Expression of Interest
Invitation for the provision of professional services by musicians and singers for the Malta Concert Orchestra
Background
The Malta Concert Orchestra’s mission is “to reach out to people across the
board through accessible and inspiring musical performances.” The orchestra
is a versatile ensemble made up of professional and semi-professional musicians
who perform in formations of various sizes depending on venue and occasion
particularly in the genres of pop, jazz and rock. Under the direction of its
associate conductors Paul Abela and Joe Brown, the orchestra has
performed numerous memorable concerts. These include Suċċessi Maltin, Notte Italiana, A Night at the Musicals, The Name’s Bond …, Queen Tribute Concert, A Christmas Celebration as well as
a number of free concerts in various localities around Malta as part of Pjazza
Teatru Rjal’s community outreach programme Pjazza fi Pjazza. The
Malta Concert Orchestra is also the resident orchestra of the festival L-Għanja
tal-Poplu. Furthermore, the
jazz ensemble within the same orchestra, the MCO Big Band, has performed
alongside numerous internationally renowned jazz musicians such as Gabriele
Comeglio, Stjepko Gut and the Italian television star Massimo Lopez.
Scope
The Malta Concert Orchestra (MCO) intends to widen its pool of musicians and
singers with the scope of improving its standards and level of its performances
whilst giving the younger generation the opportunity to expose their talents. Pjazza
Teatru Rjal is, therefore, issuing this Expression of Interest amongst
musicians and singers based in the Maltese Islands who would be interested in rendering
their services either as a singer or as an instrumentalist with the Malta
Concert Orchestra.
Requisites
Orchestral musicians who have received at
least a diploma level of music education on their instrument and/or who
have the relevant orchestral experience may apply.
Singers
must be over 18 years of age and have prior experience in performing pop or musical
theatre or rock with live bands or orchestras.
Shortlisted
applicants will be asked to sit for an audition and interview around the end of
October - beginning of November 2022.
Application
Musicians
and singers who are in possession of the necessary requisites and would like to
be considered for the MCO are required to send their contact details together
with a short biography stating their musical qualifications and/or experience
to:
Orchestra Co-ordinator
Malta Concert Orchestra
Pjazza Teatru Rjal
Casa Cassar,
Triq il-Vittorja,
Valletta VLT1050
or by
e-mail to:
orchestra@pjazzateatrurjal.mt
by not
later than 30th September 2022.