Programme

B. Fitzgerald (1911 – 2005)                  Call

J.B.G. Neruda (1708 – 1780)               Concerto for Trumpet                                                               

A. Wilson ((b. 1960)                             Variations on a Theme of Maurice Ravel

Traditional                                             Blamann, Blamann

F. Schubert (1797 – 1828)                    Impromptu in Ab Major op. 142 no. 2

J. Turrin ((b. 1947)                               Intrada

K. McKee (b. 1980)                             Centennial Horizon

Jason Camilleri is a professional trumpet player. He started his music lessons at the age of 8 with the Mnarja Band, and after four years he continued studying with Charles Mizzi. He later furthered advanced study with two outstanding brass band musicians from UK, namely, Andre and Shirley Helleur. As a soloist, Jason has performed in Malta as well as abroad to glowing critical and popular acclaim. He has also formed part of an ensemble called Abbey Brass from the UK and is also the leader of Island Brass Quintet. In 2008, Jason started working with AFM Band, MALTA, as a full time Trumpeter. He has taken master classes with Prof. Mark O’Keefe, Brendan Ball, Prof. Reinhardt Fredrich, Prof. Kristian Steentrup, Paul Thomas, Tomas Gricius. In 2016 he was appointed band master with Għaqda Mużikali Viżittazzjoni, Għarb. Jason is also a member of VIBE Ensemble. Jason is pursuing advanced tuition in music pedagogy under the tution Robert Waldron, and Claude Gordan, USA.

Francis Camilleri formally commenced his pianoforte studies with Lucia Micallef and continued his tuition with Karen Briscoe, whilst also taking lessons with Prof. Vanessa Latarche and Prof. Dmitri Alexeev at the Royal College of Music, London. Francis graduated with honours from the University of Malta in pianoforte performance under the tuition of Michael Laus, and has participated in master classes led by John Lill, Mikhail Pethukov, and Young-Choon Park, amongst others. He was also coached in harmony and counterpoint by Joseph Vella and is currently in his final year of doctoral studies with a thesis focusing on Vella’s piano works, including his Piano Concerto op. 41 which will be revived next year at the Manoel Theatre after more than 40 years since its premiere. Francis has recently performed a solo recital at the President’s Palace in San Anton as part of the Valletta Baroque Festival and a Schubert Recital at the Malta Society of Arts. He is also working as a répétiteur, collaborating with renowned opera singers such as Gregory Kunde, Barbara Frittoli and Gianluca Terranova. Francis is a member of the Laudate Pueri Choir and the Victoria International Arts Festival.