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Franco Cefai - Organ

Franco Cefai started showed passion to the piano and music from his first days. At the age of 4 he started learning the piano with his grandfather Mro. Joseph Mallia who at that time was the Maestro di Cappella of the Żebbuġ Local Village. He continued his studies with London College of Music, ABRSM and Trinity College London where he obtained all the grades both in theory and in practice in piano forte and Associate Diploma. 
Franco showed his passion to music, especially to sacred music during all time of the years where he animated on the organ during masses, funerals and accompanied choirs for functions. He continued piano studies under the tuition of Mro. Stephen Attard and his theory lessons under Mro. Joseph Grech. In 2011 he started a degree in Music and education at the University of Malta where he succeeded this degree with honours. Later, Franco was appointed Maestro di Cappella of the Żebbuġ parish – being the successor of his Grandfather Mro. Joseph Mallia whom also was the successor of his father Mro. Antonio Mallia. 

​Apart from conductor and music director, Franco is also a composer and his music is performed by the two local choirs. Amongst his latest works is Missa Assumpta Est Maria – a whole mass for orchestra and SATB setting, performed at the Feast of the Żebbuġ Parish. In 2015 he was appointed Assistant Director with the Żebbuġ Band – Soċjeta Filarmonika l-Banda Santa Marija. Despite the busy life as a Music Educator in state schools, he seeks to continue his studies and passion for the Organ where he last year he successfully followed and currently is following Masterclasses and courses with the Royal College of Organists in London under the tuition of Anne Thomas Marsdon and Catherine Ennis.
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  • Home
  • Programme
    • Programme 2020
    • Programme 2019
    • Programme 2018
    • Programme 2017
    • Programme 2016
    • Programme 2015
  • Artists
    • Artists 2020 >
      • Lisa Bini
      • David Boldrini
      • Felicitas Brunke
      • Jason Camilleri
      • Franco Cefai
      • Ansgar Gescher
      • Lukas Hasler
      • Joseph Lia
      • Elizaveta Lobanova
      • Luca Magni
      • Wayne Marshall
      • Natalia Rakhmatulina
    • Artists 2019
    • Artists 2018 >
      • Gail Archer
      • Dmitry Banaev
      • Giacomo Benedetti
      • Alesandro Bianchi
      • Diego Cannizzaro
      • Reggie Clews
      • Marco D'Avola
      • Dina El
      • Sandro Gori
      • Jurgen Grima
      • Petr Ilyash
      • Stefano Molardi
      • Marco Lo Muscio
      • Olga Makarina
      • Mariella Mochi
      • Sergio Orabona
      • Neils Pfeffer
      • Irina Rozanova
      • Christian Schmitt
      • Daniela Tremaroli
      • Simone Valeri
      • Petra Veenswijk
      • Kristina Vilotševa
    • Artists 2017 >
      • Brendan Ball
      • Riccardo Bianchi
      • Ka Bo Chan
      • Franco Cefai
      • Maurice Clerc
      • David Davies
      • Marco D'Avola
      • Semjon Kalinowsky
      • Luca Magni
      • Gaulitanus Choir
      • Taras Baginets
      • Martino Pòrcile
      • Giuliana Maccaroni
      • Hugo Agius Muscat
      • Julian Mallek
      • Zita Nauratyill
      • Joseph Lia
      • Wayne Marshall
      • Aare Tammesalu
      • Andres Uibo
      • Mark Vassallo
      • Daniel Zaretskiy
      • Dominika Zamara
    • Artists 2016 >
      • Piret Aidulo
      • Geoffrey Alvarez
      • Dominique Aubert
      • Heribert Breuer
      • Roberta Bugeja
      • Dion Buhagiar
      • SIlvia Di Falco
      • Giesme Choir
      • Diego Cannizzaro
      • Joseph Caruana
      • Marco D'Avola
      • Philippe Emmanuel Haas
      • Yfke Hoogevee
      • Joseph Lia
      • Yaroslav Mikulkho
      • Alexandra Orlova
      • Elena Sartori
      • Christian Schmitt
      • Aare Tammesalu
      • Andres Uibo
      • Erwin Wiersinga
      • Daniel Zaretskiy
    • Artists 2015 >
      • Aare Tammesalu
      • Adriano Morea
      • Andres Uibo
      • Ciricino Micheletto
      • Daniel Zaretskiy
      • Denis Kasparovitch
      • Diego Cannizzaro
      • Erwin Wiersinga
      • Evgenia Krivitskaia
      • George Devdariani
      • Gianluca Libertucci
      • Gianpiero Cristaldi
      • James Ham
      • Joseph Caruana
      • John Aquilina
      • John Galea
      • Joseph Lia
      • Maria Lyudko
      • Mari-Liis Uibo
      • Olga Makarina
      • Roberto Rigo
      • Simone Vebber
      • Vladimir Suzdalevich
    • Artists 2014 >
      • Alfred Fenech
      • Anastasia Bogacheva
      • Dion Buhagiar
      • Dmitry Banaev
      • Elena Yaskunova
      • Francesca Farrugia
      • Graziella Debattista
      • Irina Rozanova
      • Malta Police Band
      • Vladimir Shliapnikov
      • Wayne Marshall
  • Venues
    • St Francis of Assisi Church, Valletta
    • Our Lady of Victories, Valletta
    • St. Paul's Anglican Pro- Cathedral, Valletta
    • Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Church, Fontana Gozo
    • Annunciation of Our Lady Parish Church, Balzan
    • St. John's Co-Cathedral Oratory, Valletta
    • St. Cajetan Parish Church, Hamrun
    • St Julian's Parish Church, St Julian's
    • Gozo Cathedral, Cittadella, VIctoria, Gozo
    • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Church, Balluta
    • Jesus of Nazareth Chapel, Xagħra, Gozo
    • Annunciation Parish Church (Rotunda), Mosta
    • St. Paul's Metropolitan Cathedral, Mdina
    • St John of the Cross Parish Church, Ta'Xbiex
    • St. Augustine Church, Valletta
    • St Nicholas Parish Church, Siġġiewi
    • Xewkija Parish Church, Gozo
    • Our Lady of Ta' Pinu Sanctuary, Gozo
  • Masterclasses
  • Competition
  • Contact
  • News