His music has been presented in major international festivals all over Europe as well as in Egypt, Tunisia, India and Hong Kong. He studied at the University of Malta, the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome and Mills College in Oakland, California. In 2006 he established ‘Soundscapes’ which develops cross-border co-operation between cultural operators and institutions on a Euro-Mediterranean platform. Ruben Zahra is the president of the ‘Malta Association of Contemporary Music’ and in 2008 he was appointed artistic director of the Malta Mediterranean Folk Music Festival – Għanafest. Ruben Zahra lives in Malta and works internationally as a freelance composer. IDEAS SHOWCASE Bringing culture home