ConTempo Series Concert #5 Melika Quartet

As part of the Malta Society of Arts x Arts Council Malta Performing Arts Programme 2024 – ConTempo series of music events ConTempo Concert #5 Melika Quartet Melika saxophone quartet will be presenting a programme of diverse musical styles, starting with a transcription of Ligeti’s Six Bagatelles, one of the composer’s most played works originally written for wind quintet. Next in the programme, Carmelo Pace’s newly rediscovered saxophone quartet which is a good representation of Maltese music written for this formation, and Mellits’s Ex Machina which portrays a collection of short pieces (machines) that are written with a clear minimalistic influence. Rivier’s Grave et Presto, a clear example of 20th century virtuosic woodwind writing will conclude the evening with a flair. Programme: Gyorgy Ligeti – Six Bagatelles (12′) Carmelo Pace – Saxophone Quartet (12′) Marc Mellits – Ex Machina (20′) Jean Rivier – Grave et Presto (10′) Musicians: Philip Attard, soprano saxophone Samuel Mallia, alto saxophone Joseph Vella, tenor saxophone Godfrey Mifsud, baritone saxophone This project forms part of the Malta Society of Arts’ Performing Arts Programme 2024 and is being done in collaboration with Arts Council Malta Artistic Director: Karl Fiorini Date: Thursday 21 November 2024 Time: 8pm Ticket Prices: EUR 15 Tickets from the Teatru Manoel booking office 2124 6389 or https://booking.teatrumanoel.mt/websales/show/138149