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The music of Joseph Vella lives on!
The music of Joseph Vella lives on!
A special word of thanks to the Arts Council -Malta for featuring a video clip as a tribute to Joseph Vella during the very first edition of the Malta Arts Awards, held on Friday 23rd March 2018. As appropriately specified in the clip, Mro. Vella`s valuable... Read More
A Life for Music
Professor Maestro Joseph Vella passed away on the 25th February 2018. So suddenly, so unexpectedly.
The family would like to express its sincere gratitude to all dignitaries, authorities, close relatives, friends, musical/cultural communities for their support and solace in these difficult... Read More
Concert in Lucca
On the 21 November I presented a very successful concert of 8 of my works at the Oratorio degli Angeli Custodi in Lucca, Italy. The concert was put on with the collaboration of the Associazione CLUSTER . On the programme were : Scherzo op 10 for Piano; 6 Preludes op 70 for Piano; 3 Songs for... Read More
LUCCA LECTURE 21/11/14
On my visit to Lucca where I was invited to present a concert of some of my chamber works, I was also asked to give a talk about my work, mostly that of a composer. It was a very interesting encounter. I enjoyed especially meeting a number of active composers from Lucca, especially with whom, an... Read More
Annual Band Concert
The Annual Band Concert by the La Stella Philharmonic Band was presented at the Astra Theatre on Saturday 15 November 2014. A large audience was regaled to a concert of pieces from both the classical and the semi classical repertoire. As usual the Band rose up to the occasion and I was very... Read More
Nabucco at the Astra Theatre
Very satisfied indeed with the two performances of Verdi,s opera NABUCCO which I conducted at the Astra Theatre in Gozo Malta on Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 October (2014). Great Soloists, impeccable choir under their chorus mistress Maria Frendo , a very good responsive orchestra (Malta... Read More
ARDESKO STRING QUARTET
The Ardesko String Quartet performed my 3 Danze Antiche con Preludio op 98 in Den Haag, the Netherlands. A very successful performance which will now be repeated in Presikhaven, Arnhem on the 11th. My thanks to Melanie Waite, the leader, for looking me up on my website
The ‘Hyland’ Mass in Washington
On September 19 (2014) in connection with the 50th Anniversary of Malta's Independence, a commemorative evening was held at the Embassy of the Delegation of the European Union in Washington. During the evening excerpts from my The 'Hyland ' Mass featured prominently. Soprano Pamela Agius,... Read More
St DIZIER
Back in Malta after a very interesting and rewarding week in St Dizier, France, where I was invited as Composer-in-Residence during the week long (21st to 27th April) Academie Festival - Les Printemps de la Musique. No fewer than seven of my works featured in the daily concerts. The highlight of... Read More
Festival in Saint-Dizier
From the 21st to the 27th of April I will be in France, where I have been invited to attend the 3rd Edition of the Academy Festival - Le Printemps de la Musique in the city of St Dizier. I will be composer-in-residence for the duration of the Festival. Besides giving a public lecture on my work... Read More