Acoustic journey through heritage sites

Silence, Sounds and Spaces is the title of Renzo Spiteri’s new solo work that will be released as an audio CD during live performances at St James Cavalier on November 11 and 12. 


The album defines Mr Spiteri’s creative journey across a selection of the most prominent archaeological sites spread across the Maltese islands, encompassing music inspired by these sites and exploiting some of their unique natural sonic timbre. This project is the follow-up to the scoring of the music to the visitors’ audio guide of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum for which Mr Spiteri was commissioned by Heritage Malta in 2007. 

“The music for the audio guide was recorded on location at the Hypogeum during a three-week period working and experimenting in specific areas of this magnificent site,” said Mr Spiteri. “The unique archaeological sites, the known and the unknown, chambers and spaces that vibrate and resonate so splendidly – these were all factors that inspired me to record music for Silence, Sounds and Spaces.”