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Flute Oboe Clarinet Horn Bassoon Rebecca Hall (Canada) John McDonough (UK) Godfrey Mifsud (Malta) José García Gutiérrez (Spain) Ulrike Buhlmann (Germany) The Cosmos Wind Ensemble brings together five of Malta – based musicians in Malta, in the country’s most dynamic chamber music ensemble. The group features Rebecca Hall (flute) and John McDonough (oboe), Godfrey Mifsud (clarinet) and Ulrike Buhlmann (bassoon) and José García Gutiérrez (french horn). As the musicians come from all over the world, the name Cosmos reflects and celebrates their diverse backgrounds. .All of the members of the ensemble perform regularly as soloists and orchestral musicians with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, of which Rebecca Hall and John McDonough hold positions of Principal Flute and Principal Oboe respectively. Godfrey Mifsud is a Clarinet Tutor at the Johann Strauss School of Music in Valletta (Malta) and both he and Rebecca Hall are lecturers in Performance Studies at the University of Malta. Ulrike Buhlmann is also a full time member of the MPO whilst retaining her links with orchestras in her native Berlin. José García Gutiérrez has performed to great acclaim as principal horn of the Malta Philharmonic, in addition to his post as Principal Horn with the RTVE Orchestra Madrid. Since being founded in 2005, the ensemble has shown a strong interest in the premieres of works by Maltese composers, including Charles Camilleri, Mariella Cassar and Veronique Vella. The group has recently invited Maltese composer Albert Garzia to serve as its first “composer in residence”. Garzia’s most recent composition for the ensemble, “On the Edge of the Eastern Ocean” (based on the writings of Canadian Author Pamela Hall) for quintet, piano and narrator, will be premiered in 2014. 2013-2014 sees the group perform in Germany, Netherlands, Malta as well as Canada. They also continue their now established position as “Ensemble in Residence” at Malta’s National Theatre, the Manoel. Sound Symposium Programme Cosmos Wind Quintet Krista Vincent, piano Donald Arthur, voice actor 10 July 2014, D.F. Cook Recital Hall Memorial University Mara bil-lejl (The woman at night) Veronique Vella Caricatures from Malta Albert Garzia Farmer Fishmonger Bus driver On the Edge of the Eastern Ocean (world premiere) Albert Garzia to words of Pam Hall