‘Blat – The Island Fortress’ the first ever Maltese opera film forms part of ‘City of Humanity’, an artistic and educational platform conceived by Dr Reuben Pace, with its executive producer being the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College. This follows Swar, a 2018 opera, which was the first production from this platform. The production of this […]
Meet the acclaimed répétiteur who worked with the soloists during the opera rehearsal process of Blat -The Island Fortress opera-film, a production by Mikiel Anton Vassalli College. REPETITEUR As the répétiteur, Natalia Rakhmatulina accompanied and taught the solo singers their part. Natalia Rakhmatulina (Saint-Petersburg) graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Musicology of the St. […]
We continue with the introduction of the brilliant musicians taking part in Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! TROMBONE & BARITONE PERFORMER In Blat – The Island Fortress, Josef Attard performed the Trombone and Bb Baritone parts, and he was also an actor in the scenes where the local band was needed in the opera. […]
On Tuesday 21st of December, the School of Music presented its Christmas Concert at Senglea Parish Church. This was the first time that the school put up a significant performance since CoVID mitigation measures reduced the possibility of rehearsing ensembles and giving public performances since March 2020. It was therefore a very important milestone for […]
29 December |
Meet the director of the Wind Ensemble in Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! WIND BAND DIRECTOR As Wind Band director, Godfrey Mifsud rehearsed and prepared the students involved in this ensemble for the audio and visual recordings and also did the studio recordings of the clarinet parts.Godfrey Mifsud is considered to be one of […]
We continue with the introduction of the accomplished musicians taking part in Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film! BRASS PERFORMER Mauro Farrugia is a graduated Composer and he is involved in the Classical, Choral and Contemporary music scenes of his native Island. In Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film he took on the role of […]
21 December |
Next up for introduction is the talented percussionist taking part in Blat The Island Fortress opera-film! DRUMMER FOR JAZZ TRIO In the opera-film we had two different jazz trios involved; one consisting of students of the MAVC Malta School of Music and one of the teachers of the same school. Joseph Camilleri Jr.’s role as […]
17 December |
The Student Jazz Trio of Blat – The Island Fortress opera-film consists of three talented young musicians from the MAVC Malta School of Music! STUDENT JAZZ TRIO Samuel Attard began playing drums and percussion from a very young age with the local traditional village banda. In his teenage and young adult years he took part […]
26 November |
Attention Students of Music StudiesSongcraft Applications are now open! Songcraft, a collaboration between Aġenzija Żgħażagħ and Spazju Kreattiv, returns after last year’s successful project during which six young singer-songwriters went through a process of mentorship with three established music artists from the local scene. This year, we are looking for upcoming singer-songwriters between the ages […]
18 November |
Mikiel Anton Vassalli College is now a licensed education institution committed to provide a high quality educational experience in the visual and performing arts education through its Schools of Dance, Drama/Theatre Studies, Music and Art in Malta and Gozo. The educational framework is based on contemporary methodologies and research. Maria Angela Schembri Meli who is […]
8 October |
Early on Sunday morning 12th September, Minister for Education Justyne Caruana visited the filming for the Opera-Film BLAT – The Island Fortress. On that day the filming set was Fort St. Elmo in Valletta. Upon visiting the production on set, The Hon. Minister acknowledged the “enormous benefit to both the students and staff at the […]
29 September |
Meet the Choral Conductor of SOM Young Singers, the children’s choir of MAVC Malta School of Music taking part in Blat The Island Fortress opera film, a production by Mikiel Anton Vassalli College! CHORAL CONDUCTOR From a very young age, Marouska Attard has been actively involved as a chorister with several choirs in Malta with […]
31 August |
The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College is the national network of specialised schools for Visual and Performing Arts Education in Malta and Gozo.
Malta Office of the College Principal
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Hamrun HMR 1304, Malta
Gozo Office of the College Principal,
Mikiel Anton Vassalli College, Industrial Zone,
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