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 Our
musical director John Galea, whose
musical competence encompasses a
multi-disciplined role as composer,
conductor and musicologist, has been
recently designated to represent Malta
in the XXX Edition of the "Valentino
Bucchi" International Competition in
Performance and Composition to be held
in Rome between 15th and 30th
November, 2007. The main disciplines of
this competition will comprise:
1) Fame and Fortune of the Clarinet in
the 20th and 21st century;
2) The Flute and the Piccolo in the 20th
and 21st century;
3) The Voice in the 20th and 21st
century;
4) The Chorus for treble voices in the
20th and 21st century;
5) The Piano for childhood (Music,
Nature, Games and Fairy Tales).
Apart from his contribution as member of
the jury panel, in the final phase of
the competition, he will also present a
paper ‘I concorsi di
composizione e di esecuzione: esperienze
pedagogici o scrutinio artistico?’ on
the 27th November. During the
‘Clarinet Day’ to be held on 28th
November Mro. Galea will also dwell on
some of his compositions where the
clarinet features in a prominent role.
John Galea has participated in various
past editions as member of jury panel of
the Valentino Bucchi Competition. These
have ranged from clarinet to flute,
pianoforte, voice, composition and
choirs. During the 2004 edition, he was
also elected as President of the Jury in
the Choral Category.
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