The Hallelujah chorus and Jerusalem are amongst a host of ever-popular choral classics to be performed by Ealing Choral Society at St Paul's Cathedral in Valletta on Saturday 24th June at 7pm.

Ealing Choral Society, one of London's top amateur choirs, will be on tour in Malta this June and will be giving a concert at St Paul's Cathedral in aid of two local charities. The choir will be conducted by Dr Jonathan Williams, accompanied by organist Alexander Pott with Maltese baritone Joseph Lia as the soloist.

The concert, entitled British Choral Classics, will include much-loved favourites such as Handel's Hallelujah Chorus and Zadok the Priest, Parry's Jerusalem, Madrigals by Morley and Farmer, Vaughan Williams' Mystical Songs and Stanford's Blue Bird, amongst other works.

The choir will also sing Il Karozzin, specially arranged for the occasion by Dr Jonathan Williams. The song was originally written by Joe Tanti in the 70s and performed together with his wife Carmen and Charles Bajada, namely the Greenfields trio. Joe, who hopes to attend the concert with Carmen, said "I feel honoured, and would certainly love to hear Ealing Choral Society's version of this song which in Malta is very well known. Most probably the audience will join in with the chorus as well!"

Admission to the concert is free of charge and there will be a retiring collection for two very deserving charities - Puttinu Cares and the St Paul's Cathedral Restoration Fund.