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Mro. '''Sunny Galea''' born in 1936, [[Victoria]], [[Gozo]]. He has been a clarinet soloist with the [[Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863]] of [[Victoria]], [[Gozo]]  for the past 25 years after joining the Band in 1955. He studied clarinet under the direction of Mro. [[Guzeppi Spiteri]] and Mro. [[Edgar Lowell]], the latter, a former conductor of the Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 itself. He also studied the violin under Mro. [[Ganni Vella]], Mro. [[Dwardu Azzopardi]] and Mro. [[George Spiteri]].
Mro. '''Sunny Galea (1936-2023)''' born on 22nd December, 1936 at, [[Victoria]], [[Gozo]]. He has been a clarinet soloist with the [[Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863]] of [[Victoria]], [[Gozo]]  for the past 25 years after joining the Band in 1955. He studied clarinet under the direction of Mro. [[Guzeppi Spiteri]] and Mro. [[Edgar Lowell]], the latter, a former conductor of the Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 itself. He also studied the violin under Mro. [[Ganni Vella]], Mro. [[Dwardu Azzopardi]] and Mro. [[George Spiteri]].


He started taking harmony lessons in 1960 under the tuition of Mro. [[Carmelo Pace]] and was awarded a diploma in Musical Composition (A.L.C.M.) from the London College of Music. . He was a music teacher at local primary and secondary schools for over16 years.
He started taking harmony lessons in 1960 under the tuition of Mro. [[Carmelo Pace]] and was awarded a diploma in Musical Composition (A.L.C.M.) from the London College of Music. . He was a music teacher at local primary and secondary schools for over16 years.
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== Profil bil-Malti ==
== Profil bil-Malti ==
Mro. Sunny Galea imwieled ir-Rabat, Għawdex. Ilu solista tal-klarinett mas-[[Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863]] tar-Rabat [[Għawdex]] għal dawn l-aħħar 25 sena wara li ngħaqad mal-Banda fl-1955. Studja l-klarinett taħt id-direzzjoni ta’ Mro. [[Guzeppi Spiteri]] u Mro. [[Edgar Lowell]], dan tal-aħħar, eks direttur tas-Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 stess. Studja wkoll il-vjolin taħt Mro. Ganni Vella, Mro. [[Dwardu Azzopardi]] u Mro. [[George Spiteri]].
Mro. Sunny Galea (1936-2023) imwieled fit-22 ta' Dicembru, 1936 fir-Rabat, Għawdex. Ilu solista tal-klarinett mas-[[Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863]] tar-Rabat [[Għawdex]] għal dawn l-aħħar 25 sena wara li ngħaqad mal-Banda fl-1955. Studja l-klarinett taħt id-direzzjoni ta’ Mro. [[Guzeppi Spiteri]] u Mro. [[Edgar Lowell]], dan tal-aħħar, eks direttur tas-Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 stess. Studja wkoll il-vjolin taħt Mro. Ganni Vella, Mro. [[Dwardu Azzopardi]] u Mro. [[George Spiteri]].


Beda jieħu lezzjonijiet tal-armonija fl-1960 taħt it-tagħlim ta’ Mro. [[Carmelo Pace]] u ngħata diploma fil-Kompożizzjoni Mużikali (A.L.C.M.) mil-London College of Music. . Huwa kien għalliem tal-mużika fl-iskejjel primarji u sekondarji lokali għal aktar minn 16-il sena.
Beda jieħu lezzjonijiet tal-armonija fl-1960 taħt it-tagħlim ta’ Mro. [[Carmelo Pace]] u ngħata diploma fil-Kompożizzjoni Mużikali (A.L.C.M.) mil-London College of Music. . Huwa kien għalliem tal-mużika fl-iskejjel primarji u sekondarji lokali għal aktar minn 16-il sena.
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Mro. Sunny Galea

Mro. Sunny Galea (1936-2023) born on 22nd December, 1936 at, Victoria, Gozo. He has been a clarinet soloist with the Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 of Victoria, Gozo for the past 25 years after joining the Band in 1955. He studied clarinet under the direction of Mro. Guzeppi Spiteri and Mro. Edgar Lowell, the latter, a former conductor of the Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 itself. He also studied the violin under Mro. Ganni Vella, Mro. Dwardu Azzopardi and Mro. George Spiteri.

He started taking harmony lessons in 1960 under the tuition of Mro. Carmelo Pace and was awarded a diploma in Musical Composition (A.L.C.M.) from the London College of Music. . He was a music teacher at local primary and secondary schools for over16 years.

He has been the clarinet soloist of the Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 of Victoria, Gozo for 25 years. As a profession he was a Music Teacher at local Primary and Secondary Schools. He started violin lessons at an early age and is currently the leader of various orchestras in Gozo.

Mro. Galea is a noted composer of several festive band marches, funeral marches, religious and popular hymns in Malta and Gozo, village hymns as well as for several school hymns written during his time as music teacher. He was also commissioned to compose popular hymns for the Maltese Band Clubs in Canada and Australia. He made several musical arrangements for band and for orchestra, amongst which are four clarinet concertos. He composed classical pieces which have been performed by local and foreign bands. His compositions include Preludio in Sol minore, Marcia Sinfonica - Aria di Festa, Sarabanda Gioiosa, Elégie, Romance in A Flat, Serenity – A Tribute to Gozo and three overtures.

Sunny Galea also distinguished himself through the composition of various band marches and popular hymns such as Innu lill-Qalb ta’ Ġesu and Innu ta’ Inkurunazzjoni for the feast of Fontana, Innu lill-Madonna tal-Vizitazzjoni for the feast of Għarb the popular hymn Lil San Gorg Martri - Ġmiel u Ġawhra for the feast of St. George in Victoria, Lill-Madonna taċ-Ċintura, for the feast of il-Gudja and Innu lill-Fontana which was commissioned by the Fontana Local Council. Recently he also composed a new hymn Lill-Madonna ta’ Loreto which will be inaugurated in the forthcoming Għajnsielem feast in August. He also wrote four arrangements for clarinet solo and band.

In 1998, Mro. Galea started to hold music lessons and trainee sessions for the students of the “La Stella Band”. He also conducted the Band in the absence of its musical director, Prof. Joseph Vella, followed by his appointment as Assistant Musical Director of the ”La Stella Band”.

Mro. Galea held the post of Assistant Band Master of the Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 of Victoria. After the resignation of Mro. Joseph Nazzareno Summut who rendered after 20 years of sterling service to the Band. The Gozitan conductor Mro. Sunny Galea from Victoria. was appointed Musical Director of Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp (Għajnsielem), Gozo, in February 2003. In 2005, Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp (Għajnsielem) launched a compact disc of twelve festive band marches, chosen from amongst his best compositions dating from 1961 onwards.

Profil bil-Malti

Mro. Sunny Galea (1936-2023) imwieled fit-22 ta' Dicembru, 1936 fir-Rabat, Għawdex. Ilu solista tal-klarinett mas-Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 tar-Rabat Għawdex għal dawn l-aħħar 25 sena wara li ngħaqad mal-Banda fl-1955. Studja l-klarinett taħt id-direzzjoni ta’ Mro. Guzeppi Spiteri u Mro. Edgar Lowell, dan tal-aħħar, eks direttur tas-Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 stess. Studja wkoll il-vjolin taħt Mro. Ganni Vella, Mro. Dwardu Azzopardi u Mro. George Spiteri.

Beda jieħu lezzjonijiet tal-armonija fl-1960 taħt it-tagħlim ta’ Mro. Carmelo Pace u ngħata diploma fil-Kompożizzjoni Mużikali (A.L.C.M.) mil-London College of Music. . Huwa kien għalliem tal-mużika fl-iskejjel primarji u sekondarji lokali għal aktar minn 16-il sena.

Huwa kien is-solista tal-klarinett tas-Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D. 1863 tar-Rabat Għawdex għal 25 sena. Bħala professjoni kien Għalliem tal-Mużika fl-Iskejjel Primarji u Sekondarji lokali. Beda l-lezzjonijiet tal-vjolin minn età żgħira u bħalissa huwa mexxej ta’ diversi orkestri f’Għawdex.

Mro. Galea huwa kompożitur magħruf ta’ diversi marċi tal-banda tal-festi, marċi funebri, innijiet reliġjużi u popolari f’Malta u Għawdex, innijiet tar-raħal kif ukoll għal diversi innijiet tal-iskola miktuba fi żmienu bħala għalliem tal-mużika. Ġie kkummissjonat ukoll biex jikkomponi innijiet popolari għall-Każini tal-Banda Maltin fil-Kanada u l-Awstralja. Huwa għamel diversi arranġamenti mużikali għall-banda u għall-orkestra, fosthom erba' kunċerti għall-klarinett. Huwa kkompona siltiet klassiċi li ġew esegwiti minn baned lokali u barranin. Il-kompożizzjonijiet tiegħu jinkludu Preludio in Sol minore, Marcia Sinfonica - Aria di Festa, Sarabanda Gioiosa, Elégie, Romance in A Flat, Serenity – A Tribute to Gozo u tliet overtures.

Sunny Galea ddistingwa ruħu wkoll permezz tal-kompożizzjoni ta’ diversi marċi tal-banda u innijiet popolari bħal Innu lill-Qalb ta’ Ġesu u Innu ta’ Inkurunazzjoni għall-festa tal-Fontana, Innu lill-Madonna tal-Viżitazzjoni għall-festa tal-Għarb l-innu popolari. Lil San Gorg Martri - Ġmiel u Ġawhra għall-festa ta’ San Ġorġ fir-Rabat, Lill-Madonna taċ-Ċintura, għall-festa tal-Gudja u Innu lill-Fontana li ġiet ikkummissjonata mill-Kunsill Lokali tal-Fontana. Dan l-aħħar ikkompona wkoll innu ġdid Lill-Madonna ta’ Loreto li se jiġi inawgurat fil-festa li ġejja ta’ Għajnsielem f’Awwissu. Kiteb ukoll erba’ arranġamenti għall-klarinett solo u band.

Fl-1998, Mro. Galea beda jorganizza lezzjonijiet tal-mużika u sessjonijiet ta’ trainee għall-istudenti tal-“Banda La Stella”. Mexxa wkoll il-Banda fin-nuqqas tad-direttur mużikali tagħha, il-Prof. Joseph Vella, segwit mill-ħatra tiegħu bħala Assistent Direttur Mużikali tal-”Banda La Stella”.

Mro. Galea okkupa l-kariga ta’ Assistent Surmast tas-Soċjetà Filarmonika La Stella A.D.1863 tar-Rabat. Wara r-riżenja ta’ Mro. Joseph Nazzareno Summut li ta wara 20 sena servizz sterlin lill-Banda. Il-konduttur Għawdxi Mro. Sunny Galea mir-Rabat. inħatar Direttur Mużikali tal-Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp (Għajnsielem), Għawdex, fi Frar 2003. Fl-2005, l-Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp (Għajnsielem) nediet compact disc ta’ tnax-il marċ tal-banda tal-festa, magħżula minn fost l-aqwa kompożizzjonijiet tiegħu li jmorru mill-1961 ‘il quddiem.