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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 13 MARCH 2022 7 MUSIC THE "GauLive" series, part of the 15th edition of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music, enters in- to its third week of events. On Tuesday 15th March, a very particular concert is being held at the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz. This presents "Per Musicam ad Divinum", a work for piano solo by Italian com- poser Federico Gozzelino, a regular name in the festival's line-up in the last years. Italian pianist Silvia Belfiore will interpret the work whose 7 movements are inspired from the Gospels, and hence most suitable for Lent. Indeed, the relative excerpts from the Gos- pels will be narrated by Manuel Cauchi and Joanna Pullicino. The festival then moves to the Xaghra Basilica on Friday 18th, where the Armed Forces of Malta Band will be in attend- ance. Under the direction of Cpt. Jonathan Borg, "A Military Band in a Basilica" will present a very varied repertoire, also with some sacred overtones. Works by Buxtehude to Gounod and Beethoven will alternated with more contemporary ones by Hanson, Ticheli, de Haan and Stevens. Maltese compositions by Freddie Mizzi, Peter Cini and Carmel Callus will also be performed. The week's events come to an end on Saturday 19th, again at the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz. "Dialoghi" features Gozitan young violinist Pierre Louis Attard and Serbian-born pianist Milica Lawrence. The duo, who very often appear in tandem, will perform a num- ber of major yet very attractive works, including a sonata by Beethoven, a suite by Swiss-Jew- ish composer Ernest Bloch and a showpiece by American violin virtuoso and composer Fritz Kreisler. Entrance to the con- certs, all starting at 19.30hrs and being held in compliance with health regulations, is free. Reservations for the concerts can be made on bookings.gau- litana@gmail.com. Gaulitana: A Festival of Mu- sic, organised by the Gaulita- nus Choir and artistically di- rected by Colin Attard, is an awardee of the prestigious EFFE label of the European Festivals Associations and principally supported by the ICOG scheme of Arts Council Malta and the Ministry for Gozo, www.gau- litanus.com https://www.face- book.com/gaulitana Gaulitana Festival enters its third week Pierre Louis Attard