Joseph Vella
Maltese composer and conductor, Joseph Vella is generally considered to be Malta's leading contemporary composer. Internationally, he is by far the most widely played. Read Biography
Works
OP 154
Fantasia
OP 153
Thinking….Impromptu
Composition:
String Orchestra | 10 November 2017
Premiere: Not Performed
Duration: 5.15 min
CD Unavailable
OP 152
To a False God
Composition:
Baritone and 5 Timpani | 19 April 2017
Premiere: Not Performed
Duration: 06.55 min min
CD Unavailable
OP 151
CREDO
Composition:
SATB (soli), Choir and Orchestra | Words: Christopher Hyland | 19 December 2016
Premiere:
Kristina Bachrach, Madeline Apple Healet, Heather Johnson, Vale Rideout, Jarrett Ott, NY Choral Society and Orchestra | St Patrick's Cathedral NY | Conductor: David Hayes | 09 November 2016
OP 150 (a)
The True Face of God
Composition:
4 Horns, Timpani and Orchestra | 25 January 2018
Premiere: Not Performed
Duration: 13.20 min
CD Unavailable
OP 150
The True Face of God
Composition:
4 Horns, Organ, and Timpani | 25 February 2016
Premiere:
Larry Dibello, Shelagh Abte, Alexannder Chin, Melissa Danas, Richard Hagan, David Peel, Patrick Pridmore, Steven Sherts (Horns), Maya Gunji (Timpani), Jennifer Pascual (Organ) | St Patrick's Cathedral New York | Conductor: David Hayes | 09 November 2016
OP 149
Le Mid-Dit
OP 148
TRIO
Per 3 Corni di Basseto
Composition:
3 Corni di Basseto | 30 August 2015
Premiere: Not Performed
Duration: 6.30 min min
CD Unavailable
OP 147
FANTASIA SINFONICA
Per Banda
Composition:
Wind and Brass Band | 01 August 2015
Premiere:
La Stella Band | Astra Opera Theatre | Conductor: Joseph Vella | 21 November 2015
Duration: 11.30' min
CD Unavailable
OP 146
ANTHEM
(SMOM)
OP 145
Surrexit Dominus
Antiphon
OP 144
Charlie on my Mind
Quintet
OP 143
CONCERTO GROSSO
OP 142
3 Bagatelles
(i) Colloquy (ii) Lachrymae (iii) Moto Perpetuo
Composition:
Viola and Piano | 26 September 2014
Premiere:
Nadia Debono (viola), Sofia Narmania (Piano) | Robert Sammut Hall | 07 October 2016
Duration: 10.20 min
CD Unavailable
OP 141
In a Pensive Mood
Viola Solo
OP 140
A Serenade for Sonja
OP 139
Variations sur un Air Folklorique Maltaise
Pour Mandoline Solo
OP 138
DUST on the PATH
Song Cycle (text : Alistair Chalmers)
OP 137
ODE to a Resurrected Violin
Solo Violin and Strings
OP 136
Ramblings
for 5 Solo Instruments