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 holds 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 and ensembles, such as Dorothy Bezzina, Desi Campbell, Chris Grech, Kevin Borg, Twenty-Six Other-Worlds, Elder Water, Beatroots and Versatile Brass.
Edward is also a composer. His works include sacred choral works, orchestral works, music for the piano, and songs based on Maltese poetry. He holds an M. Mus. (with distinction) and a B.A. (Hons.) in music composition from the University of Malta. His Master’s degree thesis focuses on the application of progressive rock music traits to contexts typically associated with classical music.
Edward has also served as musical director in several local productions. The most recent was the musical The Band’s Visit, which was staged in May 2023 at Teatru Manoel). Other memorable concerts include Best of Foo (November 2022, St Aloysius Theatre), a Foo Fighters tribute concert; Il-Ħrafa tas-Soppa tal-Ġebel (January 2021, Teatru Manoel), an original musical for children; Some Enchanted Evening (February 2020, Robert Samut Hall), a concert featuring love songs from the musicals; Your Song (October 2019, National Library, Valletta), which featured a string orchestra, a rhythm section and a choir accompanying some of Malta’s best voices, with original arrangements of Elton John’s music;as well as Down Memory Lane (July 2018, Teatru Manoel, Valletta), a concert highlighting the music of Gaetano Buttiġieġ, a Maltese performer popular in the 1960s. He also directed Sfumat (2018, Teatru Salesjan, Sliema), a multi-disciplinary performance that involved 80 young people. Edward also occupies the role of musical director in the new production company Revamp MT.
He is also a music tutor at a local secondary school, where he also formulated specifically-designed music programmes and manages all music-related initiatives.
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