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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
PINOCCHIO TORNA a VILLA GARZONI
This is the title of one of the Italian newspapers announcing yet another performance of my work "Pinocchio in Musica". The concert took place on Sunday 1 September in the beautiful gardens of Villa Garzoni in the 'birth place ' of Pinocchio, namely the town of Collodi. The performance is the... Read More
Victoria International Arts Festival
The Victoria International Arts Festival ended on the 15th July with a choral/orchestral concert at St George's Basilica. The main work on the programme was the premiere performance of The Hyland Mass a new work I composed on a commission by Christopher Hyland of New York. Taking part were... Read More
Performance in Russia
On the 16th June, two of my works were given an airing in Moscow. The concert, which was held at the RACHMANINOV HALL, included my song in Maltese Li Kieku Kont for Baritone and Piano and also my Psalm 89 for Baritone and chamber orchestra. They were interpreted by Joseph Lia, the Maltese... Read More
PINOCCHIO……………Again!
On the 19th of May, my work 'Pinocchio in Musica' was once again performed in Italy, this time in Pistoia. Last year I had conducted the world premier of this piece right in Pinocchio's hometown- the town of Collodi. This time the performance took place in the cloister of Santa Lucia del... Read More