Editorial

Music Inspector Maro Skordi and composer Michalis Christodoulides during a rehearsal.
express, subtracting and adding until the right
sounds were found.
There was some difficulty in finding verses.
The pupils made their choices from the Cypriot
Anthology which contains poems by accomplished
poets, such as Demetris Lipertis
and Vassilis Michaelides. They also found
verses written by their fellow pupils or their
teachers.
The Concert
The final concert was held at the Larnaca
Municipal Theatre on 12th October, 2005.
In the first part the work of the pupils was
presented. They were free to work individually
and in groups of two or three. Twelve
songs were performed.
In the second part, the "Mesoyeios" ("The
Mediterranean") Group performed traditional
Cypriot songs. "Mesoyeios" was founded
in 1991 and its aim is to preserve and pass
on the folk song. It uses traditional instruments,
conducts research, records and presents
the folk songs of Cyprus and the wider
Greek space. The founder and artistic director
is Michalis Hadjimichael.
The music teachers of the Larnaka and Ammochostos
Lyceums helped to make the whole
concert a reality, with Elena Papaevripidou,
teacher at the Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum
acting as general coordinator. The scenery, a
huge Cypriot garden, was the work of the
Art teacher at the Archbishop Makarios III
Lyceum, Mikella Psara, with the help of pupils
at the school who painted smaller pictures
with elements relating to the scenery.
Commenting on their unique experience
in the composition workshops, the pupils
expressed their tremendous enthusiasm,
described the joy of creation and hoped that
they would get another chance to try their
hand.
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