The Malta Cultural Institute will be presenting its fifth concert for the 2014/15 season next Sunday at 7pm at Le Meridien St Julian's Hotel & Spa.
The concert will also mark the MCI's 66th Anniversary. The Malta Cultural Institute was set up in 1949 by a group of people headed by Profs. Gaston Tonna Barthet. Their aim was to bring Culture to the general public, after the difficult years of World War II. They collected funds from different entities and embassies and bought a Concert Grand Bluthner Pianoforte, which is still the main asset of the MCI.
The first concert the MCI presented was on the 15 February 1949. Since then, the Malta Cultural Institute has an unbroken record of 66 years, presenting nine concerts a year, its season running from October to June. The institute's motto is 'We Support The Arts'. Most of the best Maltese performers who have made a name for themselves and gone on to establish an international career owe their debut and their launching to the MCI.
The MCI has also presented to the Maltese audience some of the best artists from all over the world.The February concert will feature the St. Julian's Band Club (Ad 1927, the oldest Band in St Julian's and its premises are situated in the heart of the town, in St. George's Road. The Band Club was set up by Fr. Paul Galea, Mro. Angelo Pullicino and Dr. Gaetano Borg Olivier in 1927. Mro. Angelo Pullicino, the first Director served for 40 years.
For the MCI Concert, the Band, under the direction of Mro. Etienne Spiteri, will be presenting a very attractive programme of Highlights from the Musicals'. Mezzo-soprano Marie Therese Vassallo and the Choral Group from the Marie Therese Vassallo Voice Studio will be joining the Band.February's exhibition, meanwhile, will be featuring paintings by well known painter and teacher Matthew Cassar.All are invited to attend the concert. A donation help cover some of the expenses of the evening at the door will be appreciated.
More information may be obtained by phoning the MCI Director on Tel: 21338923 or Mob: 99800409, or by sending an email to [email protected]