Joseph Magri

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Mro. Joseph Magri twieled Ħal-Qormi fit-2 ta' Diċembru 1917. Beda jistudja l-Klannett meta kien żgħir u ta' 14 sena daħal fir-Royal Artilary Malta Band. Fl-l936 intbaghat f'Kneller Hall jistudja. Hemm ġie l-ewwel fl-eżami tal-Klarinett, l-ewwwel fl-eżami tal-Armonja u Strumentazzjoni, u l-ewwel bħala student.

Matul il-gwerra kien jagħti kunċerti fuq il-cable radio Rediffussion, bħala solo player. Fl-1946, wara eżami ġie magħżul biex jerga' jmur f'Kneller Hall jistudja għall-tlett snin. Meta temm l-istudju offrewlu jagħżel banda Ingliża jew banda Skoċċiza, Iżda hu għażel jiġi lura Malta, fejn inħatar direttur tal-Banda Royal Artilary Malta Bans sakemm spiċċa fl-1966.

Magri kiteb bosta xoghlijiet Mużikali. fost dawn insemmhu Il-Malta War Requiem kienet rebħet midalja tad-deheb fil-kompetizzjoni imnedija mil-Performing Rights Society ta' Londra. An Ode to St. Paul Inkitbet fiċ-ċentinarju tal-miġja ta' San Pawl f'Malta (l960). Te Deu indaqq l-ewwel darba fl-għaxar Anniversarju tal-kor Malta Melitensis fit-Teatru Manoe. Għas-Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan kiteb Hymn of Praise f'għeluq il-mitt sena mit-twaqqif tagħha. "Malta G.C." inkitbet biex tfakkar il-Ħamsin sena mit-tmiem tat-tieni Gwerra Dinjija.

Xogħlijiet mistiċi huma: Symphony, Guitar Symphonique, u Symphonic Tone Poem huma ispirati mill-ħajja ta' Ġesu u Marija. Il-Kunċert tal-Klarinett kien indaqq mill-Orchestra tat-Tratru Manoel u huwa daqq il-parti tas-solista.

Xogħlijiet oħra huma: Concert overture Heroique, Symphonic Free Variations, Vittoijuża, Marian Cantata, To our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Millenium Concert, u Sogno.

Meta il-Għaqda Każini tal-Banda kienet qed tħejji biex tfakkar it-tletin sena mit-twaqqif tagħha fl-1977. Kien hemm il-hsieb li jiġi organizzat kunċert fl-Istitut Kattoliku fil-Floriana u s-surmast Magri, flimken mas-Surmast Joseph Sammut, ġew magħżula biex imexxu dan il-Kunċert. Fost ix-xogħlijiet li dderiġa dak in-nħar, kien hemm Ode to St. Paul.