The Naxxar parish church will today be hosting its annual Christmas concert with the participation of the Jubilate Deo Choir together with the Cappella Gregoriana under the direction of Christopher Muscat and Pueri Cantores Jubilate Deo childrens’ choir under the direction of Daniela Ellul, and accompanied by organist Ronald Camilleri.

Music director Christopher Muscat

The choir will be singing original compositions by its director Muscat, its assistant director Josef Bugeja, Vittorio Scerri, Fr Alberto Borg and Dun Karm Scerri, as well as new adaptations of traditional hymns by Christopher Muscat and Joseph Fenech.

Throughout its 43-year history, the Jubilate Deo Choir has established itself as one of Malta’s foremost choirs in the field of sacred music. The choir was responsible for the first Maltese performance of Camille Saint-Saens’s Oratorio di Natale in 2005, the revival of Paolino Vassallo’s Messa da Requiem and Charles Camilleri’s opera Il-Wegħda in 2006 as well as the prestigious results obtained during the international choir competition Musica Sacra a Roma in 2013.

In February this year, the choir gave the first performance of Christopher Muscat’s Cantata L-X ta’ Frar 1928 and Marco Frisina’s Oratorio Fino ai Confini della Terra alongside the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Mgr Marco Frisina.

The concert at the Naxxar parish starts at 7.30pm. Entrance is free and patrons are encouraged to be seated by 7.15pm.