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Forthcoming events: concerts, performances, installations and compositional work. Events Inherited Frequencies 9th & 10th October 2026 | 21:00 Teatro Palcoscenico, Naples (Italy) Booking & info: E: info@kinesis-ets.eu | T: (+39) 3471251700 | 3339284704 A new project that sits at the intersection between jazz, classical composition and electro-acoustic music. Fabrizio Fedele: guitar Marco Di Palo: cello Renzo Spiteri: percussion & electronics Inherited frequencies The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) Centenary Screening with a Live Score by Renzo Spiteri 8th December 2026 | 18:00 Spazju Kreattiv , Valletta (Malta) Celebrating 100 years of Lotte Reiniger’s groundbreaking The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), Spazju Kreattiv presents a special screening of this extraordinary landmark of animation accompanied by a newly commissioned live score by Maltese percussionist, sound artist and composer Renzo Spiteri. Widely regarded as the earliest surviving feature-length animated film in the history of cinema, The Adventures of Prince Achmed is a masterpiece of silhouette animation. Drawing on stories from One Thousand and One Nights, and created entirely from intricate cut-out paper silhouettes and pioneering animation techniques, the film transports audiences into a fantastical world of flying horses, enchanted landscapes, sorcery, demons, romance and adventure. Directed by Lotte Reiniger | Germany, 1926 | Silent | 65 min German intertitles with English subtitles Live score: Renzo Spiteri Rating: PG Prince Achmed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) with a Live Score by Renzo Spiteri 6th March 2027 | 19:30 Spazju Kreattiv , Valletta (Malta) Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is a landmark of German Expressionist cinema and one of the most influential films in the history of horror. Made in the aftermath of the First World War, the film reflected the uncertainty, anxiety and fractured state of a Europe emerging from war, creating a world of distorted sets, stark shadows and stylised characters in which reality itself appears unstable. Accompanying this 1920 masterpiece is a new live score by percussionist, composer and sound artist Renzo Spiteri. Commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv, Renzo’s work heightens the film’s sense of tension, instability and unease, creating a contemporary immersive encounter with the film’s shifting psychological landscape. Directed by Robert Wiene | Germany, 1920 | Silent | 76 min German intertitles with English subtitles Live score: Renzo Spiteri This performance is suited for viewers aged 12 and up who appreciate avant-garde music and unsettling vintage cinema. Dr Caligari

Welcome to Renzo Spiteri's official website that documents his artistic journey through sound. Artistic Journey Photo: George Scintilla Renzo Spiteri is a Maltese percussionist, sound artist, composer, and improviser whose work sits at the intersection of live performance, sound art and interdisciplinary collaboration. Winner of the 2025 Royal Television Society Craft and Design Award for Sound and a 2025 Emmy® Nominee for Outstanding Sound - Documentary, Renzo creates immersive sonic worlds shaped by acoustic instruments, electronic processing, and finely detailed field recordings. His work is deeply informed by physical gesture, rhythmic drive, and long-term engagement with natural and urban environments, shaping a distinctive musical language grounded in place, movement, and presence. Renzo’s performance practice is expansive, weaving percussion, found objects, live electronics, and improvisation into richly textured experiences. With over three decades of international performance experience, he has performed and toured extensively across genres, including contemporary dance, spoken word, world music, jazz, classical, and experimental music. His collaborations with musicians, dancers, storytellers, visual artists, and filmmakers have taken him to major venues and festivals across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Read more. Forthcoming Events Inherited Frequencies Live music / jazz by Ten Strings 9 & 10 October 2026 | Italy The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) Silent Film with Live Score by Renzo Spiteri 8 December 2026 | Malta The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Silent Film with Live Score by Renzo Spiteri 6 March 2027 | Malta Recent Awards WINNER: Royal Television Society's Craft & Design Award (Sound - Non-Scripted) (UK), and NOMINEE: 2025 News and Documentary Emmy®️ Award (Outstanding Sound - Documentary), recognised by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (USA) for National Geographic's multi-award winning film Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story . "The sound design was magical, helping to keep you truly in the moment. The sounds were gentle and subtle and challenging to capture, yet everything came through with authenticity, clarity and beauty. This was a sound recordist's dream of a project and that delight comes across in the work." RTS Craft and Design Awards jury

Experimental improvised music shaped by nature and performed by Renzo Spiteri and Richard Craig. Nordic Resonance Nordic Resonance carries the textures and sound world of the Nordic landscape of The Shetland Islands into theatres and performing spaces through an immersive sound performance fusing music, electronics and field recordings. “Nordic Resonance is a contemporary sonic postcard of a place that I lived in for the past six years where I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the island’s natural environment and to gather an extensive sound library over an extended period of time. Shetland’s natural environment fed into the creation of this new work, and since the sounds of nature are ever changing and never repeating, Richard and I felt that our own playing should reflect this sense of impermanence. Each performance is created in the moment, allowing a new conversation between nature and music to unfold every time we perform.” Renzo Spiteri At the geographic crossroads between Scotland and Scandinavia where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea, The Shetland Islands are distinguished by a landscape of natural magnificence, bird calls, whale song, the force of the wind, and the ever-changing moods of the coastline and the sea. Using sound as a lived experience of place and developed through deep listening and extended engagement with the Shetland environment, Nordic Resonance explores how sound can carry the presence of landscape and its atmosphere beyond the place of origin and into theatres and performance spaces. Environmental sounds, whether presented in their pure form or transformed into abstracted textures, are key elements that shaped the creation of Nordic Resonance, with the musicians responding to, reacting against, and creating counterpoints to the field recordings. The result is a conversation: between environment and artist, between sound and sensation, between what is heard and what lies just beneath. Instruments, found sounds, and live processing blur the lines between the human and the elemental creating an immersive invocation of place through sound, and offering a space for resonance and reflection, where audiences can slow down and listen closely. Renzo Spiteri’s performance practice is expansive, weaving percussion, found objects, live electronics, and improvisation into richly textured experiences. Winner of the 2025 Royal Television Society Craft and Design Award (Sound - Non-Scripted) and a 2025 Emmy® News and Documentary Nominee (Outstanding Sound - Documentary), Renzo has over three decades of international performance experience, performing across genres ranging from spoken word and world music to jazz, classical, and experimental work. Praised by Gramophone Magazine for his “primal, at times ecstatic state of Fauvist force,” Richard Craig has developed a distinctive approach to contemporary flute performance. He has collaborated with renowned ensembles such as Musikfabrik, Klangforum Wien, and the Riot Ensemble, and is a noted improviser and educator, currently serving as Director of Performance at the University of Edinburgh. Photos: Elisa Von Brockdorff shot at Spazju Kreattiv (Malta) Audience Feedback "a very meditative and therapeutic collection of sounds" "Immersive" "the performance was full of surprises and unique in its character" "I felt like I was taken on a wild walk through space and time" "excellent evening at Spazju Kreattiv wrapped in the soundscape created by Renzo Spiteri and Richard Craig ... if music could paint, this is what it would sound like" Project type Experimental, improvised music Created by Renzo Spiteri (percussion, field recordings, electronics, sound design) Richard Craig (flutes, electronics) 2025, Shetland (UK) Acknowledgements Performances of Nordic Resonance in Malta, Shetland and Glasgow in Jan/Feb 2026 were supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland . Events Launch performance: The Old Hairdressers (Glasgow), June 2025 Performed at: Spazju Kreattiv (Malta), January 2026, part of Spazju Kreattiv programme 2025/2026. Mareel (Shetland, UK), February 2026 The Old Hairdresser's (Glasgow, UK), February 2026

Music performances and interdisciplinary performances by Renzo Spiteri Live Events Music performances and interdisciplinary collaborations un/becoming Music/Contemporary Dance Duo Nordic Resonance Music | Experimental / Improvised Terra Verunt Contemporary Dance / Theatre Now Here | Nowhere Sound & Spoken Word Heiligenstadt Contemporary Dance Nordic Nights Music & Storytelling Silence Sounds & Spaces Music | Solo Percussion The Eyland Project Music | Folk/World

Music composed for the solo dance piece, Hieligenstadt - Another World Inside, commissiones by The Three Palaces Festival 2020, Malta. Beyond Sense Inspired by Beethoven’s The Hieligenstadt Testament, the music is an expression of the tensions between an inner and outer self, a within and without. The experiential self is in a divide, where the within can hear the music, can feel what the inner world is all about and can negotiate with that reality. On the outside, the experience is of suffering, of loss and of fragility. My music for this project conveys the emotions, the tensions and releases of a being in this state of loss, of isolation and desire. It’s very rhythmic and unsettling at times and there’s an element of aggression that comes as a result of the desire to release tensions that are building inside a person who is experiencing suffering, despair and loneliness. I also used filtering processes as a reflection of the auditory frequencies that we start losing in different stages of our lives but which, naturally, are more aggressive in someone who is becoming deaf. The filtering of sounds at times leaves us with very muted sound textures and this is a concept that I sought to develop in two of the three tracks, ‘Within Without’ and ‘You Wrong Me’. The major source of inspiration was the testament itself. Over the countless times that I read this letter, different layers, thoughts and inspirations emerged. Through a continuous level of engagement with the writing, I knew that I needed to commit myself to giving this writing a new life, a new perspective that although coming from the early 1800s, is relevant in this present age. In my head, the letter started morphing into a score. And like a music score, the printed notes can only become alive through interpretation and performance. This is exactly how I felt about the Hieligenstadt Testament, sonically conveyed in the particular treatment and the sculpturing of words and phrases from the text as sound within an inner headspace. The music is born out of these thought processes and is a journey of struggles and of disquiet until, at the end with ‘A Dark Sense’, the music conveys a reflection on the idea of surrender, of filtering emotional conflicts as a solution that would ‘free me from a state of endless suffering’. Beyond Sense was released in November 2020 and is available for streaming and download on all digital platforms including Bandcamp , Amazon Music, Apple Music, iTunes and Spotify. "The music rages, deliberately discordant at times, with Spiteri’s flawless technique and an innate affinity for exalting contemporary sounds, revealing layers of beauty. The work as a whole, which is Spiteri’s composition, is pulsating and introspective at the same time. Spiteri is masterful in his craft and artistry, creating a work that is as powerful as what it is trying to convey." Ramona Depares, www.ramonadepares.com Project type Music Album Credits Created, recorded and produced by Renzo Spiteri at Orange Dot Studios, Shetland. Total time: 18:10 Cover photo: Renzo Spiteri Acknowledgements Beyond Sense carries the music composed for the solo dance piece, Hieligenstadt - Another World Inside commissioned by The Three Palaces Festival 2020, Malta. Events Album released November 2020.

A chronology of Renzo's performances, collaborations, commissions and projects over more than three decades of working within the creative industries. A Life in Sound A journey through more than three decades of Renzo's artistic practice — a chronicle of performances, collaborations, compositions, recordings, sound installations, film projects and participatory work. Spanning Malta, the UK and international collaborations, this archive brings together a selection of the projects, the people and the places that have shaped Renzo's evolving practice and contribution to the world of sound, in Malta and beyond. 1990s · 2000–2009 · 2010–2019 · 2020-PRESENT 2020 - PRESENT 2026 NORDIC RESONANCE Music Performance · Improvisation · Field Recordings · Collaboration · Touring An immersive sonic exploration shaped by the environmental elements of Shetland, created with flautist Richard Craig (Scotland). 2026 tour supported by National Lottery through Creative Scotland and part of Malta's Spazju Kreattiv programme 2025/2026. PROJECT · AUDIO UN/BECOMING Live Performance · Contemporary Dance · Composition · Interdisciplinary Work An original live work that explores transformation, identity and the shifting relationship between sound and movement. Commissioned by and premiered during Dance Festival Malta 2026 at Valletta Campus Theatre (Malta), in collaboration with dancer Nicole Chetcuti (Malta). PROJECT · VIDEO 2025 BILLY AND MOLLY: An Otter Love Story Film · Sound Recording · Awards Sound recording for National Geographic's multi-award winning documentary. Winner of the Royal Television Society (UK) Craft and Design Award (Sound - Unscripted) and 2025 News and Documentary Emmy®️ nominee (Outstanding Sound - Documentary). PROJECT · PRESS · VIDEO 2024 INTERTIDE Video work · Catalogue Contribution · Malta Biennale Video work and catalogue contribution exploring sound, place and cultural memory, commissioned by the Franco-German Pavillion, Malta Biennale, 2024, under the patronage of Her Excellency Agnes Von der Mühll, Ambassador of France in Malta, and Her Excellency Tanja Beyer, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Malta. PROJECT DRIFT INTO AN ELSEWHERE 33:00 · Audio · LISTEN A contemplative sonic narrative capturing the deep connection between human emotion and nature through music, soundscapes and field recordings of the natural environment of Shetland Created as part of Shetland’s Remembering Together project, funded by Scottish government and delivered through greenspace Scotland, Shetland Islands Council and Shetland Arts. PROJECT ARCTIC EDGELANDS Music Performance · Field Recordings · Intercultural Collaboration A collaborative project exploring sounds at the 60° latitude intersection, created with flute player Arnannguaq Gerstrøm (Greenland) and viola player Katherine Wren (Scotland). Funded by Creative Scotland and presented at Nordic Music Days Festival 2024 in Glasgow (Scotland). PROJECT 2020-present 2023 WAVE RIDERS Storytelling / Music · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Storytelling Festival Storytelling/music project created in collaboration with storyteller Jan Bee Brown (England). Project commissioned by Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2023 and presented at the Netherbow Theatre, Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh (Scotland). ON A WING AND A PRAYER Music Performance · Field Recordings Music performance exploring the landscapes and cultures of the North Atlantic from the Northern Isles to Greenland, supported by Creative Scotland and presented at Shetland Museum and Archives. In collaboration with Katherine Wren (Scotland). FRAM Songs / Spoken Word · Video · Live Performance Performance of songs, spoken word, soundscapes and projected images, commissioned on occasion of The Tall Ships Races (Lerwick) programme of events and presented at Mareel Auditorium (Shetland). In collaboration with singer, and piano / accordion player Ben Murray (England). SAATBRACK Quadrophonic Sound Installation A work that invites visitors to immerse themselves in a sound world inspired by the sea, commissioned on occasion of The Tall Ships Races (Lerwick) programme of events and presented at Shetland Museum and Archives. In collaboration with musician Jenny Sturgeon (Shetland). THE EYLAND PROJECT World Music · Folk / Fusion Folk/world music project that fuses Scottish melodies with Mediterranean, North African and Middle Eastern rhythms, created in collaboration with musicians Sophie Wishart (Shetland) and David Boyter (Shetland). Commissioned by Shetland Arts. PROJECT 2022 COMMUNITY VOICES: Memories and Stories of Island People Film · Participatory Arts · Community Engagement · Award A 22-minute documentary film capturing the personal memories and lived experiences of Shetland islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic and the period of transition beyond lockdown. Commissioned by Curious Pilgrims, supported by The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund and shortlisted for Creative Lives Awards 2022 (UK). WATCH · PROJECT 2021 SONIC INTERACTIONS Audio/Video Work · Installation · Field Recordings A series of four audio and video works responding to the rural landscapes and environmental atmospheres of Shetland. Exploring new approaches to composition, installation and performance aesthetics, the works invite audiences to experience familiar places through sound in unexpected ways. Commissioned by Shetland Arts. Exhibited at Music and/as Process Conference 2024, University of Glasgow. WATCH UNDER DARK BLUE SKIES 22:00 · Audio · LISTEN An immersive and contemplative work inspired by periods of deep listening during certain times of the day. Commissioned by An Lanntair as part of The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival 2021 online programme. PROJECT SONIC OUTREACH Participatory Arts · Community · Audio/Video Works A participatory sound-art project inviting communities to explore their environments through field recording, listening and creative sound-making. Delivered in Shetland through the support of NatureScot Plunge In! The Coasts and Waters Community Fund (Year of Coasts and Waters 2020/2021), and at Glasir (The Faroe Islands) as part of Nordic Music Days Festival 2021. PROJECT · WATCH 2020 HEILIGENSTADT: Another World Inside Composition · Solo Contemporary Dance · Interdisciplinary Collaboration An original sound work created for solo contemporary dance work Heiligenstadt – Another World Inside, with dancer Zoe Camilleri (Malta), commissioned by The Three Palaces Festival 2020 (Malta). PROJECT Beyond Sense 18:10 · Audio · LISTEN The music for this dance production was also released for digital streaming and download. PROJECT FROM A SILENCE WITHIN 05:07 · Audio · LISTEN A contemplative sound work responding to the natural environment. Selected among the top three entries in the Noss category of In Tune With Nature , organised by NatureScot and Fèis Rois as part of the Year of Coasts and Waters 2020/21. PROJECT 2010 - 2019 2019 MUSIC IN MALTA: From Prehistory to Vinyl Audio Production · Sound Design · Exhibition · Cultural Heritage · Award Audio production and sound design for this acclaimed exhibition tracing the history of music in Malta from prehistory to the early twentieth century. Presented at the Mdina Cathedral Museum (Malta) and commissioned by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti. The project won Production of the Year 2020 during Arts Council Malta’s Premju għall-Arti . PROJECT · WATCH NOW HERE/NOWHERE Live Performance · Collaboration · Interdisciplinary Work A cross-artistic performance bringing together sound, spoken word and projected imagery to explore imagined places, memory, the sea and a person’s negotiation and interaction with island life. Created in collaboration with guitarist Fabrizio Fedele (Italy) and actor Erica Muscat (Malta), with text by poet Giulia Privitelli (Malta). Supported by Malta Arts Fund. PROJECT · WATCH STILL-ness Solo Performance · Field Recording · Electronics A solo percussion performance integrating electronics and field recordings gathered in the landscapes of Shetland. Presented during the Shoormal Conference 2019 (Shetland), and The Hebridean Dark Skies Festival 2021 (Isle of Lewis). KNOWING ANOTHER IS ENDLESS Installation · Sound Art · Placemaking A series of site-specific sound and video installations exploring mapping, placemaking and the possibility of reimagining our relationship with place. Presented as part of the Audiograft Festival in Oxford. 2010-2019 2018 THROUGH SHADOWS AND SUBSTANCE Audio/Video Installation · Field Recordings A multimedia installation bringing together abstracted moving imagery and field recordings to create an immersive exploration of place, perception and sound. Presented as part of the Oxford Festival of the Arts’ Encounters 2018 series. 2017-2018 SOUNDING DANCE Participatory Arts · Interdisciplinary · Installation · Valletta 2018 ECoC A series of artistic encounters placing sound and movement within public spaces across Europe. Exploring chance, environmental sound, the relationship between body and space, and the atmospheres created through movement. Presented in public spaces in Gothenburg (Sweden), Leeuwarden (The Netherlands), Valletta (Malta), Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Asturias (Spain), part of Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture. WATCH 2016 BETWEEN THE HEARD Sound Installation · Field Recordings · Valletta 2018 ECoC A multi-channel sound installation that invites members of the public to listen in to Valletta, Malta’s capital city. Drawing on recordings of the city's sounds, rhythms and movements, the work encourages people to reconsider their perceptions and experience of the city. The work was presented part of Spazju Kreattiv 2016/2017 programme and supported by Malta Arts Fund. WATCH 2015 JE TIENS LA REINE Commissioned Composition · Contemporary Dance · Valletta 2018 ECoC An original composition by Renzo Spiteri for ŻfinMalta Dance Ensemble’s contemporary adaptation of Mallarmé’s L’Après-midi d’un Faune and Debussy’s Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un Faune. Choreographed by Mavin Khoo and premiered at the Malta International Arts Festival in July 2015. PROJECT Anima/Animus 56:09 · Audio · LISTEN The music for this dance production was also released as a physical album, and for digital streaming and download. PROJECT 2015 - 2019 QUINTESSENCE Solo Performance · Improvisation · Touring · Valletta 2018 ECoC A solo performance that incorporates and re-interprets sounds collected in the city in which it is performed. Premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (UK) in partnership with FutureEverything Festival 2015, the work subsequently toured extensively to venues and festivals across Europe, including LSO St. Luke’s London (England), Gallus Theatre Frankfurt (Germany), National Serbian Theatre in Novi Sad (Serbia), Explore the North Festival in Leeuwarden (The Netherlands), Gothenburg (Sweden), Spazju Kreattiv Valletta (Malta), Uden (The Netherlands), and Belfast (N. Ireland). WATCH 2013 IMPROVISATIONS Improvisation · Jazz · Duo Collaboration An intimate meeting of percussion and saxophone between Renzo Spiteri and saxophonist Thomas Agergaard (Denmark). Developed through spontaneous musical exchange, the performance explored texture, space and the immediacy of creating music in the moment. Premiered at Teatru Manoel, Valletta. WATCH · PRESS 2012 - 2013 INKONTRI: SCHOOL OUTREACH PROJECT Education · Outreach · Touring Following on from the 2010 launch of Inkontri, created in collaboration with Maltese poet, philosopher and writer Prof. Joe Friggieri, Inkontri School Outreach Project brought music and Maltese poetry directly to students across Malta and Gozo. The performance and artist Q&A session was presented over 40 times in more than 24 secondary schools, introducing young audiences to new forms of artistic expression. 2011 - 2012 SILENCE, SOUNDS AND SPACES Solo Percussion Performance · Cultural Heritage · Field Recordings An exploration of Malta's prehistoric sites through sound, originating with the recording and scoring of music for the visitor audio guide at the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The project grew into a concept album and live performance incorporating unique on-site recordings at various pre-historic sites across Malta. Launched in Malta, the work subsequently toured extensively with performances in the UK, France and Germany PROJECT · WATCH Concept Album 42:20 · Audio · LISTEN Featuring unique on-site recordings at prehistoric sites, and music from the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum audio guide. PROJECT 2010 INKONTRI Maltese Literature/Music Performance · Interdisciplinary Collaboration A cross-artistic project merging Maltese literature and contemporary music, created in collaboration with Maltese poet, philosopher and writer Prof. Joe Friggieri. Launched at Vilhena Palace in Mdina (Malta). Encounter With Poetry and Percussion, Times of Malta Concept Album 49:36 · Audio The project was recorded and released as a physical album in 2010. RENZO SPITERI & THE IDAN RAICHEL PROJECT World Music · Cross-Cultural Collaboration A meeting of Maltese percussion and Israeli popular music in a concert celebrating musical exchange, solidarity and cultural dialogue. Presented as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days in aid of Pamper the World. Music Pulls Down Borders, Times of Malta 2000 - 2009 2008 - 2009 SKETCHES FROM HOME Cross-cultural Collaboration · World Music · Touring An exploration of musical and cultural dialogue through Chinese flutes, voice, percussion, piano and accordion, created in collaboration with Guo Yue, (China) and Ben Murray (England). Premiered at the Manoel Theatre (Malta), the work was subsequently presented in Italy and Germany, including an invitation from the Italian Ministry of Culture as part of the Festival of Cultures 2008. Renzo Spiteri To Perform at Major European Festival, The Malta Independent · WATCH 2007 INTERSECTIONS: The Art of Duo Cross-cultural Collaboration · Improvisation · International Exchange A collaborative percussion project with marimba and vibraphone player Dan Moore (USA), born from a meeting at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Combining improvisation on a wide palette of acoustic and electronic percussion with influences from Chinese music, Intersections premiered in Malta before touring the United States, including performances in Iowa, Chicago, New York and a showcase performance at PASIC 2007, facilitated by The Embassy of the United States in Malta. 2006 THE DRUM COLLECTIVE Percussion · WOMAD · International Collaboration · Musical Direction An all-percussion ensemble bringing together and ensemble of international leading percussionists: Renzo Spiteri (Malta), Trilok Gurtu (India), Joji Hirota (Japan), Bethmuel Mombani (South Africa), Yelemba d'Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and Kim Woon Tae (South Korea). Renzo Spiteri served as musical director and performer for this international collaboration, presented at the Sori-WOMAD Festival in Jeonju, South Korea. Renzo Spiteri Reaches New Heights at Major Festival, Times of Malta WATCH CHANTS Cross-cultural Collaboration · World Music · Touring A vibrant collaboration with Afro Celt Sound System's kora and balafon player N’Faly Kouyaté (Guinea), bringing West African musical traditions into dialogue with Renzo's distinctive percussion language. Premiered in Valletta, the project was subsequently presented at Verdala Palace (Malta) under the distinguished patronage of H.E. The President of Malta, and at the Sori-WOMAD Festival in Jeonju, South Korea. Chants at MITP, The Malta Independent RENZO SPITERI & THE CHINA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC International Exchange · Percussion · Collaboration A four-week residency at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where Renzo Spiteri worked with Chinese musicians and delivered percussion masterclasses while developing a new cross-cultural performance. The resulting work brought together Chinese traditional instruments with Renzo’s contemporary percussion practice, and was presented in venues across Beijing before being performed at the Malta Jazz Festival. China: Renzo Spiteri's next stop, Times of Malta 2000-2009 2005 RE:PUBLIC Interactive Installation · Performance · Visual Art · Cork ECoC An interdisciplinary collaboration between Renzo Spiteri and visual artist Vince Briffa (Malta), bringing sound, percussion, installation and visual art together in an interactive exploration of public space and participation. Presented at the Vision Centre in Cork as Malta's contribution to the closing celebrations of Cork 2005 – European Capital of Culture. The project brought Renzo's experimental approach to percussion and sound into dialogue with Briffa's contemporary visual practice, extending the possibilities of performance beyond the traditional concert space. Recycled Music, The Malta Independent 2003 - 2005 THIS IS MY LANGUAGE Solo Performance · Percussion · Improvisation A solo performance exploring percussion as a language in its own right, combining traditional instruments with unconventional objects and found materials. Premiered at St James Cavalier in Valletta in 2003, the work was subsequently presented in 2004 at the Caraffa Stores in Vittoriosa (Malta) and in Budapest (Hungary), evolving through a series of improvised musical sketches that changed with every performance. The work was later recorded as Renzo's first solo album, This Is My Language , released in 2005. Percussionist 'Speaks' His Language, Times of Malta 2004 - 2005 SOUNDS UNLIMITED A collaborative exploration of percussion, electronic sound and the natural resonance of everyday domestic and industrial objects. Created with Michael Alcorn (UK), Pedro Rebelo (Portugal) and Iain McCurdy (UK) during Renzo's residency at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast (N. Ireland), the work was subsequently presented in Belfast, Portugal, Dublin and Malta, including as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2005. St James to Host Culture Programme Linked to CHOGM, Times of Malta 2004 RENZO SPITERI & MERCAN DEDE World Music · Cross-Cultural Collaboration · Improvisation A meeting of Maltese percussion and Turkish Sufi-inspired electronic music, bringing Renzo Spiteri together with Turkish musician and DJ Mercan Dede (Arkin Allen). The collaboration was presented at Babylon Club in Istanbul and subsequently at the inaugural Malta World Music Festival at Lower Fort St Elmo, exploring a musical dialogue between East and West. World Beats at the Heart of The Med, Times of Malta 1990s Theatre, Jazz, Classical and Improvised Music During the 1990s, Renzo developed a broad musical practice across jazz, classical music, theatre and improvisation. Between 1993 and 1997, he studied for a BA in Arts (Music and Theatre Studies) at the University of Malta, while continuing to perform on drums and percussion in Malta’s principal theatres and concert venues. His work included theatre productions such as M.A.D.C.'s Jack and the Beanstalk and Aladdin at the Manoel Theatre, as well as several lunchtime concerts and jazz performances with musicians including vibraphonist Charles “City” Gatt and guitarist Sandro Zerafa. This period also saw his first international engagements, including a performance of Mro. Charles Camilleri’s Fantasia Concertante for solo percussion in London, presented during a conference at which Camilleri delivered a paper. 1998 - 2000 Milan (Italy) Jazz, fusion & classical music Between 1998 and 2000, Renzo performed in Milan, working with musicians across jazz, fusion and classical music. During this time, he furthered his musical education, studying classical music privately with Prof Gabriele Bianchi, head of the percussion section for the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra in Milan, and jazz improvisation at the Milano Jazz School. 1999 2000 RHYTHMS Percussion · Composition · Experimental Music · Millennium 2000 Rhythms was an ambitious percussion project exploring rhythm and sound through an expanded collection of instruments and unconventional sound-making materials. The project formed part of Malta’s Millennium celebrations and pointed towards Renzo's experimental, material-based approach that would become central to his later work. RITMI Intercultural Collaboration · Percussion Concert · Improvisation As part of the Ritmi project led by the Third World Group (Malta), Renzo collaborated with Senegalese percussionist and music educator Moussé Gueye Ndiaye. The project brought together workshops and performances, combining Ndiaye’s West African percussion traditions and approach to music education with Renzo’s own practice in percussion and improvisation. The collaboration formed part of Renzo’s growing engagement with international musical exchange and cross-cultural percussion practices, which would become an integral part of his career in the years that followed. 1990s

Commissioned composition for the contemporary dance work Je Teins La Reine by ŻfinMalta Dance Ensemble, Malta's National Contemporary Dance Company. Je Tiens La Reine Heiligenstadt – Another World Inside is a multi-disciplinary performance and contemporary solo dance work that celebrated Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. The work drew inspiration from Beethoven’s The Heiligenstadt Testament, a letter that Beethoven penned to his two brothers in 1802, the topic being his despair at his increasing deafness. "The music rages, deliberately discordant at times, with Spiteri’s flawless technique and an innate affinity for exalting contemporary sounds, revealing layers of beauty. The work as a whole, which is Spiteri’s composition, is pulsating and introspective at the same time. Spiteri is masterful in his craft and artistry, creating a work that is as powerful as what it is trying to convey." Ramona Depares, www.ramonadepares.com Beethoven’s The Hieligenstadt Testament acts as a framework for Beyond Sense , the music that I composed for the solo dance piece, Hieligenstadt - Another World Inside. It is a revealing testament, a first-hand experience by Beethoven, but it is also a reality that human beings go through even presently. The music that is heard in one’s head is muted on the outside. A longing to reach to the outside transforms into despair, in the knowledge that, in most cases, this is a perpetual hinderance. The music is an expression of the tensions between an inner and outer self, a within and without. The experiential self is in a divide, where the within can hear the music, can feel what the inner world is all about and can negotiate with that reality. On the outside, the experience is of suffering, of loss and of fragility. My music for this project conveys the emotions, the tensions and releases of a being in this state of loss, of isolation and desire. It’s very rhythmic and unsettling at times and there’s an element of aggression that comes as a result of the desire to release tensions that are building inside a person who is experiencing suffering, despair and loneliness. I also used filtering processes as a reflection of the auditory frequencies that we start losing in different stages of our lives but which, naturally, are more aggressive in someone who is becoming deaf. The filtering of sounds at times leaves us with very muted sound textures and this is a concept that I sought to develop in two of the three tracks, ‘Within Without’ and ‘You Wrong Me’. The major source of inspiration was the testament itself. Over the countless times that I read this letter, different layers, thoughts and inspirations emerged. Through a continuous level of engagement with the writing, I knew that I needed to commit myself to giving this writing a new life, a new perspective that although coming from the early 1800s, is relevant in this present age. In my head, the letter started morphing into a score. And like a music score, the printed notes can only become alive through interpretation and performance. This is exactly how I felt about the Hieligenstadt Testament, sonically conveyed in the particular treatment and the sculpturing of words and phrases from the text as sound within an inner headspace. The music is born out of these thought processes and is a journey of struggles and of disquiet until, at the end with ‘A Dark Sense’, the music conveys a reflection on the idea of surrender, of filtering emotional conflicts as a solution that would ‘free me from a state of endless suffering’. Photos: Emma Tranter Project type Multi-disciplinary, contemporary dance Created by Music Composition, Production & Sound Design: Renzo Spiteri Choreography and light design: Francesca Tranter Dancer: Zoe Camilleri Orchestral score and original concept: Michelle Castelletti Voice: Antony Edridge Filming: Jean-Paul Caruana, Emma Tranter Acknowledgements Premiere performance part of The Three Palaces Festival Malta, November 2020

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A commission by Heritage Malta to score music for the visitors' audio guide of the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum audio guide Project Info Creation of the visitors' audio guide for the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Project type Audioguide Produced by Heritage Malta, 2007 Role in Project Field recordings, composition, audio production and sound design Location Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta In 2007, I was commissioned by Heritage Malta (the national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage) to score music for the visitors' audio guide of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Hypogeum is an underground burial complex which was in use between 4000 BC and 1500BC. Covering a remarkable 500 square metres, it is a unique monument, consisting of halls, chambers and passages hewn out of globigerina limestone. The complex is dug in three levels, with the site users digging deeper as space became limited. All the sounds heard during the introductory sequence and throughout the audio guide were recorded during a three-week period working and experimenting inside the Hypogeum. I had the opportunity to spend quite a few solitary nights enthralled by the mysteries that shroud this magnificent site. The unique space, the particular environment, the known and the unknown, chambers that vibrate and resonate so splendidly- these were all factors that have inspired me to put together this contemporary score. I have played the barest of ‘instrumentation’ using materials such as stone, clay, wood and voice in keeping with the particular soundscape that I wanted to create for this Hypogeum. The music heard at every stop of the guided tour has been recorded in that specific area. I felt that this would enhance the experience of each particular space. Part of the music of the audio guide is available on the CD SILENCE SOUNDS AND SPACES (2011) which also features music inspired by and recorded on site at the various archaeological sites spread across the Maltese Islands. This work also led to the creation of a solo percussion performance that toured the UK and mainland Europe. Photos: Gaby Giacchino shot at Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta.

Music performances and interdisciplinary performances by Renzo Spiteri Production & Sound Installations Ambient sound composition, field recordings, sound design & sound installations As a freelance sound recordist, ambient sound composer and sound designer, I have developed my craft over years of experience in the field and have a passion for capturing the essence of environments around the globe. Location sound is my primary focus, and I am available to record sounds that are specific to a production - whether capturing wildlife in their natural habitats or the vibrant pulse of cultural festivities, I strive to convey the true essence of each location with authenticity and depth. My portfolio spans a diverse range of projects, including film soundtracks, nature documentaries, sound installations and immersive audio experiences, in which I have been commissioned as composer, sound recordist, and/or sound designer. Working from my own professionally-equipped studio, I approach each project with a creative vision and can have meaningful and productive conversations with production companies and commissioning agencies to deliver bespoke end-products and rich palettes of audio textures to enhance projects. I have spent several years travelling to diverse landscapes and cultures, meticulously documenting natural and urban soundscapes. As a result I have amassed a vast collection of high-quality audio recordings that span a wide spectrum of environments and atmospheres and that are readily available for purchase. Contact me for kit list and rates. Billy & Molly Film | Sound Recordist Music in Malta: From Prehistory to Vinyl Exhibition | Audio Production & Sound Design Sonic Interactions Audio / Video Works Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Audioguide | Composition, Audio Production & Sound Design

A participatory arts project that explores familiar spaces, and celebrates and engages with rural and urban environments through sound with the use of audio technology and creative strategies. Drum Circle Workshops Group drumming is quick and easy to learn and no prior musical knowledge is required. It only takes a few minutes for a beginner to join in the fun and become fully immersed in the excitement of connecting and engaging with others and creating music together. Participants listen and respond, and work together in a playful manner so that individual sounds quickly become a harmonious whole. Drum circle workshops are expressive and collaborative sessions which are a truly inclusive community activity that everyone will enjoy while promoting well-being of the individual and engagement within a community. Each session begins by learning the basics of hand drumming, but since the sounds and results are immediate, participants quickly progress and expand their abilities to incorporate different rhythms that fit easily together, converting the group into a small but fantastic drumming ensemble. Drumming is fun and participants don’t have to be musically inclined to make the most of this experience. By learning simple polyrhythmic patterns, participants become fully immersed in the excitement of connecting with others and creating music together, being part of a whole and identifying the importance of each person’s role within the group. Drum circle workshops are held on a regular basis within community settings. All instruments for use during the workshops are provided, and each workshop lasts for about 1.5 hours (with breaks) and cater for 10-12 participants. Get in touch to find out when and where the next session will be held! Get in touch Participant Feedback "Have been to drum circles with Renzo Spiteri. Very fun and exciting. Highly recommended." "Wonderful fun - thank you" "I had a great deal of fun today in this group." "Really enjoyed it." "It was huge fun and looking forward to next week."

Storytelling and music performance inspired by the myth, magic and mystery of stories written and told in Nordic region. The Eyland Project The Eyland Project was a multi-cultural music outfit, commissioned by Shetland Arts, that blended Scottish folk music with Mediterranean, North African and Middle Eastern rhythmic patterns. In creating The Eyland Project’s original music, percussionist Renzo Spiteri, guitarist David Boyter and cellist Sophie Wishart draw on their diverse heritage to create a melting pot of musical ideas, giving The Eyland Project a distinctive sound with an exciting fusion of moods, melodies and rhythms, and inviting audiences to experience a dynamic music project that sat at the intersection between folk and world music. Photos: Gaby Giacchino shot at Lerwick Town Hall (Shetland). Project type Folk / World Music Created by Renzo Spiteri: percussion Sophie Wishart: cello David Boyter: guitars, mandolin Acknowledgements The launch of The Eyland Project in March/April 2023 was supported by Shetland Arts Performing Arts Commission 2023. Events The Eyland Project was presented between March and April 2023 at various locations across Shetland.