MUSIC+ in Gozo
(VO/0331) is a non-profit cultural organization whose main objective is to promote culture by organizing musical concerts from time to time. During the past years it has organized highly successful music events featuring local and internationally renowned artists and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. This year it will embark on a new project and will be organizing the first edition of a mini-festival entitled which will take place between September and November.
will consist of recitals from local and international artists, master classes in different instruments, workshops for Primary school students, talks and it will close with a conference.
kicks off on 28th September 2018 with a recital by Edlira Shkurti (violin) and Erga Halilaj (piano) from Albania. Shkurti is a member of the RTSH Orchestra of Tirana, Albania whereas Halilaj, apart from being a member of the RTSH Orchestra, is also a visiting professor at the University of Arts of Tirana. This is followed by three other recitals: one on 29 September featuring up-and-coming Gozitan pianist Francis James Camilleri; another one on 30September 2018 featuring Laura Magistrelli (clarinet) and Marina Degl’Innocenti (piano) from Italy – Magistrelli is professor of clarinet at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi of Milan; and the last one on 28 October 2018 featuring trumpeter Brendan Ball, trumpet player with the Malta Philharmonic, and pianist Elaine Mercieca. During the latter Ball and Mercieca will give the world premiere of Alan Cassar’s Deconstructed Images. Apart from some of the well-known classics, all these concerts will feature music by Maltese composers. These concerts will be held at the Exhibition Hall, Ministry for Gozo and start at 7:30pm.
On 29 September morning, starting at 09.00am, Laura Magistrelli, Edlira Shkurti and Erga Halilaj will give master classes in clarinet, violin, and piano respectively. These will be held at the Gozo Visual and Performing Arts School, Xewkija, Gozo.
Two workshops intended for selected Primary School children,
also form part of this mini-festival. These workshops will be conducted by Ms. Sarah Spiteri. These workshops are going to be held on 4 October.
On 5 October at the Exhibition Hall, Ministry for Gozo at 19:30hrs, Dr Abraham Borg will deliver a talk,
MUSIC+ comes to an end with a conference: The Future of Opera in the Maltese Islands where representatives from all opera house in the islands dicuss the matter. This conference will be moderated by Dr Paul Xuereb and addressed also by Ms. Cecilia Xuereb and internationally renowned soprano Miriam Gauci. This will be held on 9th November at the Circolo Gozitano, Victoria, at 7:30pm. This conference will be in Maltese and attendance is by registration
Joseph Debrincat is the Artistic Director of All events are free of charge.
has been supported by the Ministry for Gozo NGO Assistance Scheme, a funding programme for Voluntary Organisations on the Island of Gozo.
For more details and queries contact: musicplusgozo@gmail.com – 7970 3288 / 9948 7341