On the 6th of July together with the Big Band Brothers' Roving setup, will hit Bethlehem with a great music set as part of the Street Festival after being invited to take part in this EU project funded under the EuropeAid programme. CLAP. The CLAP project The BBB have been invited to participate in a... Continue Reading →
Choosing your Tie
Alongside the feasts season we also have the wedding seasons, and as I was juggling out with what colour of tie should I wear to compliment the suit and my wife’s dress colour, I had some ideas running through my mind. As bands perform throughout the year we all wear that coloured tie with the... Continue Reading →
Gathering Youths Through Arts
This project is organized by Għaqda Mużikali Marija Bambina, Banda Vittorja of Naxxar, and funded through Creative Communities Fund by the Malta Arts Council. Throughout this projects, we are gathering youths from a different artistic background and give them tuition and experience from local talents in order to make one big and artistic production using... Continue Reading →
Respect … where respect is due.
And yes, festa season is now officially open! It is the most intense season of them all. Preparations are in full blast, excitement is sky high and everyone can't wait for his special week to arrive. A few weeks ago we had a great seminar and we addressed a lot of issues regarding band clubs,... Continue Reading →
Aims & Objectives
It has been an ongoing struggle to find new children that get interested to play with a local band. This is something most of our clubs are constantly complaining about. What if, we are doing it wrong, or too old-fashioned? As I understand other entities are blooming with children and it is not just football or... Continue Reading →
United we Stand.
During the past year or two, I have been thinking of how we could have a better system and what regulations we need to adapt in order to keep our band clubs running, be more attractive and get all the respect that they deserve. Obviously, this is not something I am trying to do on... Continue Reading →
‘IT-TRIQ ‘IL QUDDIEM’
During the past few months, I and a number of band club officials boarded a project in order to create ethical standards between local band clubs which form part of the Għaqda Każini tal-Banda. After, the annual general meeting held in April 2017, the task force started discussions on how to move forward in order... Continue Reading →
By the left! Quick March!
We all heard this command at least once in our lifetime, either because you are at a parade, work in the military or just had the pleasure to happen in a place where a parade is being held. Everyone loves to see the spic and span uniforms held with dignity, pride and loyalty and the... Continue Reading →
