Secretary - Mr George Borg

Mr George Borg - Secretary

GEORGE BORG was born in Victoria on 1st September 1938. He attended the Victoria Primary and Secondary Schools He was engaged with the Civil Service in 1956 until his retirement in 1999 as a Principal Officer. During his career within the Civil Service he occupied various posts mainly that of Postmaster at the Gozo Head Post Office as well as that of Officer-in-Charge of the Gozo Tourist Office. Nowadays he occupies the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Gozo Tourism Association.

George was one of the original members of the Choir. Out of his own initiative he contacted Rev Fr Joseph Gauci encouraging him to set up a choir to participate during the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. When the Chorus Urbanus was formed in 1975 on the initiative of Fr joseph Gauci, assisted by Joseph Bezzina, George Borg was one of the original choir members. During the period the Choir was directed by Rev Fr Gauci, George was always consulted regarding the activities and new initiatives the Choir was to undertake. He always worked hand in hand with Fr Gauci in the difficult, early years of the Choir.

During the short period of time in which Joseph Bezzina assumed the direction of the CHoir, George Borg was the director's right hand and was the main organiser of the CHoir in the absence of a choir's committee. In 1980, Mro John Galea assumed the musical direction of the Chorus Urbanus and the first Choir Committee was formed. George Borg was appointed the first Secretary/Treasurer of the Choir until 1986. From then onwards until the present day, he has uninterruptedly occupied the post of Secretary.

George is married to Antoinette, herself a choir member ever since 1975. they have two children, George and Joseph. George is also a Chorus Urbanus chorister and for some years he occupied the post of President of the Choir.. George Borg's four grandchildren are members of the Junior Section of the Choir.

George had other connections with various committees within the La Stella Society and St George's Basilica in which he assumed various posts. He is currently President of the Ghaqda Dilettanti Mudelli tal-Knejjes u Vari and a member in other government committees and philanthropic groups.

As Secretary of the Chorus Urbanus, George Borg was instrumental in most of the Choir's activities ever since its formation in 1975.



 


 

 


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