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The St Styhtians Brass Band from Cornwall, UK has just toured Malta & Gozo between the 12th and 18th August 2007. During the tour the Band participated in the village festa of Santa Marija in Mqabba and was hosted there by the Society of Santa Marija and King George V Band of Mqabba, as well as by the Town Council of the village on the 12th August Evening. In Mqabba the Band performed 3 concerts: On the 13th August evening the Band performed a concert and then participated during the finale of the Marching Parade held by the King George V Band and its supporters - Here the band performed the song 'We are the Champions' in honour of the Mqabba Fireworks Team that won the Caput Lucis Fireworks World Championship near Rome, Italy earlier in August. On the 14th August the UK Band performed a second concert in Mqabba. Among the distinct guests for the evening were the Prime Minister of Malta Dr. Lawrence Gonzi and wife, as well as the Education Minister for Malta, Dr. Louis Galea. The Prime Minister happily accepted an invitation by Derek Johnston, Musical Director, to perform with the Band, playing the Triangle. On the 15th August evening a third concert was performed in Mqabba by this Cornish Band - The concert, enjoyed very well by Mqabba people, contributed to give a very happy ending for this year Mqabba Festa. Once the Festa was over, on the days of 16th and 17th August, the St. Stythians Band performed concerts in Marsascala, Malta, and Ghajnsielem, Gozo. On both occasions the BAnd was hosted by the Towns' Local Councils and Bands. During the time when the band was 'off playing' different interesting visits around Malta and Gozo. There was also plenty of time to discover and experience the traditional aspects of the Mqabba Village Festa such as, Fireworks Displays, Maltese Bands playing in Marching and Concerts, Village street and square decorations, Religious celebrations and processions, as well as colourful Marching Parades. There was plenty of time for the St Stithians people to discover the village of Mqabba, and make friends with the local people. The final night of the 17th August has been also great with a huge warm welcome by the people of the village of Ghajnsielem, Gozo. Malta is a small island which however can offer plenty of things to all those who visit. Amaong them are the summer sun and the mediterranean sea, which the St Stythians Band members had plenty of time to enjoy. The St Stythians Band was the third UK Band to visit Malta during this period, and has been the second one from Cornwall. And as in the past, this year has been another huge success. All of the Band members and the supporters who came to Malta enjoyed this trip very much, and most of them would like to return to Malta in a near future. Hope that this tradition of getting UK Bands to visit Malta for our village festa period will continue in the coming years. We invite all those interested to visit our website so that to get idea what our village festa could offer - www.santamarija.com Also one could contact myself Mr. Alfred Galea on email alfgalea@xxxxxxxxxxxx and ask for more information. We are here ready to help all those interested to visit our lovely country during summer. Regards to all Alfred Galea King George V Band Mqabba, Malta. Still on dial-up? Switch to 512/512kbps broadband internet for just Lm5.95/30 days. Now with even more download usage! Click here http://www.go.com.mt/ for special offers! -- - - NJH Sheet Music, bandsman.co.uk/music.htm, id xpress, www.idxpress.co.uk, brass band insignia and uniform products, Just Brass, the on-line resource for the world of brass music www.justbrass.co.uk, Prima Arts, quality music for quality bands, www.prima-arts.co.uk, wax-recording.com, simply the best, most cost-effective and least stressful route to recording an album and eBay, the world's largest on-line market place, www.ebay.co.uk Free e-mail address with spam and virus removal, bandsman.co.uk/mail.htm
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