MAVC Blockcert Credentials

Reference is made to communication of last October 2021, MAVC Accredited Courses | Mikiel Anton Vassalli College (gov.mt)   The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College would like to inform all learners that MAVC Blockcert Credentials are ONLY issued when learners are successful in the accredited courses as per Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) regulations as […]

MAVC – The School of Music New Prospectus and Applications

The Malta School of Music has just published its Prospectus for the 2022-2023 scholastic year, and announced that applications for new students will be open between the 18th and 31st of May.   The School of Music currently caters for 800 students ranging from beginners to higher diploma level. With a strong team of 80 specialised […]

European delegates hail the Maltese Opera-Film BLAT: The Island Fortress while in Poland

EASY TOWNS II, an acronym which stands for European Accessible Sustainable Young TOWNS, is a project funded by the European Programme “Europe for Citizens.”  The Mikiel Anton Vassalli (MAV) College represented by Head of College Network Victor Galea and Dr Reuben Pace teacher assigned to this College, took part in organised workshops and guided visits in […]

BLAT: THE ISLAND FORTRESS – Opera-Film Trailer

It is March 1940, most of Europe is embroiled in the war between the Allied and the Axis but so far Malta has been spared the brunt of this war. Madeleine, a middle class girl from Valletta is in love with Marco a devoted Italian fascist and this creates problems with Madeleine’s father as the […]

Launch of the Opera Studio by the Malta School of Music

The Voice Department within the MAVC Malta School of Music launched its Opera Studio on Monday 14th of February, with a concert at Robert Sammut Hall, which was received with great public and critical acclaim. The School Administrator Ms Maria Blanco introduced the concert as “the start of a very exciting journey for our school […]

18 February |

Clarinet Performance

Mr Godfrey Mifsud (Teacher – Clarinet performance) at Mikiel Anton Vassalli College, Malta School of Music and student Julian Azzopardi. If you seek satisfying career opportunities for music performance and you want to perfect your own technique as a musician, this clarinet course is for you.  Students take individual classes with focused  attention on technical […]

15 February |

Volunteers of Blat – The Island Fortress awarded with Masterclasses Opportunities

‘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 Répétiteur for the Opera-Film.

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. […]

Meet the Trombone and Baritone performer for the Opera-Film.

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. […]

School of Music Christmas Concert

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 Wind Ensemble Director

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 […]

Meet the Brass Performer

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 […]