The twinning of the Music Schools of Famagusta and Katerini was successfully completed, which was accompanied by events that contributed to the strengthening of relations between the two schools and at the same time left their own nuggets of culture in the province of Famagusta.
Specifically the Byzantine Choirs of the two schools, under the direction of the choreographers Mr. Angelos Georgiou (Famagusta Music School) and Mr. Lazaros Tsorbatzidis (Music School of Katerini) In cooperation with Metropolis of Constantia - Famagusta participated in Holy Masses and events in our province.
Greetings at the Church of Panagia Eleousis in Liopetri
On Friday, April 5, choirs from the two Music Schools framed the sacred pulpits and sang during the sequence of the Fourth Greetings to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Most Venerable Metropolitan of Constantia and Famagusta Mr. Vassilios He officiated at the service and at the end, in his speech to the congregation, he referred extensively to the name of the Virgin Mary as the Virgin Mary.
The procession was also attended by the MP of DYSI Famagusta Mr. Georgios Karoullas, the Commander of the National Guard Lieutenant General Elias Leontaris, the Deputy Commander of the Unified Guard Lieutenant General Konstantinos Chrysiliou accompanied by Brigadier General M. Pezikos the Common Leader of Liopetri Mr. Kyriakos Trisokkas.
Ecclesiastical and Traditional Concert at the Church of Agia Varvara in Paralimni
In a very all-night atmosphere, the children of the two Byzantine choirs sang and sang hymns and traditional songs at the Church of St. Barbara in Paralimni.
His participation was a moving moment in the end Mr. Christou Psaltis, Protopsalter of the Metropolis of Constantia - Famagusta, the only Cypriot to whom, on the instructions of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, he was awarded the title of Lord Hymn of the Holy Church of Christ the Great.
Mr. Psaltis praised the importance of Byzantine and Traditional music, spoke about his own course in the field and after explaining with examples techniques of performing Byzantine Music, at the end he dedicated to the audience the "Hymn of Repentance".
The ecclesiastical authority awarded souvenirs to the Director of the Music School of Katerini Mr. George Vardakostas, to the Directors of the Music School of Famagusta Mr. Spyros Spyrou and Mr. Georgia Charalambous, to the choreographers of the two schools Mr. Lazaros Tsarzos and Lazaros Evzaros Tsos. to the teacher of the Music School of Katerini, Mrs. Gabriela Macovei.
Acquaintance with the history and culture of Cyprus
In the context of the peeling, various guided tours took place on our island in places of historical and cultural importance. The children of the Music School of Katerini had the opportunity to visit the Barn of Liopetri, the Archdiocese, the Byzantine Museum, the Museum of Struggle 55-59, the historic Pancyprian High School and its Museums (which also houses the Music School of Nicosia) and the roadblock of Ledra Street.
