Gozo’s Leone Band 150th anniversary celebrations are well underway and next Friday, the 9th of August they will be performing ‘Leone150,’ the Jubilee Concert.
This will be a gala concert featuring the Leone Band led by Colin Attard, Maltese tenor Charles Vincenti, baritone Alfred Camilleri and pop singers Pamela Bezzina and Mario Caruana. The event will celebrate the 100 years of the great cantata hymn of Santa Marija, composed in 1913 by Orlando Crescimanno, affectionately known as Una Gloria, as well as the Leone Band’s own sesquicentenary (150 years).
The Programme for the evening will range from classical opera to contemporary music, the concert will take the audience on a 150-years-long musical journey, ending with spectacular evergreen classics.
The Society said that this will be first time a pyrotechnical show, synchronized with live music, has been produced in Gozo, as the Leone Band premieres Jubilee Spectacular, a medley for band and fireworks.
The Jubilee Concert will be held in Republic Street, Victoria, in front of the Aurora Opera House and starts at 9.00pm.
“It will be a red-carpet night, with dignitaries and distinguished guests expected, together with party members, supporters, locals and tourists,” the Society said.
Seating is free of charge, but reservations are highly recommended on 21562974, info@leone.org.mt [1] or at the Leone Band Club.