Soċjeta Filamonika Pinto - A.D. 1862 Banda San Sebastjan - (Oratorio) Sebastianus Christianus (2012)
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No | Oratorio | Composer | Productions | Recording Studio | Recording Studios | Recording Engineer | Year |
Prologu | Mro. Raymond Sciberras | Sebastian Saliba | Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan | V & F Recording Studio | Vanni Farrugia | 2012 | |
i. | Il-Wegħda | Mro. Raymond Sciberras | Sebastian Saliba | Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan | V & F Recording Studio | Vanni Farrugia | 2012 |
ii. | Fejqan | Mro. Raymond Sciberras | Sebastian Saliba | Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan | V & F Recording Studio | Vanni Farrugia | 2012 |
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iii | L-Aqwa Gwardja | Mro. Raymond Sciberras | Sebastian Saliba | Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan | V & F Recording Studio | Vanni Farrugia | 2012 |
iv | Dal-Martirju | Mro. Raymond Sciberras | Sebastian Saliba | Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan | V & F Recording Studio | Vanni Farrugia | 2012 |
Epilogu | Mro. Raymond Sciberras | Sebastian Saliba | Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan | V & F Recording Studio | Vanni Farrugia | 2012 |
The Oratorio was held in October, 2012 at the Mediterrain Conference Centre in Valletta with music by Mro. Raymond Sciberras and lyrics by Sebastian Saliba.
The oratorio delves deep into the epic and tragic motifs of the soldier saint’s life by means of a beautifully conceived dialectic. Throughout his composition, Sciberras alternates between classical and contemporary motifs, thus evoking both the ancient and the present relevance of the martyr’s enduring cult. The composition, in fact, is structured around movements composed for the traditional operistic roles of tenor Charles Vincenti soprano Rosabelle Bianchi and Mirabitur Choir directed by Simone Attard that converse, throughout the oratorio, with the contemporary vocalisations of singers Pamela Bezzina and Corazon Mizzi.