Philharmonie Royale Concordia

Many years had to pass before the band could experience once again another trip. Nevertheless, this time was different since the musical society of St lawrence invited a foreign band for the feast of St Lawrence in 2010, the Philharmonie Royale Concordia from Ottignies, Belgium. This belgian band came to visit Malta from the 5th till 12th August whilst the St Lawrence Band Club went to visit Belgium from the 11th till 18th December.

During their visit, the Philharmonie Royale Concordia played in the St Lawrence village in Gozo, twice in Birgu as part of St Lawrence’s feast and performed another musical programme held in Marsaxlokk. Apart from that, the band went to different cultural excursions including Valletta, Mdina, Cottonera, Blue Grotto and Ħaġar Qim and Imnajdra Temples. One has to mention the Musical Programme Vittoriosa in Festa held on the 7th August where the two bands played together on the marvellous bandstand in front of an enormous crowd covering the whole square. In honour of this exchange, a function was organised for the officials and band members of both bands on 10th August.