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The Georges’ Water Music

On a warm July 17, in the year 1717, King George II sailed down the Thames with a group of nobles, followed by a barge filled with musicians playing a new trio of suites composed by George Friedrich Handel for the occasion. They didn’t really ‘sail’, but were rather carried along by the rising tide,[…]

The Camillian Ideal

The feast of St Camillus de Lellis remains a very intriguing story which keeps speaking to us, even after four hundred years. Born on May 25, 1550, at Bucchianico (today’s Abbruzzo which was then part of the Kingdom of Naples) from Camilla Compelli de Laureto, St Camillus’ life proved to be a very difficult one. Bucchianico,[…]

Bach’s Trio Sonatas

Bach’s Trio Sonatas for the organ were penned after 1723, a time when he dedicated himself to instrumental music, in part to teach his children and improve the flexibility of their fingers (I’ll say!). The are ‘trio’ since there are three voices, all inter-related and interweave harmonically, works of his baroque genius, and can be[…]

The Inauguration of the Restored Icon of Our Lady of Damascus

Last Thursday, June 30th, 2022, the restored miraculous icon of Our Lady of Damascus, which dates back almost one thousand years, was officially inaugurated at the Greek-Catholic church in Valletta, Malta. Such a great project of conservation and restoration, which lasted three years to end, was effectively executed by the firm Atelier del Restauro. The[…]

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