marbutin ma' ġrajjet il-parroċċa u ma' Santa }ar[a Nru. 63 {unju 2013 Margerita. Din kienet idea tassew sabi]a, interessanti u ta' min ifa]]arha. Fl-okkazjoni ta' din il-ġrajja, wirja b]al din kienet tassew f'waqtha. Grazzi mill-qalb lil kull min ta sehemu biex din il- wirja setg]et tittella' u tant nies japprezzaw aktar il-]ajja ta' ra]alna. Hekk ikompli jikber is-sens ta' Maestro Joseph Debrincat, our bandmaster for the rabta u m]abba lejn ra]alna. Attivitajiet kulturali last fifteen years, tendered his resignation to the ta' din il-kwalità ta' min jinkoraġġihom g]aliex Society in May. Under the baton of Maestro huma mezz ta' tag]lim u edukazzjoni kulturali. Debrincat, our band progressed over the years in a Prosit mill-ġdid u grazzi. timely manner, performing in many villages all around Gozo, in Malta and even in Pisoniano, Italy and L-attivita' tal-kunsill - Notte Scarlatta. Il- Singen, Germany. banda tag]na g]amlet marċ biex ikompli The Committee and all the band wishes Maestro 8iferra] din l-okkazjoni. Il-marċ beda minn Joseph Debrincat more success in the field of music. Triq Dun Xand Aquilina, g]adda minn Pjazza Our new bandmaster is Maestro George Apap. Santa Margerita u spiċċa fi Triq Davide Cocco Maestro Apap is not a new face to our Society since Palmeri. Grazzi lill-bandisti u lil kull min ta he once used to play the clarinet with our band. We sehemu biex dan il-marċ jirnexxi. can assure him that he will be finding all the help he needs from our bandsmen and from the Committee so that our band moves forward. Is-sajf mag]na. Jiem twal u li ma jispiċċaw Mr Noel Curmi, a clarinetist in our band, has been qatt. Hija tassew ]asra li n]allu lil uliedna entrusted by the Committee to teach the reed section 9g]al kważi tliet xhur s]a] ma jag]mlu xejn. of our band. Mr Curmi is presently reading for a Il-kumitat qed joffri opportunita' lil kull min ikun degree, in music, at the University of Malta. irid jitg]allem xi strument tal-mużika biex ikun In March, our band was invited to join La Stella Band jista' jag]mel dan ming]ajr ebda ]las. A]na and take part in the occassion of the investiture of Rev. nipprovdu kemm it-tag]lim kif ukoll l-istrument. Can. John Muscat as Parish Priest of Fontana. Kollox b'xejn. Li titg]allem iddoqq strument tal- During the same month, our band performed again in mużika hija xi ]aġa li tag]millek unur kbir u Fontana accompanying the procession of the Risen tg]ollik 'il fuq. Mela ag]mlu kuraġġ u avviċinaw lil Lord. xi membru tal-kumitat. During May our Society recorded ten new band marches. The CD will be for sale by mid-July. On the Fl-a]]ar mumenti qabel ma ġie stampat occassion of Notte Scarlatta Mr Joe Mifsud together dan il-fuljett da]litilna a]bar sabi]a u li with the Committee set up an exhibition in our band 10a]na nixtiequ naqsmuha mag]kom. Il- club hall. This exhibtion showed various stages of klarinettista NOEL CURMI se jibda issa our village history during these last 325 years since Ta' jg]allem l-istrumenti tal-qasba lill-aljevi tag]na. Sannat became a parish. Joe put his heart in this Lil Noel, bandist tag]na, nafuh u napprezzaw id- exhibition and the Committee would like to thank him for his sterling work. Special thanks goes to the Mayor dedikazzjoni u l-im]abba li g]andu g]all-mużika. of Sannat, Mr Philip Vella, and the Council, for the Biżżejjed ng]idu li fil-klarinett diġa wasal sa grad wooden boards they had placed at our disposition and 8 u g]adu qed ikompli jistudja l-mużika fl- to Mr John Cremona, from the Ministry for Gozo, for Università ta' Malta. Grazzi mill-qalb Noel. Int the showcases he had provided us. qed tag]mel unur lilek innifsek, lill-familja tieg]ek In June, Ta' Sannat Local Council held its annual Notte 24, PJAZZA SANTA MARGERITA, SANNAT. TEL: 21559608 u xejn anqas lil-banda tag]na li inti membru s]i] u Scarlatta event. Our band was once again invited by attiv ]afna fiha. Fik u bik g]andna futur leqqien the Council to play during this activity. http://bandasantamargerita.wordpress.com ]afna. J. de Bono Printing Press Ltd. Tel: 21 552219 TMIEM U BIDU IE}OR TAG}RIF MINN }DAN IL-BANDA Fl-a]]ar jiem tax-xahar ta' Mejju, il-banda tag]na, u Il-Kumitat tal-banda tag]na, flimkien mal- lis-Sinjura Mary Mifsud. Nifir]ulha. Matul b'mod speċjali l-Kumitat, g]adda minn passaġġ diffiċli bandisti jifir]u lis-Surmast Joseph Debrincat din is-serata spikkaw id-D-Clefs Band – iżda ma kienx anqas impossibli li jsir. Inkitbu l-a]]ar g]al-MPO COMMUNITY CONCERT li tella' fil- grupp ta' mużiċisti li huma wkoll bandisti mal- paġni fl-istorja tal-banda tag]na dwar l-a]]ar jiem tal- 1 Katidral ta' G]awdex nhar il-Ġimg]a 3 ta' Mejju 2013. banda tag]na stess. Tassew ]aqqhom prosit Maestro Joseph Debrincat b]ala surmast tal-Banda Santa Margerita. B]all-ewwel surmast tal-banda, is- Il-mużiċisti kienu kollha tal-Malta Philharmonic g]all-esebizzjoni li taw. Min semag]hom Surmast Debrincat iddedika ]afna mill-enerġija tieg]u u Orchestra. Is-Surmast Debrincat idderieġa din l- seta' jitpaxxa bil-biċċiet mużikali li mill-kapaċità mużikali tieg]u favur il-banda tag]na biex orkestra. Il-biċċiet mużikali kienu dawn: Bizet arr. daqqewlna. Din hija prova o]ra li fejn hemm jg]allem l-istrumenti tal-qasba lill-aljevi tag]na. Imma Debrincat, Agnus Dei minn l-Arlesienne, Elgar, ir-rieda hemm is-suċċess. fuq kollox kien hu li g]al ]mistax-il sena s]a] idderieġa u Meditation minn Lux Christi Op. 29, Ortolani arr. mexxa l-banda tag]na. Debrincat, Dolce Sentire minn Fratello Sole Sorella Wara ]afna provi, l-bandisti tag]na Ta]t is-surmast Debrincat il-banda Santa Margerita Luna, Ketelbey, Sancuary of the Heart, Massenet, ppreparaw ru]hom sew biex idoqqu sett ta' twieldet, kibret, immaturat u ]arġet iddoqq fil-pubbliku. Meditation minn Thais, Vella Music for a White Dove 5marċi ġodda. S'issa dejjem kienet id-drawwa li Ma daqqitx fl-ir]ula ta' gżiritna biss, imma l-banda Op 115. Tchaikovsky The Prayer from Suit No. 4 in G kull sentejn il-banda tag]na żżanan sett ta' marċi u daqqet ukoll f'Malta u g]al darbtejn ]arġet 'il barra minn Op. 61, Rozsa arr. Debrincat, Suit minn Ben Hur. Lis- to]roġhom fuq CD. B'kollox ġew irrekordjati g]axra. xtutna. L-ewwel darba marret Pisoniano fl-Italja, fl- Surmast nawgurawlu kull suċċess g]all-futur. Dan ir-recording sar fis-sala taċ-ċentru parrokkjali ta' okkazjoni tal-ġemellaġġ tal-gvernijiet lokali taż-żewġ G]ajnsielem. Dan huwa tassew unur kemm g]all- lokalitajiet u t-tieni darba marret Singen, il-Ġermanja. Pussess ta' Rev. Kan. John Muscat b]ala l- banda kif ukoll g]as-surmast li ]arreġ lill-bandisti. Min kien preżenti jaf kemm dawn it-tnejn kienu g]axar kappillan tal-Fontana. Nhar il-}add 17 Issa, la jo]roġ ic-CD b'dawn il-marċi, sewwa li wie]ed esperjenzi sbie] u ta' inkoraġġiment. Dan nafuh bla dubju ta' xejn lis-Surmast Debrincat. 2ta' Marzu Fr John, iben il-parroċċa tag]na, ]a l- jakkwista wie]ed sabiex ikun jista jgawdi dawn il- Però kull surmast, b]all kull min qieg]ed f'xi tmexxija pussess b]ala kappillan tal-Fontana. Il-banda marċi fil-kumdita' ta' daru. Tkun ]aġa tassew sabi]a jew responsabiltà ta' xi ]aġa, mhuwiex g]al dejjem. Is- tag]na ing]aqdet mal-Banda Ċittadina La Stella biex jekk wie]ed jibg]at kopja ta' dan is-CD lil qrabatu Surmast Joseph Debrincat, bil-libertà s]i]a tieg]u flimkien, permezz ta' marċi brijużi wasslu lill-kappillan msefrin. Dawn li qeg]din 'il bog]od minn artna tkellem mal-president u wrieh l-intenzjoni ċara tieg]u li fi il-ġdid sal-knisja parrokkjali tal-Qalb ta' Ġesù. Lill- japprezzaw immensament dan il-ġest sabi]. ]siebu jieqaf mit-tmexxija tal-banda. Il-Kumitat kappillan Muscat nawgurawlu Ad Multos annos. b'dispjaċir ma kellux g]ażla o]ra x'jag]mel g]ajr li Il-Kumitat se jerġa' jda]]al l-item li deher g]al jaċċetta r-riżenja tieg]u. Din ir-riżenja bil-miktub waslet Il-}add 31 ta' Marzu – sollennità tal-G]id il-Kbir: ewwel darba fil-magazine tal-festa tas-sena l- g]and is-segretarju nhar it-Tnejn 20 ta' Mejju 2013. Biss G]all-ewwel darba l-banda tag]na akkumpanjat 6o]ra. Kull min matul ix-xhur ta' Novembru u hawn nirringrazzjawh g]aliex hu kien ġentili biżżejjed li 3il-purċissjoni bl-istatwa ta' Kristu irxoxt mat- Diċembru tal-2012 iggradwa mill-università, anke se jkompli l-a]]ar biċċa xog]ol inkarigata lilu sal-a]]ar. toroq ewlenin tal-Fontana. G]all-banda tag]na din mill-ferg]a ta' G]awdex, jew mill-MCAST f'xi suġġett Hawn qed nirreferu g]ar-recording u l-editing tas-sett ta' kienet esperjenza sabi]a ]afna, u nittamaw li tibqa' u jixtieq li ismu flimkien ma' ritratt tieg]u jidher fil- g]axar marċijiet ġodda. Dawn se jo]orġu din is-sena ssir fis-snin li ġejjin.