Celebrating 2008 as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, Musiconnect (Malta) is presenting Sketches from Home, a captivating performance of creative musical dialogue that spans from highly energetic to evocative and sensitive moments. Featuring three exceptional artistes who were brought together by a chance meeting during a WOMAD festival in the Republic of Korea, Sketches from Homeisa truly inter-cultural and trans-national collaboration that will expose a geographical, musical and cultural melange.
Sketches from Home is a project initiated by Musiconnect (Malta), a dynamic organisation that fosters cross-cultural music and artistic collaborations that promote a diverse and global intercultural dialogue. This concert is being held in partnership with Sparkasse Bank Malta, The National Lottery Good Causes Fund and The Ministry for Tourism and Culture, and is supported by Digital Magic, Impressions, Malta Tourism Authority and choosemalta.com. For further information please visit www.musiconnectmalta.com or phone on (+356) 9949 0815.
Guo Yue
Based in London, Guo Yue is a Real World recording artist who has performed in music festivals, theatres and arts venues worldwide, collaborating with many musicians, singers and composers, and touching audiences both large and small with the eloquent beauty and descriptive power of his music and words. His bamboo flutes can be heard on the soundtracks of Bertolluci’s Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor and the Emmy award-winning Channel Four documentary series Beyond the Clouds.
I have heard Guo Yue play his music and guarantee he delivers in a magical way.
RENZO SPITERI
Recently appointed as National Ambassador for the European Year for Intercultural Dialogue 2008, Renzo Spiteri has become synonymous with innovation and performances of outstanding artistic calibre. From Greenwich Village (New York City) to the Sahara Desert, from the National Concert Hall (Dublin) to Beijing (China), his concert schedules have taken him on a beautiful musical journey across the globe, collaborating with world-class musicians and using the universal language of music to bring different cultures together. Renzo is an internationally endorsed artiste for Toca Percussion, Paiste Cymbals and Gibraltar Hardware, and is supported by Olimpus Music (Malta).www.renzospiteri.com
BEN MURRAY
Ben Murray is fast becoming well known as an accordion, piano and keyboard artist, with a sensitivity in his playing that is matched by the poetry of his voice. He was nominated for a Mercury Music award and two BBC Radio 2 folk awards (Best Original Song and Best Newcomer). He has recorded on Guo Yue’s new album, Music, Food and Love (Real World Records, 2006), and has since performed with Yue in various international events, receiving acclaim for his emotive accompaniment and sensitive interpretation of Yue’s music.
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Date: Saturday 15 March at 7.30 pm
Venue: The Manoel Theatre, Valletta (Malta)
Featuring: Guo Yue (traditional Chinese flutes), Renzo Spiteri (percussion) and Ben Murray (piano and accordion)
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!
Tickets: e14, e12 and e9, can be purchased from the Manoel Theatre booking office (Tel: (+356) 2124 6389; email: [email protected]), or online by visiting www.teatrumanoel.com.mt