The Academy of Sacred Music Francesco Azopardi forms part of the Episcopal Vicariate for the Liturgy of the Archdiocese of Malta and was officially founded on the 29th June 2024, feast of St Peter and St Paul, by H.E. Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna.
The main objectives of the Academy are:
- to offer quality musical opportunities that form students to serve in a professional way the liturgical ministry;
- to offer an opportunity for students to join the choirs and musicians of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Malta; and
- to transmit and strengthen the Catholic faith.
Therefore, the Academy offers a variety of courses linked to the music ministry by a faculty of professional teachers and experienced practitioners in the field of sacred music work under the leadership of the Music Director of the Archdiocese and Maestro di Cappella of the Cathedral.
All courses offered by the Academy are accredited either by the Pastoral Formation Institute within the Archdiocese of Malta or the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority, with certificates at various levels. The Academy’s guarantee of excellence is supported by highly reputable international institutes, such as the Cappella Musicale del Duomo di Milano (one of the world’s oldest musical institutions founded in 1402) and the AERCO Choral Academy in Bologna.
The Academy aims to offer a holistic musico-spiritual formation to its students by supporting its academic programme through extra-curricular cultural, religious and social activities.