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Schola Cantorum Jubilate, in collaboration with the Malta Trust Foundation, presents 3Ts – Tea, Tunes, Togetherness! It promises to be a tuneful afternoon bringing people together for a freshly brewed cup of tea with special treats and different forms of art. Music, art, literature and the rural backdrop will join together for a good cause since all proceeds will go to the Malta Trust Foundation.
The Malta Trust Foundation, chaired by H.E. President Emeritus Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, is committed to sustainable solutions addressing poverty and vulnerability. Its work focuses on key areas such as disability, mental health and wellbeing, education (both formal and non-formal) and youth empowerment. The Foundation continually invests in resources to ensure tangible results.
SCJ Soloists – Marouska Attard, Hannah Tong, Bianca Simone and James Agius – will perform a jovial repertoire, filled with moments of soaring drama, ease and capriciousness. This is the first concert of a year-long celebration marking the 25th anniversary of SCJ. The programme includes pieces by Donizetti, Rossini, Bizet, Tosti, Head and the late Prof. Joe Vella. The concert will conclude with a special arrangement of local works by composer-in-residence Paul Portelli. Additionally, there will be readings of writings by Alda Merini, aimed at raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing in a diverse, overpopulated society.
Gozitan artists Vince Caruana, Paul Stellini, Chris Saliba, Maria Cassar and Jeremy Spiteri will enrich the event with exhibits from their studios, offering attendees the opportunity to acquire unique works of art.
3Ts will take place on Sunday 2nd February at 3.30pm at Ta’ Frenċ Courtyard. Entrance is by ticket only. Interested individuals are kindly asked to fill in the prebooking form and follow the instructions to purchase tickets, which cost €40 each.
For further details, please contact Schola Cantorum Jubilate by email at info@scjchoir.com or by calling 79450950.
Schola Cantorum Jubilate warmly invites you to our highly anticipated Christmas concert, Jubilate. Experience an evening of music, joy, and reflection on Saturday 28th December at 19.30, within the magnificent Ta’ Pinu National Shrine.
Explore the realm of hope and joy through a repertoire of beloved carols and hidden gems. The SCJ Adults choir will bring these timeless notes to life, enhanced by modern effects and original literature embodying the wonder and warmth of the season.
“Our selection of music for this evening includes both the timeless and the new—familiar carols alongside fresh arrangements and new contemporary choral pieces that reflect the beauty and diversity of the Christmas Season. We hope that each note brings warmth to your heart and helps you experience the true meaning of Christmas: peace, joy, and goodwill toward all.”
- Marouska Attard, SCJ Conductor
Through the timeless power of the arts, we aim to foster conversance with life’s deeper meaning, experienced through the lens of Christmas values, and inspired by the Roman Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee:
“Fan the flame of hope that has been given us, and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart, and far-sighted vision”
- Pope Francis
We look forward to sharing a profound, musical evening with you. Join us and surrender to the true spirit of Christmas.
Admission is free and no booking is required.
Jubilate is being supported by the Directorate Cultural Heritage with the Ministry for Gozo and Planning.
Just few days before Christmas, the SCJ Children’s Choir and the SCJ Youths are enthusiastically preparing for most expected celebration of the year. They will be collaborating with the Echo Sting Ensemble for a memorable joined musical adventure.
If we listen intently, we can still hear the notes of In Presepio wafting in the air and we find ourselves humming the tunes that accompanied us throughout the past Christmas period. But for our choristers and the many people behind In Presepio, our annual Christmas concert goes far beyond the notes on a manuscript.
In Presepio was a journey; both in terms of our realisation of it, and in the concept and event that it recalls. 800 years since St. Francis’ first crib, we attempted to recreate the joy and wonder of that first reenactment. Baby Jesus, once heard of in sermons or read about in the Scriptures, lay in a manger, for all to see. The simplicity and poverty he was born into, there for all to experience; the smell of the hay and the animals that brought comfort and warmth; Mary and Joseph, standing close, aware of the momentous event they witnessed, of their paths from there on.
The concert revolved around St. Francis and this dream of his: to recreate the event of events, for all to see. Our audience accompanied our St. Francis as his crib was built, not through clay or papier mâché, but through a carefully selected repertoire of choral music, each piece highlighting a main personality in the nativity story.
The In Presepio repertoire featured Christmas classics by Mendelssohn and Wagner, with works by British composers John Rutter and David Willcocks, and lesser known modern and contemporary pieces by Jēkabsone, Hayes, Culloton, Roche, Archer and Pitts. No Maltese Christmas concert is complete without Ninni La Tibkix Iżjed and our talented choristers and musicians delivered this piece with a new musical arrangement by Paul Portelli.
During In Presepio we also launched our latest original composition, Admirabile Signum. Composed by Paul Portelli, with lyrics by Francesco Pio Attard, the piece recalls St. Francis’ dream of reliving the first ever Christmas. We’re overjoyed that it was so marvellously met by our audience!
As we close the doors on yet another memorable Christmas concert, we can’t not mention the amazing musicians who accompanied our choristers: Anna Magrin and Amy Borg on the piano, Joseph Camilleri on the organ, and the BrassTubes who have for long collaborated closely with SCJ - as well as our brilliant conductor Marouska Attard. And of course our choristers: the SCJ Adults Group and SCJ Youths whose dedication to all our musical adventures continues unwavering.
Last but not least, a big thank you to you, our audience, who continue to support us and our projects year after year. You give us the impetus to continue exploring the world of choral music and to create unique concepts to deliver equally unique concerts. Thank you!
In Presepio was organised with the support of the Cultural Heritage Directorate within the Ministry for Gozo.