Reuben Pace (born in 1974) is a Maltese composer.

Life

Reuben Pace was educated at

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as well as Bangor University, where he received his PhD in 2012. One of his teachers was

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. During his studies he began working with the technique of

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and out of that developed his individual style of composing. Pace's works are interpreted by internationally famous orchestras and ensembles. On 26 January 2017 his Concertino for guitar, harpsichord and orchestra was premiered at

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under the slogan ''Inspired by Baroque'' with the

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under the direction of

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as well as the soloists

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(guitar) and Joanne Camilleri (harpsichord). This was the first

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in the history of the

Valletta International Baroque Festival The Valletta International Baroque Festival is one of the largest music festivals of Malta. It was founded by its present Artistic Director Kenneth Zammit Tabona in 2013. The programmatic focus is on baroque and early music. History Since its e ...

. In 2015 Pace's music was presented at the festival Mdina Biennale.''Zeitgenössische Kunst in Maltas ehemaliger Hauptstadt Mdina.''
Article in the magazine KulturPort.De. (German). Some of his compositions were also played by the

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and Duke Quartet.

List of works (incomplete)

* 2010: ''Missa Brevis'' for Solo soprano, solo tenor and double choir (a cappella) * 2011: ''L-Ahhar Moll (The Last Quay)'' for soprano, tape, live diffusion and video * 2012: ''Back from the stars'' for Flute, cello and piano * 2013: ''Fil-Qosor'' for clarinet in B flat and piano * 2014: ''Wehidna (We, Alone)'' for String Quartet * 2014: ''Il-Grajja ta' Vitorin'' for Mezzo-soprano and piano * 2015: ''Versus'' for chamber choir, solo boy soprano, solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor, solo baritone * 2016: ''Concertino'' for guitar, harpsichord and orchestra * 2018: ''Mdina Suite'' for guitar solo *2022: “Blat - The Island Fortess” Opera-Film in Maltese.

External links

Official website
of Reuben Pace.
Restoring Valletta to its former glory.
Article on the Website of

Times of Malta The ''Times of Malta'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Malta. Founded in 1935, by Lord and Lady Strickland and Lord Strickland's daughter Mabel, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in Malta. It has the widest circu ...

. 18 December 2014.
''Mdina Suite'' for guitar solo.
Video of the world premiere at Musikverein on 29 September 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pace, Reuben 1974 births Living people Maltese classical composers Composers for the classical guitar 21st-century classical composers 20th-century classical composers