Reuben Pace
Reuben Pace started off his musical studies by learning to play baritone in B flat at the Siġġiewi St.Nicholas ‘Band club, Malta. At the age of twelve he started learning classical guitar under the tuition of Mrs. Charlotte Smith and at the age of 16 he sat for a Bachelor of Arts in Music at the University of Malta followed by a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education. He also studied conducting with Mro. Joseph Sammut and harmony and counterpoint with Mro. Laurence Borg. On September 2000 he left Malta for Bangor, North Wales where he sat for a Master of Arts in Creative Music Technology and Music for Film, Media and the Arts. He finished his Masters in September 2001 and then came back to Malta where for seven years he worked on a large number of music education publications. In the meantime he started a Phd in composition at the University of Bangor, Wales which he finished in September 2011. His music has also been performed in the UK by Ensemble Cymru, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, by Painting Music as well as the Duke String Quartet. He has also had performances in Malta and Russia. Pace composes in both the acoustic and electronic media. He currently works as a peripatetic music teacher, lectures at the University of Malta, teaches at the Johann Strauss School of Music as well as works regularly on commissions in his own recording studio in Siġġiewi.
List of works
Symphony orchestra
|
Symphony Number 1 |
orchestra |
39:00 |
2008 |
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Waiting for Godot |
orchestra |
6:00 |
2005 |
Chamber music
|
Piano Quartet No.1 (The Humane) |
violin, viola, cello, piano |
20:00 |
2005 |
|
Postcards from Mars |
2 flutes |
12:00 |
2005 |
|
He, Alone (Wahħdu) |
solo cello |
17:00 |
2004 |
|
Undecided (Bejn Ħaltejn) |
clarinet in B flat, bass clarinet, piano |
3:40 |
2003 |
|
Gawhra |
flute, clarinet, guitar, cello |
10:00 |
2001 |
|
String Quartet No.1 |
2 violins, viola, cello |
10:00 |
2001 |
|
Trumpet Fanfare No.1 |
trumpet in B flat and piano |
4:40 |
2000 |
|
Romance |
violin, piano |
3:00 |
1997 |
Piano
|
Asteroid Field |
piano |
3:30 |
2005 |
Electronic
|
L-Aħħar Moll (The Last Quay) |
soprano, 5.1 channel audio, video projection |
4:40 |
2011 |
|
Interrupted Innocence |
3 sopranos, cello, viola, harpsichord, tape |
7:30 |
2001 |
|
Love you, the World Over |
soprano, baritone and tape |
4:45 |
2000 |
Vocal music
|
Missa Brevis |
solo soprano, solo tenor, double choir (a cappella) |
15:00 |
2010 |
|
Farmer’s Tale |
soprano, baritone, flute, clarinet, cello, guitar, harp |
18:00 |
2001 |
|
Fascinated |
soprano, piano, violin, cello |
5:00 |
1999 |
|
Qatt (Never) |
soprano, piano |
3:20 |
1999 |
|
Act of Contrition |
soprano, piano |
2:00 |
1999 |
Brass band
|
Ablaze (Vampa) |
brass band |
5:00 |
2008 |
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The Return |
brass band |
6:00 |
2007 |
|
Mini Suite for Band No.1 |
brass band |
5:30 |
2005 |
|
Land of the Red Dragon |
brass band |
6:30 |
2004 |
|
Lest we forget |
brass band |
5:30 |
2003 |
|
Blue Creek |
brass band |
4:00 |
2002 |
Publications
Music Shines – Book 1
Workbook for primary years (written in collaboration with other primary school teachers) 978-99957-0-064-5
Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education, Curriculum Management and eLearning Department 2011
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Papers
Language Audio Morphology in my Music – Camarthen, South Wales, April 2010
Music Technology in Music Education – Floriana, Malta ,October 2010
Music from Recycled Objects – Floriana, Malta ,October 2010
Music Technology in the Classroom – Paola, Malta, July 2011
Morphing Techniques in my Music – Bangor, North Wales, November 2011