A spectacular concert at the Cittadella Ditch will open the Cittadella Arts Festival next Saturday, featuring two big bands – DCapitals Big Band and a guest band from the Czech Republic; Big’O’Band.
Beat it A Big Band Show – will also feature guest singer Chris Grech, together with DCapitals resident singers Francesca Sciberras, Jolene Samhan and Fabian Galea.
Launched back in April, this Festival of Art, Music and Theatre opens next weekend and continues through September, organised by DCapitals Band, in collaboration with the Ministry for Gozo, Arts Council Malta (Gozo Cultural Support Programme) and Heritage Malta.
A press conference was held on Saturday with details of this year’s programme, which was addressed by George Apap, the festival’s artistic director, Dr Anton Refalo, Chairman of Heritage Malta, Konrad Mizzi, Minister for Tourism and Dr Justyne Caruana, Minister for Gozo.
The programme will be made up of various activities ranging from music concerts, educational activities, art exhibition, talks and other cultural activities.
Artistic Director of the Festival George Apap, explained that this festival is without doubt the largest project undertaken by the DCapitals Band in the five years since it started
Booking for next Saturday’s 17th of August concert can be made on the ticket hotline – 79554694, for more information please email info@caf.mt [1]
All the other events in the Cittadella Arts Festival are free of charge. To view the full programme please click here [2].
Photograph: MGOZ/George Scerri