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Missa Romani Pontefici Benedicti XVI
As I reported in an earlier post, Mro Carmel Grech had commissioned me to write a new Mass for use in his cappella services. The Mass, titled Missa Romani Pontefici Benedicti XVI was finished in April. It is scored for SATB soloists, Mixed Choir and orchestra. It is dedicated to Mro... Read More
Segments No 3………Yet Again!
After its performance in Berlin (2 November), Cittanova (9 November) and Castrovillari (10 November), my Segments No 3 for Clarinet and Piano will receive yet another hearing this time in the Hall of the Conservatorio of Lucca, Italy, on the 5 December. The artists are the same ones as those... Read More
‘LA STELLA’ ANNUAL BAND CONCERT
Last Saturday, November 16, at Teatru Astra in Victoria Gozo, I conducted another extremely successful concert with the La Stella Band in attendance. The evening was played to an absolutely packed opera house. Once again, the Band rose magnificently to the occasion, playing the varied pieces on... Read More
Segments No 3.. again
Last Saturday (November 9) and Sunday (November 10th) ' Segments No 3 ' for Clarinet and Piano received yet another two hearings, this time in the Civic Hall of the Comune di Cittanova (9th) and at the Teatro Sybaris in Castrovillari, Italy. The performers were Italian clarinettist Tony... Read More
THE THREE PALACES
In the series of concerts, under this generic title, on the 6th November at San Anton Palace a concert was presented featuring Soprano Myriam Cauchi, Cellist Simon Abdilla and on the Piano Maria Frendo. This highly appreciated and successful concert was played to a packed audience and featured... Read More
OTELLO at the ASTRA
On the 24th and the 26th of October I conducted two performances of Verdi's magnificent opera 'Otello' at the Astra Opera Theatre in Gozo, Malta. The performances went down extreemly well by the two packed houses, who after both shows gave a rapturous appreciation to the performers. Without... Read More
Music in Berlin
Today (2nd November) my Segments No 3 op 95 will be performed at the St. Lukas-Kirche Kreuzberg in Berlin at 19.30 hrs. Segments No 3 is scored for Clarinet and Piano. It will be played by Italian clarinettist Tony Capula and German pianist Gerd Rosinsky. Other works on the programme include... Read More
TATORT KULTUR
TATORT KULTUR, Atelier Gesprache II is the second book in the series published by the English Department of the University of Salzburg, edited by Prof Sabine Coelsch-Foisner. It contains interviews and articles by diverse personalities from the international world of culture -dance, drama,... Read More
Cincievsky Trio at Aula Mgr Farrugia
On Saturday 28 September, the Cincievsky Trio, made up of well known double bass player Gjorgj Cincievsky, soprano Milena Arsovska and pianist Maria-Elena Farrugia gave an extremely interesting concert which can be truly described as virtuosic. Gjorgj showed his prowess on the double works... Read More
The Hyland Mass at the Manoel Theatre
After the successful premier of my ' The Hyland Mass' op 130 at St George's Basilica as the closing concert of the Victoria International Arts Festival on July 15th, the work received a repeat performance, this time at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta on September 6th. The mass, which was played... Read More