My Choice - Ghaxaq: Barcarolle, Carmen, Die Fledermaus

We have three beautiful selections to accompany us while touring the quaint Maltese village of Għaxaq. Besides the village we're also showing photos taken inside Saint Mary and St Joseph Band Clubs. These were taken in 2005 when both band clubs were doing some enhancement work. All photos by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech.

1. Barcarolle - from the opera Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach.
2. Entr'acte Acte III from the Opera Carmen by Georges Bizet
3. Overture from the Opera Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II. Conductor is the world famous Seiji Ozawa.

Ħal Għaxaq is a village in the south of Malta, with a population of 4,400 people. It is mainly a residential area with a vast area used for agriculture still. The village's name may be derived from the Maltese word meaning delight, or it may be related to the family named Axiaq which had feudal lands in the area.

The village's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, popularly known in Maltese as Santa Marija (St.Mary) which is therefore the village's patron saint. Wonderful celebrations take place from the 30th to the 15th August annually.

However the village as a whole seeks a great devotion to the Holy Family and along the years another secondary feast emerged and is celebrated to the full on the week before the first Sunday of June. This is dedicated to St.Joseph, husband of Mary. During these feasts the village is decorated in a wonderful manner with highly artistic statues and colorful lights and banners troughout the whole village.

Ħal Għaxaq's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady and it is renowned for its beautiful baroque architecture. The present church was consegrated on 2 May 1784,

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