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‘You’re born a composer’ - Ruben Zahra

Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 09:24 Last update: about 8 years ago

Orchestral music and the classical repertoire no longer reside exclusively on the concert stage. In fact, even those among us who may have never stepped into a concert hall, have experienced classical...

Matalan arrives in Malta with a bang

Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 10:07 Last update: about 8 years ago

On Friday 10 March, members of the press and Camilleri Group's staff, clientele and guests were invited to the launch party for Matalan.  Matalan is a leading British retail chain founded in 1985...

Ancient instruments, reinvented

Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 09:55 Last update: about 8 years ago

Musical instruments have an ancient history; the oldest-known flutes are over 30,000 years old, and odds are humans used objects as makeshift drums even earlier. In time, new ways of making...

Emvin Cremona: abstraction and the church

Sunday, 19 March 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Nikki Petroni

The objectives of the church and of abstract art are fundamentally incompatible. The former exerts its influence over the majority and requires the support of the masses. The latter, albeit its aims...

FIRST... Fashion is my thing

Thursday, 16 March 2017, 12:09 Last update: about 8 years ago First Magazine

Is it easy for you to get up and out in the morning? I would say that I'm a get-up-and-go type of person. I'm normally either running late or on my way to the gym before work so there's not...

FIRST Word with Gloria Camilleri

Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 11:52 Last update: about 8 years ago First Magazine

You will never find me... having a siesta or using a microwave.   The best invention is... the mobile phone!   One thing that makes me happy is... spending quality time...

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