Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is the title of a concert being held at the Manoel Theatre to mark the 25th anniversary of Dar il-Kaptan, the Foundation for Respite Care Services, Mtarfa.

The concert, on November 28 at 8pm, takes its name from one of the three works being performed. Apart from this Mozart Serenade, there is also his Flute and Harp Concerto K. 299 and Handel’s Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 11 in A Major.

The performers, all musicians from the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, will be conducted by Adrian Butterfield with soloists Britt Arend (harp) and Rebecca Hall (flute).

Adrian Butterfield is a violinist, director and conductor who specialises in performing music from 1600-1900 on period instruments. He is musical director of the Tilford Bach Society and associate director of the London Handel Festival and regularly directs the London Handel Orchestra and Players. He is also a guest soloist and director in Europe and North America with modern and period ensembles.

Britt Arend, principal harpist of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra since 2008, has performed with several professional orchestras in Belgium (Opéra Royal de Wallonie and Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège), Germany (Dresdner Sinfoniker, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Philharmonie der Nationen and Filharmonisch Orchester Kiel), Italy (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Accademia di San Giorgio di Venezia) and Ireland (RTÉ Concert Orchestra).

Maltese-Canadian flutist Rebecca Hall has been at the forefront of music in Malta since moving to the island in 1996. She is a muse of the celebrated Canadian composer Jack Behrens, whose works for flute were the subject of her Doctorate of Music thesis. In addition to her busy performance schedule, Dr Hall lectures in flute, baroque music and women in music at the University of Malta.

For booking visit http://www.teatrumanoel.com.mt/default.asp?m=shows&id=610 .