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“Pieces of Malta” One week to go!
It isn’t easy to describe what I’m feeling right now, holding in my hands the album I’ve written, and preparing to perform it live in concert very soon. So I tried to express myself through a short story about the journey that brought me here. 📀 Album Launch: "Pieces of Malta" 🗓️ Sunday, 19th October... Continue Reading →
Album “għaliex?” Now available from D’Amato
🎼🔥 Amid the blazing Maltese summer, a breeze of Good Friday solemnity arrives…I'm thrilled to share that "Għaliex?", my collection of original funeral marches,has found a home at the world’s oldest record store: D’Amato Records in Valletta.This music is both a tribute and a question, steeped in tradition yet composed with fresh emotion. If you’re... Continue Reading →
Sunset Musings
🌅 Sunset MusingsEvery evening, the sun offers one of nature’s greatest performances; an unspoken symphony of color and emotion. Yet too often, we miss it. Caught in life’s rhythm, we forget to pause... to breathe... to feel.Sunset isn’t just an end, it’s a memory maker, a moment of love, reflection, inspiration. And I’ll admit, I've... Continue Reading →
Bells of a feather
Sitting quietly on a bench near the church of Rabat, watching time gently pass… then the bells begin to ring. Their sound fills the air with joy, anticipation, and a sense of something greater. Church bells are more than a call to prayer; they are a voice of tradition, a cultural heartbeat, and a majestic... Continue Reading →
Guide on how to ask your price.
During the past years, we have seen a very sharp increase in prices for musicians to play with a wind band. Being a march, procession, concert or whatever is needed. I have also noticed that the price has risen considerably for the inexperienced and newcomers, leading to those with more experience and more ability in... Continue Reading →
Festive Marches Competition
I am happy to share the results of the latest Wind Band Festive Marches Competition organized by Soċjetà Filarmonika Marija Mtellgħa s-Sema L-Imġarr A.D. 2011 in which my composition (Mgiarro) placed second . This was my first competition ever in my career as a composer and I am satisfied with the result. I would also... Continue Reading →
Mel’ Isma
I am thrilled to announce that the project proposed for Kwarta Tajba - Festival ta' Mużika Innovattivi, was accepted alongside five other projects. This is the first edition of such a festival. This will be my first ever project to be submitted and accepted as a composer. More information on the festival and it's competition... Continue Reading →
Should we change?
Should we change? Now that the non-existing feast season ended, what can we, as feast enthusiasts, organizers, performers, take from all of this? I attended one of the feasts that was actually done almost in full in July, and noted certain things, certain patterns which I would like to share: Most importantly, feasts are still... Continue Reading →
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