Tifħira li tixraq – CD ġdid tal-Banda Mount Carmel, Gżira

L-Għaqda Mużikali Mount Carmel se tniedi CD intitolat “Tifħira li Tixraq” nhar l-Imnarja (29 ta’ Ġunju) f’serata apposta fil-każin tal-Għaqda, Ix-Xatt, il-Gżira fis-7 pm.

Id-diska tinkludi 10 marċi b’seba’ minnhom komposti speċifikament għall-banda Mount Carmel mis-Surmastrijiet Diretturi tal-banda kemm passati u kemm preżenti. Fis-CD ġew inklużi l-marċi Lill-Karmelitani; Innu tal-Banda u Up The Maroons tal-eks Surmast Direttur tal-Banda Carmelo G. Borg. Kien jixraq li l-Għaqda Mużikali Mount Carmel tinkludi dan il-marċ popolari anki billi l-Gżirjani din is-sena qed jiċċelebraw bi kbir il-promozzjoni ta’ Gżira United F.C. fl-ogħla diviżjoni tal-kampjonat tal-futbol.

Naturalment ġew inklużi żewġ marċi ta’ George Debono, is-Surmast Direttur preżenti li huma: Innu Marċ lill-Banda Mount Carmel u Għaxar Snin President.

Il-marċi l-oħra huma: Vice President tal-Assistent Direttur tal-Għaqda Mużikali Mount Carmel, Andrew Calleja u L-Għaqda Tagħna tal-bandista tal-post Karin Grech li hi wkoll gradwata fil-mużika mill-Università ta’ Malta.

It-tliet marċi l-oħra rrekordjati fis-CD huma: Balfrendoza; Ontario u Granada tal-Maġġur Anthony Aquilina, s-Surmast Ray Sciberras u s-Surmast Vincenzo Ciappara rispettivament - tlieta mill-aqwa kompożituri Maltin f’dan il-ġeneru ta’ mużika.

Minbarra l-għaxar marċi msemmija id-diska tinkludi omaggio lill-banda intitolat Tifħira li Tixraq li hu wkoll l-isem tas-CD ġdid. Is-Surmast Direttur George Debono ikkompona dan ix-xogħol għall-versi tal-poeta Anselm Sciberras fl-2002 meta l-Gżira ċċelebrat iċ-ċentinarju mill-inċident tat-tfiegħ ta’ ġebla lejn inkwatru tal-Madonna. Kien dan l-inċident li beda t-triq biex tinbena l-knisja parrokjali u li kompla ta spinta lid-devozzjoni lejn il-Madonna tal-Karmnu.

Din hi kompożizzjoni li tirrakkonta l-istorja tul iż-żmien sakemm il-Gżira kibret u saret parroċċa awtonoma u belt, kif ukoll it-twaqqif tal-banda li llum titqies bħala waħda mill-aħjar fil-pajjiż. Il-poeżija titkanta minn Pamela Bezzina filwaqt li Tony Micallef jipprovdi n-narrattiva. Din is-silta tindaqq kull sena fil-programm ta’ fuq iz-zuntier tal-knisja lejlet il-festa.

Ir-rekordjar strumentali sar fl-iskola primarja ta’ Birżebbuġa filwaqt li l-vuċijiet tal-kantanti u tan-narratur u l-muntaġġ saru fl-istudju tas-Sound Engineer Vanni Farrugia, iż-Żejtun

Is-CD se tkun għall-bejgħ wara t-tnedija tagħha nhar l-Imnarja fid-29 ta’ Ġunju bi prezz ta’ €10.

Kopji tas-CD jistgħu jinxtraw mill-Każin stess jew minn Gżira Self Service Store, Triq ir-Rebħa, Gżira. Jista’ jsir ukoll kuntatt permezz ta’ mcbgzira@hotmail.com jew fuq Facebook Għaqda Mużikali Mount Carmel u Mount Carmel Band Club.

Tifħira li tixraq – a new CD by the Mount Carmel Band, Gżira

Mount Carmel Band Club of Gżira will be launching a new CD - Tifħira li Tixraq – at the club Premises at The Strand, Gżira, during commemorative event on the  29^th June (L-Imnarja) at 7 pm.

There are 10 marches included in the new CD, seven of which were composed specifically for the club by its past and present maestros.  The marches Lill-Karmelitani; Innu tal-Banda and Up The Maroons were composed by the late Carmelo G. Borg. His popular Up The Maroons is most relevant this year after Gżira United F.C. was this season promoted the the Premier Division.

Maestro George Debono, the present Band Master’s Innu Marċ lill-Banda Mount Carmel and Għaxar Snin President are also included together with the marches Vice President composed by Assistant Director Andrew Calleja and L-Għaqda Tagħna composed by Karin Grech, who is a music graduate from the University of Malta and also one of MCBC’s musicians.

Three popluar marches were also included in the CD namely: Balfrendoza; Ontario and Granada by Major Anthony Aquilina, Mro. Ray Sciberras and Mro. Vincenzo Ciappara respectively. They are undoubtedly amongst the greatest Maltese composers in this genre .

The CD features a special number entitled Tifħira li Tixraq which pays homage to the band itself and which was composed by Mro George Debono to the lyrics Anslem Sciberras. This composition was launched for the first time in 2002 when the Parish of Gżira commemorated the hundreth anniversary of an unusual incident. The image of the Holy Mary was desecrated after a stone was thrown at it and the devotion that followed eventually led to the founding of Gżira as a new and autonomous parish. Hence the name Madonna tal-Ġebla. 

Mro. Debono’s composition relates the history of Gżira and pays tribute to the founding of Gżira’s own band and band club. It will be also be performed live during the yearly concert on the eve of the feast dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

The composition is sung by Pamela Bezzina and the story is narrated by Tony Micallef.

The instrumental part of the CD was recorded at the Birżebbuġa Primary School. The vocals and editing were produced by Sound Engineer Vanni Farrugia at his studios in Żejtun.

The CD Tifħira li Tixraq will be for sale after its launch on June 29^th  for the price of €10.

Copies can be obtained from the Mount Carmel Band Club, The Strand Gżira or from Gżira Self Service Store, Victory Street, Gżira. For more details contact mcbgzira@hotmail.com or find us on Facebook Għaqda Mużikali Mount Carmel or Mount Carmel Band Club.