On 7 November 2012, to celebrate National Unity Day, the Russian Centre for Science and Culture (RCSC) in Valletta welcomed me and my students into the Tchaikovsky Hall for a concert of up-and-coming Maltese talent.  My students, accompanied by two great musicians – Luke Grech on guitar and Andrew Triganza Scott on piano, put up a fabulous show.  Two students also performed their own original compositions – Mark Micallef singing Destiny’s Call and MarTina singing Soldier. I also sang two Russian songs – Nye uhodi pobud so mnoyu and A on mnye nravitsya. I would like to thank Oleg Beglov and his wife Viktoria at the RCSC for giving us opportunities like these. For students, it is important to get experience stepping out onto a stage and performing before a live audience. This is a valuable stepping stone in their singing career.