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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 30 MARCH 2016 17 Events Local musicians to perform at the International Spring Orchestra Festival SOPRANO Miriam Cauchi and piano soloist Charlene Farru- gia, with the European Union Chamber Orchestra, will grace the Manoel Theatre as part of this year's International Spring Orchestra Festival (ISOF) on Saturday 2 April, in a concert with pieces by Brit- ten, Vella, Mo- zart and Haydn. The first piece of the ISOF's Saturday evening concert will be Ben- jamin Britten's Simple Symphony op 4. Britten wrote the piece in 1934 at the age of 20, and despite it being a modest work, it gained him a large amount of popularity very quickly. Up next will be Dust on the Path (Song Cycle) op. 138, a series of collected poems by Alistair Chal- mers which in 2015 were set to music in a song cycle for Soprano and Orchestra by Mro Joseph Vel- la. The premiere of this work was performed at the opening night of the 2015 Victoria Arts Fes- tival, and is now being performed at the Manoel Theatre on the occasion of the ISO Fes- tival. The third piece will be Wolfgang Ama- deus Mozart's Piano Concerto K.415. A major fac- tor in Mozart's initial success in Vienna were the concerts he per- formed as a soloist. The- atre space in Vienna was limited at the time and Mozart's concerts often took place in unusual ven- ues, such as a large room in an apartment building and the ball- room of a restaurant. The fourth and last piece will be Franz Josef Haydn's Symphony Nr 34 in D Minor Hob I/34. The scor- ing of the symphony is typical of Haydn in this period: two oboes, bassoon, two horns, strings and continuo. The high-level artists perform- ing in this opening concert in- clude Miriam Cauchi, who is a firmly established Maltese so- prano, making a name for herself both here in Malta and overseas. Charlene Farrugia is recognised as one of Malta's most versatile and imaginative musicians and among today's most engaging pia- nists. She has appeared on major international concert platforms in recitals and concerto performanc- es and is also in great demand for a wide variety of chamber music groups, playing with some of the world's leading singers and in- strumentalists. The European Union Chamber Orchestra gave its first concerts in 1981 and soon gained a worldwide reputation as a musical ambassa- dor for the European Union. Af- ter touring extensively all over the world, since 2005 the EUCO has devoted more time to performing across Europe, in particu- lar in the new member states of the Europe- an Union. Giving annually circa 50 concerts (to date in 73 coun- tries), its sched- ule includes prestigious halls such as the Am- sterdam Concert- gebouw, Frankfurter Alte Oper, Milan's Sala Verdi and Valencia's Pa - lau de la Musica as well as many major halls across Britain. Hans-Peter Hofmann will be conducting the European Union Chamber Orchestra for this con- cert. The concert by the European Union Chamber Orchestra and Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Winds, with soprano Miriam Cauchi and piano soloist Char- lene Farrugia will be held at the Manoel Theatre, Valletta, on Saturday April 2 at 8pm. For more information and for regular updates on events, visit the ISOF website at http://www.iso- f e s t i v a l . c o m . Tickets at €10, €15 and €20 (free for chil- dren 15 years and under and with a 50% discount to stu- dents and senior citi- zens) can be purchased from the theatre's web- site, through ticketline.com.mt , or by sending an email to book- ings@teatrumanoel.com.mt. For telephone reservations please call 2124 6389. The organisers are of- fering the possibility to purchase block tickets for the whole festival for €100. Charlene Farrugia Miriam Cauchi 20% recycling increase after GreenPak takes over LOCALITIES continue to f lock towards the GreenPak waste re- cycling scheme in an effort to improve Malta's waste recycling performance. Seven more locali- ties joined GreenPak during the past two years, resulting in an average increase of 20% in the total recyclable waste material collected. By entrusting GreenPak to pro- vide their communities with bet- ter waste collection services, lo- cal councils are offering superior services to their residents and business communities to sepa- rate waste. The surge in recycling is even more pronounced in certain lo- calities, such as Mosta, which registered a staggering 34% in- crease in total waste material collected in its first year upon migrating to GreenPak's scheme. The localities of Qormi, Swieqi, Santa Lucija, Santa Venera, Msi- da and Naxxar all experienced significant improvements, most scoring higher-than-average per- centage growth during their first year with GreenPak's scheme. Following suit in a bid to im- prove its waste recycling rates, this month St Julian's Local Council has also migrated to join forces with the growing family of localities serviced by GreenPak. As a way of gaining traction and increasing environmental aware- ness amongst the St Julian's resi- dents, free green recycling bags will be distributed to each house- hold in addition to door-to-door educational campaigns. Karl Gouder, Mayor of St Ju- lian's said: "In a bid to improve upon the cleanliness and waste recycling collections in St Ju- lian's, the council decided to join GreenPak, which has a proven track record in helping localities drastically improve their envi- ronmental performance. Our de- cision to opt for the GreenPak's scheme will lead to that leap of quality our locality deserves." Ing. Mario Schembri, Green- Pak Coop Society CEO said: "As Malta's leading national waste recovery scheme, covering more than 74% of the country's popu- lation, we constantly seek to pro- vide recycling opportunities in a responsible manner and make it practical for residents and busi- nesses to come forward and play their part in making their locali- ties environmentally conscious." "In each locality served by GreenPak, we introduce ameni- ties to help communities achieve higher environmental perfor- mance in an economically viable manner. This entails a combina- tion of methods, including the provision of bring-in sites, kerb- side collections and direct collec- tions from commercial outlets. We make it a point to sit down with each and every local council in order to address their specific needs and provide tailor-made solutions," added Ing. Schembri. GreenPak is authorised and ap- proved by MEPA for the collec- tion of packaging waste in Malta. More information about the col- lection schemes, bring-in-sites and other information of interest to residents, one can call their respective local council. Alter- natively, one can call GreenPak by phoning 2166 1081, visiting Greenpak website www.green- pak.com.mt, or email: info@ greenpak.com.mt 14 Junior Achievement Young Enterprise companies exhibit at National Trade Fair THE 26th edition of the annual Jun- ior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta (JAYE Malta) Company Pro- gramme National Trade Fair was hosted at The Point shopping mall in Sliema, on Saturday, 14 March, 2016. One hundred and five partici- pants from fourteen JAYE Malta companies, attending De La Salle College, G. F. Abela Junior College, Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, MCAST, St Aloysius Col- lege, St. Martin's College, and Ver- dala International School, displayed their products at the fair. Education minister Evarist Bartolo and Par- liamentary Secretary for Research, Innovation, Youth and Sport Chris Agius were present to support the initiative. The fair was well attended, with many patrons commenting posi- tively on the students' energy and fun but professional atmosphere. "The standard is higher than ever. Teams displayed their products well and were professional in their cus- tomer approach. Well done!" Anna Cali, Link Teacher at St Martin's College. The companies on display includ- ed: Spark'd selling motivational pens; Bubble selling person- alised greeting cards with recorder; Eight selling luxury soap; Starling with their upcycled bottle plants; Renascido selling scented candles; Mavericks and their creation of board games and Linkd and their tracking device. Also on display were companies who created a number of apps and portals: APPlause who created an events app; Troupe with their Solar Power Bank; Elevate and their recipe app to prevent food wastage; Unity and their carpool app; Blurred who designed an events website, and TravelX and their public transport app. All the JAYE Malta companies can be found on their respective Face- book pages for more information on the products and services they offer. "A unique opportunity which helped us market our product in a way no other event had ever made possible. We were amazed at the public's interest, with views on Plan- itmalta.com soaring as of Saturday. Thanks JAYE for the wonderful ex- perience," said Nicholas Camilleri, Blurred JAYE Company, St Aloysius. Special thanks go to all the link teachers at the colleges who offer their teams support and who co- ordinate with the Company pro- gramme, and to the business advi- sors who mentored the teams in their entrepreneurial journey. The students were responsible for coming up with the business idea, carrying out market research, presenting a business plan in front of a panel of judges, opening up a bank account, registering for VAT, producing, promoting, selling, and keeping the profits. These students will be competing for the HSBC Company of the Year Award in May. The JAYE Malta Company Pro- gramme has been offered to Sixth- Form students in Malta and Gozo for the past 27 years, offering par- ticipants invaluable experiential insights to how a company is set-up and managed. Professional advice is also provided throughout the pro- gramme by mentors with a varied range of entrepreneurial expertise. JAYE Malta Foundation, formerly known as Young Enterprise, was founded in 1988. HSBC Malta Foun- dation has been the main sponsor of the organisation since the very be- ginning, giving youth the opportu- nity to understand what running a business is all about. YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt Evarist Bartolo (second from left) and Chris Agius (third from right) with some of the JAYE trade fair participants