Back to What's onMyths, Legends & Stories explores the enduring power of storytelling across cultures and centuries. Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite transforms Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet into a vibrant urban tragedy, while Ignacy Zalewski’s Mono no Aware reflects the Japanese awareness of beauty’s transience. Grieg’s elegant Holberg Suite reimagines the dances and musical language of an earlier age, before Shuhei Tamura’s The Night of Prometheus evokes the mythical figure who brought fire to humanity. The programme concludes with Gavin Whitlock’s lively Celtic Suite, a journey through nocturnal atmosphere, lyrical song and the infectious energy of a traditional ceilidh.
Melika Saxophone Quartet
Philip Attard, soprano saxophone
Joseph Vella, alto saxophone
Samuel Mallia, tenor saxophone
Godfrey Mifsud, baritone saxophone
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story Suite
Ignacy Zalewski – Mono no Aware
Edward Grieg – Holberg Suite
Shuhei Tamura – The Night of Prometheus
Gavin Whitlock – Celtic Suite
