Following
the huge success scored with the recording
of John Galea’s oratorio Il-Qalb ta’
Kristu and its Italian version Il
Cuore di Cristo, and its releases by
EMI Publishing Milano, the
Chorus Urbanus has been invited to feature
with prominence in another CD recording to
be released later on next year by Magro
Bros. (Foods) Limited. The artistic
direction of the CD entitled Sounds of
a Mediterranean Culture has been
entrusted to composer and conductor John
Galea, who has taken great care to include
a cross section of the sonar soundscapes
of the Maltese
Islands
.
The
first phase of the recording of this CD
has been carried out during these last six
days. Sound design and production of the
whole project has been entrusted to Prof.
Ivo Keremidchiev, Head of the Recording
Department from the State Music Academy of
Sofia. The other members of the Bulgarian
recording crew include Ms. Kremena
Angelova and Mr. Peter Kovachev. Besides
the Chorus Urbanus, other artists
contributing in this CD compilation
include the Nafra Ensemble, Frans
Baldacchino (il-Budaj), Dr. Joseph
Chetcuti,
Andrè Paul Huber, Prof. Oliver
Friggieri, the Leone Philharmonic Band,
the children’s choir Fjur t’Assisi.
Apart from materials that have strong
roots in the Mediterranean basin, the CD
compilation features compositions by
Charles Camilleri, John Galea, Ruben
Zahra, Giuseppe Caruana and Anthony
Aquilina apart from traditional ‘
Għana
’ and folk tunes.
The
second phase of this project resumed in
Sofia
last week with the esteemed participation
of the Sofia Collegium Symphony Orchestra
conducted by John Galea. Apart from
recording some orchestral tracks for the
CD, the highlight of this compilation will
be the recording of the theme song
“Tislima” for soprano and symphonic
orchestra commissioned by Magro Bros.
(Foods) Limited. The music has been
composed by Mro. John Galea to lyrics
written by Prof. Oliver Friggieri and will
be performed by soprano Yvonne Galea. The
recording took place at Studio no.1 at the
Bulgarian National Radio in
Sofia
on
Friday 18th November, 2005
. The whole project has been closely
monitored by Mr. Alvin Scicluna of Citadel
Video Communications with the whole
collaboration of the Balkan Multimedia
Centre, The Sofia State Academy of Music
and M-SAT TV.
The
Magro Brothers Group of companies is an
organisation dedicated to create
distinctive value for the customers that
they serve. The company will launch an
innovative range of products under the
brand name SAVINA. The corporate
identity strategy for SAVINA is
built around the five senses – sight,
hearing, smell, touch and taste. Through
this range of products the Company is
seeking to offer a complete experience of
a genuine Mediterranean culture. The
identity of SAVINA range reflects
Magro’s strong links with the Maltese
and Gozitan rural communities during the
past four generations. It also reflects
Magro’s traditional strengths – integrity,
reliability , dedication for quality and
a passion for good taste.
