On Sunday, 9 April 2023, a feast of music, voices and colours filled the centre of Nicosia. An action launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth in cooperation with the Nicosia Municipality, which became an institution, returned to our streets again, after the pandemic, to remind us of the joy of music and singing with more than 30 ensembles and about 1000 choirs. Choirs from Public and Private Secondary and Secondary Technical and Vocational Schools, Conservatories, Municipalities, Communities and other cultural institutions presented along Ledra and Onasagorou Streets a varied repertoire including traditional music, world music, jazz, popular music, etc, bringing enthusiasm to the audience who applauded, sang and danced along with the choirs and musical ensembles presented.
The Choir Parade, which was solemnly opened by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Pancyprian Gymnasium, was attended by the choirs of Makedonitissa, Aglantzia, Acropolis, Acropolis, Constantinople, Engomi, Diannello and Theodotus, Gerion, Akaki, Aradippou Gymnasiums, Kokkinotrimithia, Vergina, the Nicosia Special School, the Paliometochos Regional High School, the Pancyprian Gymnasium-Music High School of Nicosia, the Choir of the Olympion Gymnasium and High School and the Traditional Band of Cyprus Music Schools.
The Choir and the Children's Choir of the Nicosia Municipality, the Children's Choir ''Musical Horizons'', the Choir of the Astrideion Conservatory, the Municipal Choir of Agios Athanasios, the Choir of the Christos Stelios Ioannou Foundation, the Choir of the Youth Centre and Union of Greek Pontians "Panagia Soumela", the French-speaking Choir "Chypre en Cœur" and the Choir of the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Cyprus. This special action was impressively closed by the Percussion Ensemble of the Limassol and Paphos Music Schools.
A large number of people had the opportunity to attend a dynamic tribute to the new generation, Schoolfest 2023, the Pancyprian Festival of School Bands, which included the bands THE NUTS, BUZZ, AINOMPA, GALACTIC GROOVE, LIVE WIRE and O.N.S.
This great musical action in the centre of Nicosia closed festively with an impressive Outdoor Concert of the Orchestra of the music-social project SISTEMA CYPRUS with the participation of more than 120 children, under the direction of conductor Santiago Ossa Alzate, delighting in turn their large audience.
The activities were carried out with the valuable contribution of the Municipal Traffic Police, the Civil Defence, the Cyprus Police, the Ministry of Health, the members of the organising committee under the supervision of the Music Inspectorate of the Culture and Sports Sector of Secondary General Education and the Cultural Department of the Nicosia Municipality, in cooperation with the Secondary Education Physical Education Inspectorate, the organizational team of SISTEMA CYPRUS and with the participation of more than 20 volunteer music and physical education teachers who ensured the safety of the participants and the smooth conduct of the events.
The highly successful conduct of Singing Day 2023 proved once again that, through the cooperation of educational and cultural institutions, a highly creative institution has been established that highlights Nicosia as a place of open cultural events for the general public.
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