On ABClassics This Week An Interview With Mro. Michael Laus

An Interview With Mro. Michael Laus Director Of The Maltese National Philharmonic Orchestra.
Wednesday 17th at 9.10pm & Sunday 21th June at 8:30pm (ST)

To interview Mro. Michael Laus was both an honour and a pleasure. This man is credited with having taken the old national orchestra and over a number of years and with much hard work transformed it into one which every music loving Maltese person would be proud of today. Tune in and listen to him explain how it was done.

He also talks of those warm memories of his days training in Milan, meeting Miriam, life in general, his passion for cakes and sweets which nearly equals that one he has for music.

During this interview we also of course hear his musical selection which includes never before heard recordings of the Maltese National Philharmonic playing most of his musical choice.

Local Talent With Mro. Carmelo Vella On ABClassics

An Interview with Mro. Clarmelo VellaWednesday 10th at 9.15pm and Saturday at 6.00pm*
(*note change this week)

This interview had a theme which was: what would make a good programme for a band?

It was great to get Mro. Vella in for this chat. Very well known locally, he is the man that is He is responsible for starting the musical training of Mro. Raymond Sciberras and Vincent Bonnici, actually the director and assistant director of St.Georges Band Club in Bormla. He also taught me to read music and has been a major influence most of my life. He always had one criteria which was work hard and study.

Tune in and listen to this wonderful show, where an old pro says it how he sees it, past, present and future.

Note that the programme will be on Saturday just this week as on Sunday the radio will be covering Bormlafest live.

Pesident Emeritus Dr. Ugo Mifdud Bonnici comes to ABClassics

Repeat on May Wednesday 6th at 9.00pm & Sunday 10th at 8.30pm.
An interview with Pesident Emeritus Dr. Ugo Mifsud Bonnici. We talked about music, life, family and thr pre-war years in his beloved Cospicua. listen in on Wednesday 6th and Sunday 12=0th April at 8:30pm (EST)