Wow…I’ve been negligent in updating this blog for the past few weeks…and now things have really piled up!

So, back to Saturday, March 23. As a result of a successful direct mail campaign, we learned about a children’s concert at the Manoel Theater in Valletta, featuring the Malta Philharmonic playing all kinds of fun, slightly Halloween themed music. We had heard about this theater from other directors—it is a small, baroque theater, with one floor of “stalls” and then several floors of box seats around the sides and back.

As it turned out, this was one of the best children’s concerts we’ve ever heard! The orchestra sounded great, the “emcee” was engaging and really good with the audience, and there was even a little pre-show music lesson, done in a very interactive and creative way. There are other events for kids around Valletta, called “Toi-Toi” events, which we hope to take in as well!

Pre-concert show, with projected graphic score!

Our box seats

Our seats–4 more people would eventually cram in.