Edward Mifsud is a pianist, composer and music tutor. He started piano lessons at a young age with Ms Amelia Calleja and furthered his studies later on with Mro Michael Laus at the University of Malta. He has achieved DipLCM and ALCM diplomas in pianoforte performance and has performed in numerous concerts around the island in the past years.
He is also involved in contemporary projects and has worked with various artists in a range of musical genres. He is currently collaborating with the function band Beatroots, Dorothy Bezzina, Chris Grech and Kevin Borg, and is also part of the progressive metal band Twenty-Six Other-Worlds, rock band Elder Water and popular Maltese brass band Versatile Brass.
Edward is also a composer. His works include sacred choral music, orchestral music, piano music and songs based on Maltese poetry. He holds a master’s degree in Music Composition from the University of Malta, having studied under the tutorship of Dr John Galea. His thesis explores the application of progressive rock music traits to contexts typically associated with classical music.
Edward also served as musical director in a number of concerts in recent years. The most recent was Some Enchanted Evening (2020), a concert featuring love songs from the musicals held at Robert Samut Hall, Floriana. Your Song (2019), held at the National Library, Valletta, was another memorable concert. This concert featured a string orchestra, a band and a choir accompanying some of Malta’s best voices, with original arrangements of Elton John’s music. Another fascinating concert was Down Memory Lane (2018), held at Teatru Manoel. This concert featured the music of Gaetano Kanta, a popular Maltese singer from the 1960s and 70s. He also directed a multi-disciplinary performance entitled Sfumat (2017), that was staged at Teatru Salesjan and involved 80 young people. Edward also occupies the role of musical director in the production company Revamp Malta.
He is also a teacher of music at a local secondary school where he teaches piano performance and music theory and leads the school orchestra.
Edward Mifsud 