Friar Alessandro, OFM from Assisi is currently in Malta for two concerts: one in Floriana and one in Rabat. Friar Alessandro had some time to visit the Franciscan Convent in Rabat and interviewed on his vocation. See video below (English and Italian).
On the 7th February he sang live at The Floriana Parish Church – Floriana accompanied by The Vilhena Concert Band together with Harpist Anne Marie Camilleri Podesta under the direction of Mro.Heathcliffe Balzan and Supported by Soprano Ruth Sammut Casingena and Tenor Arthur Micallef. This concert was in aid of The Community Chest Fund under The Patronage of Her Excellency The President of Malta.
On the 9th February the 36-year old Italian tenor and Franciscan friar is participating in the annual 9 February concert held in St Paul’s collegiate church in Rabat. The concert organised by the Paulus Foundation, is aimed at showcasing the beauty of sacred music while also reviving Maltese archives of such music.
Friar Alessandro who will be singing six solo works from his various albums. The concert will be commemorating the 450th anniversary from the Great Siege of Malta and the 25th anniversary of Saint John Paul II’s visit to Malta.