For the first time since its establishment, the choir participated in an artistic tour that lasted 18 days, during which it performed 10 shows. Specifically:
- 31.07.2024 Concert d'ouverture à Jonzac
- 01.08.2024Concert d'ouverture à Jonzac
- 02.08.2024Saint-Aigulin | Église Saint-Fort
- 03.08.2024Rochefort | Église Saint-Louis
- 04.08.2024Jonzac | Église Saint-Gervais
- 04.08.2024Bayon-sur-Gironde | Église Notre-Dame
- 06.08.2024Saint-Savinien | Église
- 08.08.2024Aulnay-de-Saintonge | Église Saint-Pierre
- 10.08.2024Concert de clôture à Jonzac
- 11.08.2024Concert de clôture à Pons
Our children's choir was the only choir participating in the festival, while all the other ensembles were primarily large youth symphonic orchestras and musical groups. Specifically, the following participated:
- Orchestre symphonique l'école Nõmme de Tallinn (Estonia)
- Orchestre symphonique de jeunes "Alvarez Beigbeder" de Jerez (Spain)
- Orchestre symphonique des jeunes St Stephen de Budapest (Hungary)
- Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Joliette (Canada)
- Ensemble à vent "Rural Band" (Spain)
- Ensemble "Virtuoso" (France & Spain)
- Quatuor à cordes "Zahir" (Brazil)
- Quintette à vent "Keks" (Spain)
- Trio "Sifflûté" (France)
- Trio "Rutgers" (USA)
- Elliott Lévêque - Pianiste (France)
Our choir truly accomplished a remarkable feat, as it was widely acknowledged to have impressed all participants at the festival with its high performance level and excellence. Its performance during the collaboration with the symphonic orchestras at the two closing ceremonies was also commendable, stealing the show with the interpretation of two outstanding works: "Chœur des Gamins" from the opera "Carmen" and "Vois sur ton Chemin" from the film "Les Choristes," directed by the French filmmaker Christophe Barratier.
Its performance during the divine liturgy at the cathedral of Jonzac was also moving, earning warm applause from the congregation at the end of the service, in which it participated in a particularly reverent atmosphere.
During its five exclusive concerts, the choir captivated the audience, as after each 80-minute program (24 songs), the audience applauded while standing, and the choir performed at least two additional encores from its repertoire.
The reviews from everyone were enthusiastic. All the mayors of the cities where the choir performed posted raving comments on their personal pages, while all the conductors, professional musicians, and the organizing committee always spoke with the highest praise for our choir, both in private and during the official presentations of our choir.
The delegation included 44 children from our choir, 3 board members (Kosmas Koronaios, Anna-Ypapanti Soldatou, and Panagiotis Galanis), the conductor (Anelia Stefanova), and our pianist (Eleonora Apostolidou).
We would like to extend our special thanks to:
- to the President of the Hellenic Parliament, MP for Ioannina, Mr. Konstantinos An. Tasoulas, for his financial support,
- to the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Preveza, Mr. Chrysostomos, for granting the use of the Spiritual Center of the Holy Monastery for the choir's preparation needs,
- to the director of the Music School of Preveza, Mr. Vasileios Chalvatzis, for facilitating the provision of materials from the Music School of Preveza,
- to Mr. Vasilis Evangelou for his assistance in securing resources for the trip,
- to the children and their parents for their assistance in making the trip possible.
