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Family Vella Launches a New Project to Develop a Maestro Vella Digital Platform

Over the years, the Vella Family has been actively preserving and promoting the rich musical legacy of Maestro Joseph Vella. His two sons Alan and Nikki have ensured constant attention to his compositions while regularly supporting event organisers, performers, scholars and students interested... Read More

Vella`s Bold and Expressive ‘Piano Concerto’

Established pianist Francis Camilleri will be performing Maestro Joseph Vella’s much acclaimed ‘Piano Concerto’ (Op.41) at the Teatru Manoel, Valletta, on the 27th March 2026, at 7.30 pm, accompanied by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. As specified in the Orchestra`s social media post,... Read More

February Events – 8th Anniversary

On the 25th February, it will be eight years since dad – Maestro Joseph Vella - passed away. Different musical events are taking place around this date. Fondazzjoni Paulus are organising a concert on Saturday 21st February at the official residence of the President of Malta at San Anton... Read More

Christmas 2025 with the Laudate Pueri Choir

Christmas brings warmth and happiness, a season where hopes shine a little brighter and where simple moments turn into cherished memories. Christmas Carols strike such chords too, and it is in this spirit that the Laudate Pueri Choir will be organising a concert at Il-Hagar, Victoria, Gozo, on... Read More

Vella’s Music at a Council of Europe Prestigious Event

Mro. Joseph Vella`s music will be performed in yet another prestigious venue, this time the Opéra national du Rhin, in Strasbourg, France. The Strasbourg Opera House, located in the city centre of Strasbourg, has been classified as a historical monument since 1921. Acclaimed tenor Joseph... Read More

Mro. Vella`s ‘English Mass’ to be Performed in Belgium

One of Malta’s leading choirs, the St Paul Choral Society, is embarking on its Belgium Tour 2025 with different concerts scheduled in the main Belgian historic cities of Bruges, Antwerp, Ghent, and Brussels. On Sunday 31st August, the choir will be singing Mro Joseph Vella`s 'English Mass'... Read More

VIAF is Back!

The Victoria International Arts Festival (VIAF) is a yearly, established cultural platform being Malta’s longest-running Festival of its kind. Mro. Joseph Vella was VIAF`s first Artistic Director, occupying this position up to his passing in 2018. Over the years, he and his team built sound... Read More

Seven Years Already! Launching of Family Vella`s Digitisation Project and Other Commemorative Events

Mro. Joseph Vella passed away on February 25th 2018. Family Vella intends honouring the seventh anniversary since his demise by launching the first phase of its music digitisation initiative, as a fitting tribute to his legacy. Preparations are in hand to digitally transform Mro. Vella`s CD... Read More

Research Work Concerning Mro. Vella`s Music

Established pianist Francis Camilleri is focusing his doctoral studies at the University of Malta on Mro. Joseph Vella's piano works. As part of his doctoral programme, Francis already performed in April 2024 a solo recital at the Teatru Manoel consisting of three works by Vella, that is... Read More

Sarabanda, Jubilo and More

Three concerts featuring Maestro Vella`s music are planned in the coming weeks, as Summer progressively gives way to Autumn. 'Sarabanda', Maestro Vella`s ever popular Opus 73 for strings, will be performed on the 15th September 2024 at the Dominican Church in Rabat Malta, at 19:00hrs. Vella`s... Read More