is required.