In Viagrande - 2018

The Saint Lawrence Band of Vittoriosa visited Viagrande, Sicily from Saturday 13 Januar y to Tuesday 16 January 2018. This visit was the first part of the musical exchange with the Associazione Culturale Musicale Bandistica Synphonica Citta` di Viagrande. The group, composed of musicians, committee members and supporters, which amounted to approximately 54, departed to Catania early Saturday 13 January and arrived in the Hotel in Acitrezza at noon, following a visit to Mount Etna shortly after its arrival. I n the evening, the group from Vittoriosa attended the light show and the synchronisation of lights and fireworks in Viagrande for the feast of Saint Mauro, following a short visit to Catania’s city centre.

The following day on Sunday 14 January, the Saint Lawrence Band, accompanied by its supporters, performed for the first time in the feast of Saint Mauro. Firstly, a festive march was done early afternoon and soon afterwards accompanied the procession with the holy relic of Saint Mauro. One can easily say that the two performances were a huge success, honouring both Vittoriosa and Malta.

On Monday 15 January, the musical performances of the Saint Lawrence Band reached their peak as this was the day of the feast of Saint Mauro. The first performance done by the band was early morning where it accompanied the Mayor of Viagrande from his residence to the parish church for the holy mass. Following this, at about noon. The Saint Lawrence Band performed a concert under the baton of Mro Jonathan Abela in the main square of Viagrande, and played the following music:

Mexicali Brass J. Cacavas Alba d’Amore G. Giumarra Radetsky March J. Strauss Concerto D’Amore J. De Haan Luglio Arr. A. Calleja The Last Waltz Arr. C. Pisani You’ll be in My Heart Arr. J. Van Kraeydonck This concert was well acclaimed by the general public. During this concert, it mus t be said that presentations were exchanged between officials from the Saint Lawrence Band Club and the Associazione Culturale Musicale Bandistica Synphonica Citta` di Viagrande. Following the end of this concert, the Saint Lawrence Band accompanied the statue of Saint Mauro following the triumphal beginning of the procession till the procession’s early stages. This brought to a successful end the musical performances of the Saint Lawrence Band in Viagrande. On Tuesday 16 January, the group visited the picturesque city of Taormina and it returned back to Malta in the evening, satisfied with the successful outcome of this musical visit.

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