Concert
Concert Hall,
Philarmonic Orchestra in Odessa
23 March 2008
 
HFC in Odessa organizes festivities (23 – 25 March) on the occasion of the Greek Independence Day. Central event this year is the concert by “En Chordais” about “Musical traditions of Mediterranean (23 March, Concert Hall, Philarmonic Orchestra in Odessa).
The Hellenic Foundation for Culture decided to invite “En Chordais” because “with its programme pushes forward common traditions and elements of the learned and traditional secular musical creation of Mediterranean, a multicultural area with an obvious common musical heritage”, explains the President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Professor G. Babiniotis in his prologue to the catalogue accompanying the exhibition.
The European Commission declared 2008 as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. HFC participates in this European initiative and organizes “a series of events on the subject of immigration” asserts Professor G. Babiniotis. “The concert by En Chordais is part of this programme of events, emphasizing the importance of intercultural dialogue”.
The concert is organized in collaboration with the Prefectural Committee of Odessa.
24/3/08
HFC, Odessa
Lecture and presentation of the book of Ms L. Beleousova, deputy manager of the historical archive of Odessa about “The Petrokockinos Family – the Odessa period (19th – beginning of 20th century)”.
25/3/08
The three-day celebration programme completes with the exhibition “Greece in Children’s eyes” in HFC. Presentation of the prize-winning pictures of the 13th painting competition for children, a competition organized every year (since 1996) by HFC in Odessa.
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