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• Friday 21st December 2002
A concert for Christmas - Mother of Good Counsel Church Paceville

• Friday 13th December 2002
In Memoriam - Mass and Concert - a tribute to Elvia at 6:30pm at the St. Julian's Parish Church.

Sunday 28th April 2002
A wedding Mass will be held at noon at the St. Agata Church, Rabat.

FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN CHOIRS
The choir was appointed to represent Malta together with other children’s choirs representing their own countries within the European Union.  Mr. Lino Attard, the choir’s Music Director, will attend meetings of the Board of Choir Directors in Brussels being held during the month of April 2002.

HOLY WEEK
“Ikun li Trid Int” - original lyrics and music by Therese Cassar and Manwel Mifsud - has been arranged for the Cantores Sancti Juliani  (four-voice treble choir), organ and guitar by Lino Attard and Fr. Tony Agius.  Various choristers from the choir’s ranks will undertake solos and there will be short readings between one station and another.

Performances will be held on the following dates and venues:
Saturday 23rd March 2002 at the Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gzira.  Performance starts at 7.30pm
Tuesday 26th March 2002 at the Mother of Good Counsel Church, Paceville.  Performance starts at 7.30pm
Wednesday 27th March 2002 at St. Julian’s Parish Church.  Performance starts at 7.15pm
Maundy Thursday 28th March 2002 at the Immaculate Mother of the Church Parish ta’ l-Ibrag.  Performance starts at 8.15pm

• Thursday 24th January 2002
Sang during Mass, celebrated on the occasion of the feast of St. Julian's popularly known in Maltese as "San Giljan Tax-Xitwa", at the St. Julian's Parish Church.

Friday 19th January 2002
The Choir sang during Mass at the Ta' l-Ibragg Parish Church on the occasion of the commencement of Fr. Tony's Pastoral work as Parish Priest of the Parish.

• Saturday 5th January 2002
Christmas/dinner dance party was held for the choir members and parents at the Imperial Hotel, Sliema.  Presents were distrubuted by Fr. Tony Agius (the Choir's Hon. President) and Mr. Lino Attard, the Choir's Master, to all choristers and the choir's main assistants.

• Wednesday 2nd January 2002
A hike was organised for all choir members, friends, and parents at the Buskett Gardens.

• Thursday 27th December 2001
A joint Christmas Concert with the St. Paul's Choral Society was held at the St. John's Co-Cathedral. This was organised in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority.  The concert was very well attended and reviews may be read in this site by clicking on "FROM THE PRESS".

• Monday 24th December 2001
Christmas Eve Mass held at 7:45pm at the St. Julian's Parish Church

• Wednesday 19th - Firday 21stDecember 2001
Christmas Novena at the St. Julian's Parish Church

• Monday 17th December 2001
A joint Christmas Concert with the St. Julian's Choir was held at the St. Julian's Parish Church

• Thursday 13th December 2001
In Memoriam - Mass and Concert - a tribute to Elvia at 6:30pm at the St. Julian's Parish Church. This was a very well attended concert in which the choir excelled in its presentation. Among works that were very much at Elvia's heart, the choir performed for the first time Benjamin Britten's Missa Brevis in D Opus 64 in which soloists Jonna Sultana, Yana Azzopardi, Elisa Borg, Lara Tanti and Nicholas Dimech took part. 
Excellent reviews: click on "FROM THE PRESS" section.

• Friday 7th December 2001
A Mass and Adoration at the St. Julian's Parish Church on the 1st Friday of the month dedicated to Miss Elvia Agius.

• Thursday 22nd November 2001
A concert with the Russian Children's Choir, the DETSTVO GIRLS CHOIR - 2nd place winners at this year's Malta International Choir Festival - was held at the St. Julian's Parish Church. 

• Wednesday 24th - Wednesday 31st October 2001
We hosted the Choir of the St. Hedwige Cathedral (Berlin) with whom we sang a joint concert at Mdina Cathedral.  The German Choir had excellent words of praise for the Cantores Sancti Juliani so much so that they invited the Choir to sing in Germany later on next year.

• Friday 5th October 2001
Concert at Vittoriosa Parish Church on the occasion of Vittoria Fest organised by the Malta Tourism Authority.

• Saturday 29th September 2001
Concert at St. Vincent De Paul Theatre under the auspices of His Excellency Dr. Guido Demarco, President of the Republic on the occasion of the ELDERLY OF THE YEAR AWARD.  The choir gave a rendition of Maltese Folk by Carmelo Pace.

• Wednesday 19th - Sunday 23rd September 2001
Cantores member's and parents had a thoroughly enjoyable five-day break in Gozo between the 19th and 23rd September.

• Sunday 2nd September 2001
A day by the sea.

• Sunday 12th August 2001
A bar-b-que by the sea.

• Saturday 11th August 2001
The choir sang during mass at Spinola Bay on the occasion of the blessing of pets, initial festivities of St. Julian’s.

• Friday 10th August 2001
A bar-b-que in the occasion of the feast of Santa Maria, on Friday 10th August 2001 - see photos in our PHOTO GALLERY.

• Sunday 5th August 2001
A day at the sea followed up by a bar-b-que.

• Friday 29th June 2001
The choir sang at a Wedding Ceremony at St. Gregory’s Parish Church, Sliema.

• Sunday 22th July 2001
The choir sang during mass in the occasion of St. Margarita's feast at Gozo, followed by a day at the sea.

• Thursday 28th June 2001
A Grand Imnarja Night Bar-b-que was held for choir members and guests.
 
6th - 13thJune 2001
The Choir hosted the Grand Choir of Holland and participated in a joint concert at St. Julian’s Parish Church on Thursday 7th June at 7.15pm. 

The Grand Choir of Holland also sang during the 11am Mass at the Mdina Cathedral on Sunday 10th June, and gave a choral concert at the same Cathedral on Monday 11th June at 7.30pm.

• Friday 25th May 2001
The choir sang at the Wedding Ceremony of Miss Kiran Mohnani, which took place at St. Domenic’s Parish Church, Rabat, Malta.

• Saturday 12th May 2001 - 7.30pm 
Concert of Sacred Works at St. Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral under the direction of Lino Attard.  The Choir sang a selection of “a cappella” works.  Accompanied pieces where also included and Elisabeth Conrad accompanied the choir at the Organ.  The Malta Tourism Authority commissioned this concert. 

• Wednesday 9th May 2001
The choir was the backbone of the National children’s choir that was formed to take part in the beatification ceremony by Pope John Paul II, sang various hymns for the occasion.

• Saturday 21th April 2001
The choir sang at the Wedding Ceremony of Miss Juanita Ebejer and Mr. Joseph Midolo, which took place at Zabbar Parish Church.

• Saturday 14th April 2001
Easter Vigil at the Mother of Good Counsel Church, Paceville.

• Thursday 12th April 2001
On Thursday 12th April the choir gave a full performance of the popular Maltese Cantata “Ikun li Trid Int” at the Mother of Good Counsel Church at Paceville after the Maundy Thursday function at the same church.  This was a meditation of the fourteen Stations of the Cross and there where short readings by members of the community at the Paceville Millennium Chapel.  Solos where undertaken by Nicholas Dimech, Yana Azzopardi, Joanna Sultana, Elisa Borg, Tiziana Tedesco Triccas, Anne Marie Bonello, Stephanie Gouder and Karen Darmenia,  “Ikun li Trid Int” original lyrics and music by Therese Cassar and Manwel Mifsud has been arranged for the Cantores Sancti Juliani  (four-voice treble choir), organ and guitar by Lino Attard and Fr. Tony Agius. 

• Wednesday 11th April 2001
On Wednesday 11th April the choir led the congregation’s singing from St. John’s Co-Cathedral during the National Pilgrimage organised by the Archdiocese of Malta presided by His Grace the Archbishop Mons.  Joseph Mercieca.  Popular religious hymns where rendered so that everyone was able to take active part during singing at this national religious manifestation.

• Saturday 10th February 2001
Hike for all the choir members and friends.

• Friday 9th February2001
A 30-hour vocal and instrumental classical music marathon kicked off on Friday at the Amphi Theatre in Bay Street, St George's Bay, St Julian's to help young Zachary Micallef who needed to undergo medical treatment abroad with a performance by soprano Marita Bezzina and pianist Leanne Baldacchino Anastasi, and ended on Saturday at midnight.

The marathon featured well known local and foreign artists as well as the Cantores Sancti Juliani. Bay Street Operations Ltd, F. Zammit Nurseries, Marsovin LTD, G&M Deguara and PEG Publishers sponsored this event.

• Wednesday 24th January 2001
Feast of St. Julian (San Giljan tax-Xitwa).  Choir performed during the Mass at St. Julian’s Parish Church at 6.30pm.

• Saturday 13th January 2001
Mass at St. Julian's Parish Church at 7.30pm for the repose of Miss Elvia Agius, Foundress of the Choir who went to meet the Almighty last month today.

• 11th January 2001
The choir participated in a concert at the Manoel Theater's Foyer on the occasion of the Eighth Ambassadors Meeting organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The choir's rendering was in memory of the choir Foundress Miss Elvia Agius who worked at the Ministry as Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon. Dr. Joe Borg. A selection of Maltese folk and “a cappella”  sacred works where performed.

• 30th December 2000
Christmas Carol Concert at the Mother of Good Counsel Church in Paceville commissioned by the Malta Tourism Authority. 

Concert started at 7.30pm.  The choir was accompanied by Elisabeth Conrad at the organ and by Fr. Tony Agius at the guitar.  The concert was under the direction of Lino Attard.

• 27th December, 2000
Christmas Carols at the Parish Church at Zejtun organised by the Zejtun Local Council.

• 24th December, 2000
Christmas Eve Carols and Mass at the Mother of Good Counsil Church, Paceville.  Service started at 10.30pm.

• 16th December 2000
Morning:  Christmas Carols at Valletta.  This was a promotional activity for Vodafone Malta Ltd.
Evening:  Christmas Carols at Sliema.  This was a promotional activity for Vodafone Malta Ltd.

 
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