Located on the east side of Victoria (Rabat) in the center of the island of Gozo, Villa Rundle Gardens is a lush park that offers a nice retreat from the city’s hectic streets. The park also features multiple amenities including a playground and bathrooms, and it is often used as an outdoor performance venue.
However, visitors can still experience Malta’s musical offerings even when no performances are scheduled in the park. Six black benches around the park feature plaques with biographical and historical information about Malta’s music as well as buttons that visitors can press to listen to extended recordings of the music.
These benches provide musical offerings ranging from classical orchestral music to rock. Three benches highlight the achievements of specific Maltese individuals: classical composers Joseph Vella and Joseph Farrugia and rock musician Dominic Greech, who was one of the founders of the 1960s and 1970s group the Tramps.
Two more benches feature opera and band music that has been performed on Gozo. The final bench plays a form of traditional Maltese music called Għana as performed by the 20th-century local musician Fredu Spiteri. Overall, these six benches are a novel way to experience Malta’s cultural heritage while taking a break from traveling around Malta’s second-largest island.
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