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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The Youths Section within the Society of St Mary of Mqabba commenced an official Cultural Exchange with the Associazioni Cristiane
Lavoratori Italiani (ACLI) of Ciro', Italy. This Cultural Exchange was part of a European Union Youth Programme and took place between
the 13th and 20th August 2005. The ACLI of Ciro' is an organisation which assists its members in every facet of society, including sports,
tourism, environment, employment, agriculture and culture. The Ciro' branch of ACLI is a section of a larger organisation which has been
operating for the past 60 years. Over the past few years, through voluntary work, this organisation made important contributions to the
community, such as running training courses aimed at youths, assisting in the Miss Italia Beauty Peagant, and in the building and day-to-day
running of a youth centre/hostel in their area. The Ciro' branch of ACLI is also a major contributor in the coordination of the local feasts,
namely the San Cataldo Vescovo and San Nicodemo, the latter of which was born in the small town of Ciro' itself.
The Kfar-Saba Community Concert Band was founded in 1982 with the aim of spreading the art of music around the city of Kfar-Saba.
The Band consists of around 70 elements, all of whom perform on a voluntary basis. The Kfar Saba Band performed outside Israel
for the first time in 2001 in the occasion of the feast of St Mary of Mqabba. The City of Kfar-Saba is usually perceived as being the
capital of Israel when it comes to music. The band considers its locality as being a small city with great passion and love for music.
This passion can be seen especially in the establishment of the 'Music Foundation' in 1986 with the objective of teaching music
around Kfar-Saba amongst all ages.
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Philarmonic Band of Larissa of Greece
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2000
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This band was founded in 1952 with its first director being Mro G Kamilieris. In 1978 Mro Giannis Tsanakas took over the band with
the aim of forming a Brass Band, which infact made a huge impact in Greece. Other directors included Mro A Prionas,
Mro A Vakalathanasiou, Mro E Minas and Mro G Minas.
The Philarmonic Band of Larissa made several appearances in various concerts both cultural (local) as well as international.
These included the 5th Band's Festival in Athens, Kalamaria in Tessalonika (Greece), Rybnik in Poland, Lamaka in Cyprus, and
Cosenza in Italy.
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Kiryat Band from Israel
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2000
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The Director of the Kiryat Band is Mro Haim Vinarsky who has the control of about 30 musicians.
Although the band consists of such a number, its speciality is in its individuality. The expertise of the Kiryat Band
lies in the Brass section, which specialises in classical as well as folkloristic musicals.
The Jugend Blasorchester Band of Germany originates from the province of Saxony near the rivers of Elster and performs
under the direction of Mro Helmut Romer. The city of Leipzig was in the past famous as a centre of book industry, but
nowadays it focuses more on the production of musical instruments and beer amongst other activities.
In the 18th century this city was nicknamed 'Klein Paris', meaning 'Little Paris', mainly because Leipzig became a centre for
classical literature with the aid of Johann Christoph Gettsched. Several important personalities have studied in the Leipzig
University along the years, including the philosopher Johann Getlieb Fichte, Johann Wolfgand von Goethe, poets, and the music
composers Robert Schumann and Johann Sebastian Bach. Leipzig is also the native city of the famous composer
Richard Wagner.
After performing abroad for the first time in 1996, our band hosted the 'Corpo Bandistico di Santa Vittoria in
Matenano' for the occasion of our village feast. As in the case of the King George V Band of Mqabba, this was the first
international experience for the Italian Band. The twinning between our village and the Italian Band won the prestigious
honour of the 'Les Etoiles d'Or du Jumelage' from the European Union in 1998.
The Corpo Bandistico di Santa Vittoria in Matenano was established in 1906 under the direction of Mro Luigi Cirenei. Its current
director is Mro Francesco Mancini, who is also the mayor of the same locality. The band consists of around 60 elements,
with the major number of members residing in Santa Vittoria. Under the lead of its present director, this band has
once again confirmed its potentiality and is infact considered to be amongst the best in the province of Ascoli Piceno.
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