William Debattista
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Mro. William Debattista twieled fit-2 ta’ Frar 1974 minn Carmelo u Rita nee’ Bugeja. Beda l-karriera mużikali tiegħu mal-Għaqda Mużikali L'Isle Adam ta’ Rabat belt twelidu, taħt it-tagħlim tas-Sur Tony Galea fl-età ta’ 8 snin, l-istrument ikun il-klarinett. Eventwalment ingħaqad mal-banda fl-1986 nhar il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira. Barra minn hekk, beda lezzjonijiet tat-teorija tal-mużika mal-Profs. Mro. Charles E.Zammit fl-1989 sal-1993 fejn kiseb diversi gradi tat-teorija u l-A. Mus. Diploma VCM. Imbagħad kompla l-istudji tiegħu mal-mibki Mro. Ronnie Debattista mill-1993 sal-2002 fejn għadda bl-eżamijiet tat-teorija tal-mużika flying colors fi Grade 8, mid-diplomi ta' Associate and License tal-London College of Music.
Wara li kompla l-istudji tiegħu tal-istrument mas-Sur Tony Galea fejn għadda l-grad 5 u 6 (eżamijiet LCM) kompla l-istudji tiegħu tal-klarinett mal-mibki Profs. Mro. Freddie Mizzi għal tlettax-il sena mill-1994 sal-2007 fejn kiseb il-grad 7, 8 kif ukoll id-diplomi ta’ Assoċjat (ALCM) u Liċenzjat (LLCM) fid-daqq tal-klarinett.
Matul dan iż-żmien beda jikkomponi marċi tal-festi u marċi funebri għall-banda ta’ raħal twelidu waqt li jdoqq ma’ diversi baned madwar il-gżira.
Sadanittant, kien qed jiġi ingaġġat minn diversi baned bħala għalliem tat-teorija tal-mużika mal-Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija ta’ Ħad-Dingli , għalliem tal-injam mal-Banda 12th May Band and Social Club ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ it-tnejn fl-1997, għalliem tat-teorija tal-mużika mal-banda ta’ raħal twelidu. L'Isle Adam fl-1998 u woowind instructor mas-Soċjeta Filarmonika Sliema fl-1999. Fl-1998 ingħata l-kariga ta' Asst. surmast ta’ Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija ta’ Ħad-Dingli u l-istess kariga mal-Banda 12th May fl-2008.
Għal xi żmien bejn l-2002 u l-2012 huwa fforma parti mid-Denner Clarinet Quartet jagħti kunċerti għall-ikla ta’ nofsinhar, kunċerti organizzati minn kunsilli lokali u organizzazzjonijiet oħra bħall-Lions’ Club u kunċerti ta’ għajnuna ta’ karità bħal dawk għall-Fondazzjoni Richmond u Life Cycle fost oħrajn. Sa issa William kien qed jissejjaħ minn diversi baned biex idoqq bħala solista f’diversi programmi mużikali lokalment u anke barra. Ta wkoll xi recitals akkumpanjati mill-pjanu.
Fost ir-repertorju tiegħu William daqq il-Fantasia minn Rigoletto mal-banda L’Isle Adam fl-2001, il-kunċert tal-klarinett ta’ Mozart mal-Banda 12 ta’ Mejju fl-2006, il-kunċert ta’ Weber meta ġie magħżul għall-ewwel kunċert ta’ nhar it-Tnejn tal-Għid taħt id-direzzjoni tal-Profs. Mro. Joseph Vella fl-2000 u l-kunċert tal-klarinett ta’ Rimsky Korsakov mal-Banda L’Isle Adam fl-2011 fost oħrajn.
Is-Surmast Debattista ikkompona diversi marċi tal-festi l-aktar għall-Banda L’Isle Adam u l-banda 12th May, 3 marċi funebri, Preludju Romantiku, mitħna tal-Għanja-Qalb bil-premier ta’ Sta. Banda Marija ta Ħad-Dingli u Tislima lil Mro. Joseph Galea miktub bħala ġieħ lil Mro. Joseph Galea u ħarġet il-premier fid-29 ta’ Ġunju 2019 fejn ingħatat il-baton mingħand Mro J. Galea lil Mro. William Debattista bħala d-Direttur il-ġdid tal-Banda L’Isle Adam.
Fatt interessanti hu li William serva wkoll bħala Elite Assistant Referee bejn l-2009 u l-2019 mal-Malta Football Association fejn mill-2010 sal-2016 kien fil-bord tal-FIFA li jirrappreżenta lil Malta barra minn Malta.
Huwa miżżewweġ lil Gloriann b’żewġ subien Andre imwieled fl-2003 li wkoll idoqq il-klarinett mal-banda L’Isle Adam u Jerome imwieled fl-2007. Huwa wkoll għalliem tax-Xjenza Integrata fl-Iskola Middle School tal-Kulleġġ San Nikola fir-Rabat.
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For some time between 2002 and 2012 he formed part of the Denner Clarinet Quartet giving lunchtime concerts, concerts organised by local councils and other organisations such as the Lions’ Club and charity aid concerts such as those for the Richmond Foundation and Life Cycle amongst others. By now William was being called by several bands to play as a soloist in several musical programmes locally and even abroad. He also gave some recitals accompanied by the piano.
Amongst his repertoire William played the Fantasia from Rigoletto with the L’Isle Adam band in 2001, Mozart’s clarinet concerto with the 12th May Band in 2006, Weber’s concertino when he was chosen for the first ever Easter Monday concert under the direction of Profs. Mro. Joseph Vella in 2000 and Rimsky Korsakov’s clarinet concerto with the L’Isle Adam Band in 2011 among others.
Till now William had composed several festive marches mainly for the L’Isle Adam Band and 12th May band, 3 funeral marches, Romantic Prelude, Għanja mill-Qalb premiered by the Sta. Marija Band of Dingli and Tislima lil Mro. Joseph Galea written as a tribute to Mro. Joseph Galea and premiered on 29th June 2019 where the baton was passed from Mro J. Galea to Mro. William Debattista as the new L’Isle Adam Band Director.
An interesting fact is that William also served as an Elite Assistant Referee between 2009 and 2019 with the Malta Football Association where from 2010 till 2016 being on the FIFA panel representing Malta abroad.
He is married to Gloriann with two sons Andre born in 2003 who also plays the clarinet with the L’Isle Adam band and Jerome born in 2007. He is also an Integrated Science teacher at St. Nicholas College Middle School in Rabat.