3rd Malta Festival of Ideas Opening Concert

Miti, Leġġendi w Stejjer jesplora l-qawwa dejjiema tar-rakkontar tal-istejjer f’kulturi differenti u matul is-sekli. Il-West Side Story Suite ta’ Bernstein tittrasforma Romeo and Juliet ta’ Shakespeare fi traġedja urbana mimlija ħajja, filwaqt li Mono no Aware ta’ Ignacy Zalewski tirrifletti s-sensibbiltà Ġappuniża għall-ġmiel li jgħaddi. L-eleganti Holberg Suite ta’ Grieg tagħti ħajja ġdida liż-żfin u lil-lingwaġġ mużikali ta’ epoka oħra, filwaqt li The Night of Prometheus ta’ Shuhei Tamura tevoka l-figura mitoloġika li ġabet in-nar lill-bnedmin. Il-programm jintemm bis-Celtic Suite mimlija enerġija ta’ Gavin Whitlock: vjaġġ permezz ta’ atmosfera notturna, melodiji liriċi u l-enerġija irresistibbli ta’ ceilidh tradizzjonali.

Melika Saxophone Quartet

Philip Attard, soprano saxophone

Joseph Vella, alto saxophone

Samuel Mallia, tenor saxophone

Godfrey Mifsud, baritone saxophone

Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story Suite

Ignacy Zalewski – Mono no Aware

Edward Grieg – Holberg Suite

Shuhei Tamura - The Night of Prometheus

Gavin Whitlock – Celtic Suite