Nadur’s Mnarja Philharmonic Band will be holding its June Annual Symphonic Concert entitled ‘Big Band Adventures’ at Can. Martin Camilleri Square, Nadur on Monday, the 24th of June, starting at 8.45pm.

The event is being organised by the Mnarja Philharmonic Society with the collaboration of the Nadur Local Council, to mark the Feast of St Peter and St Paul – patron saints of Nadur village in Gozo. This concert is going to be under the patronage of the Minister for Gozo Dr Anton Refalo.

Over the last 21 years, the Mnarja Band has been organising this spectacular concert, introducing new repertoire and music arrangements every year. “This genre was very innovative to Gozo, enticing other local bands to follow suit. Apart from the already vast repertoire of classical pieces that adorned the band’s music archive, it is now enriched with over 250 new music arrangements covering practically all soundtracks from musicaltheater, soundtracks from blockbuster films, as well as pop and rock arrangements that had never been performed before, within the Gozitan band music scenario,” the Society said.

Mnarja Band said that it is also “one of the most sought after bands in Gozo to perform nearly in every village in Gozo through its colourful concerts rather than just military marches.”

The Society said that this year’s concert “yet again includes music arrangements never performed on Gozitan soils by local bands namely: Medleys: Symphony of The Seas, Great Movie Marches, Hit Giganten, Highlights from musicals Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Symphonic Dances from Fiddler on the Roof, epic-film’s soundtrack from The Ten Commandments, John William’s Midway March and the immortal Music by John Miles. Finally, last but not least, the concert will also include Overture from Rossini’s Semiramide to blend classical with modern/pop music. “

For the first time the band is also going to perform a Hymn in honour of Nadur Patron Saints Peter and Paul composed by Mro. Antoine Theuma.

Mnarja Band will be under the direction of its Music Director Mro. Joseph Grech M.Phil Music. B.A. (Hons) Music, F.L.C.M.

The general public is invited to attend and entrance is free of charge. A reception will follow.

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