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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 26 SEPTEMBER 2021 5 CULTURE THE Gaulitanus Choir, the organiser of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music, will be giving the next con- cert in the ongoing "GauLive", the final phase of the 14th edition of the festival. This is being held at the Xaghra Basilica on Saturday 2nd October at 20.00hrs, Entitled "Songs of Praise", the repertoire con- sists of a number of sacred excerpts in the English language. Ranging from British classics such as William H. Monk's "Abide with me" and Stephen Adams 's "The Holy City" to more contemporary American favourites such as Bob Dufford's "Be Not Afraid" and Michael Joncas's "On Eagle's Wings", the works being performed have been specifically arranged for the Gaulitanus Choir over the years - mostly by its founder-director Colin Attard, who will also be conducting the concert. While several of the choir's soloists will share the solo work in- volved, the choir will be accompanied by Stephen Attard and joined by violinist Pierre Louis Attard. The concert is being held in collaboration with the Xaghra Local Council and the Catenian As- sociation. In full compliance with current health protocols, entrance is free. Reservations can be made on bookings.gaulitana@gmail.com. Further information available on the facebook page Gaulitana: A Festival of Music and www. gaulitanus.com. Gaulitanus choir presents sacred choral concert Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna inaugurates second edition of 'Window on History' exhibition Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna has inaugurated the second edi- tion of its 'Window on Histo- ry' temporary exhibition at the Malta at War Museum in Bir- gu. This initiative is supported by the Cottonera Foundation. The concept behind the ex- hibition goes back to the time when all museums had to re- main shut as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. At the time FWA sought new and in- novative ways to carry on with its mission to educate on the subjects of heritage and histo- ry. At that point it was decid- ed that the largest of nine en- trances into the Malta at War Museum be converted into a public exhibition window that will allow the holding of tem- porary exhibitions which the public could view safely from outside the museum without the need to enter the building. Through this initiative FWA has also found the means by which elements from its re- serve collection which are held in storage are brought out and exhibited for public enjoy- ment. The first exhibition in this series was held last year and remained open by public demand well past its origi- nal three month window. Its theme was influenced by the current pandemic and the widespread use of face masks having focused on wartime ci- vilian gas masks from different countries. The current edition fea- tures a collection of some 50 military and civilian helmets made from different materi- als from WWI to the present. It includes some very rare ex- amples such as a Malta 231 Brigade steel helmet and an Irish Republic army British made German Stahlhelm in use during the inter-war pe- riod to easily distinguish Irish Republican troops from the British who wore the Tommy Helmet and who remained present in Northern-Ireland after the 1922 partition. There is also a super rare Turkish WWI helmet and Greek WW2 helmet amongst a collection that represents a wide range of nations. The current exhibition is pro- vided with a QR code which enables the visitor to down- load againsta small contribu- tion the exhibition's full-col- our catalogue. It will remain open until the end of Novem- ber when it will be replaced by a new one. Its opening hours are the same as those of the Malta at War Museum from Monday to Saturday between 10.00am and 4.30pm and it is free. The current edition features a collection of some 50 military and civilian helmets made from different materials from WWI to the present. It includes some very rare examples