GORDON MIZZI
Gordon Mizzi was born on the island of Malta in 1947. He was educated in Malta, the United Kingdom, Italy and the U.S.A. A graduate of the University of Leicester in England and the University of Southern California in the United States, he has composed several original works and transcriptions for the guitar. These intuitive pieces open the door inviting you into the world of the guitar. The critic, Robert Matthew Walker, writing in the Musical Opinion, Britain's oldest classical music magazine in May -June 2007, wrote in a review of a concert in London: Gordon Mizzi's music is 'fascinating and inventive.' His music is performed by leading guitarists all over the world. There have been two CDs of Gordon Mizzi's music recorded by the celebrated guitarist Carlos Bonell: Song of the Sea and Saints & Fireworks. The first CD: 'Song of the Sea-Carlos Bonell Plays Gordon Mizzi' was enthusiastically received by critics and broadcasted by several radio stations all over the world, including, the Cowan Collection on BBC Radio 3. Some of the works in this collection have connections with Maltese themes but this music does not respect a geographical location being influenced by so many different musical traditions from so many countries that have woven a thread through the lives of its people through the centuries from the Branles de Malte commissioned by the Order of the Knights of St. John in 1551 to the present day. He has also written articles for some of the leading guitar magazines. When he is not composing Gordon Mizzi takes an active interest in sailing, traveling, and reading.