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GOZO MINISTER MEETS FIRST PARTICIPANTS OF FESTIVAL IN GREECE
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06/08/2001
06/08/2001
| The Minister for Gozo, Mrs Giovanna Debono yesterday evening met the | first participants from Gozo who took part in the first edition of the European Festival of Islands’ Cultures held in the island of Lefkas, in Greece last June. |
| Minister Debono thanked the Gaulitanus Choir who had | accepted the invitation extended by the Ministry for Gozo to participate in the first edition of the European Festival of Islands’ Cultures, a festival initially proposed by Minister Debono at the Small Islands Commission CPMR conference, held around two years ago. |
| The Festival has as its main aim the promotion of | islands’ cultures, as a result promoting Gozo as a cultural destination with tourists visiting the island attracted by our intrinsic heritage and cultural baggage. |
| Minister Debono congratulated the Gaulitanus Choir | for the good performance rendered in Lefkas and the excellent promotion they gave Gozo as an island of culture. |
| In his letter dated 7th July, the | Secretary General of the Region of Ionian Islands described the Gaulitanus’ performance as "interesting and popular" with "impressive voices" that went down very well with the audiences abroad. The Gaulitanus Choir performed Carmelo Pace’s popular "L-Imnarja", a medley of popular Maltese songs together with "Innu lil Góawdex" with music by Prof. Joseph Vella, lyrics by the late Íorí Pisani – sung for the first time during an international event. For this occasion the choir members wore traditional Maltese costumes. |
| The Minister for Gozo thanked Mr. Frank Psaila, | Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Gozo and Mr. Joe Muscat, Secretary: Gozo Tourism Association, who co-ordinated the project including all meetings held beforehand. |
| She also thanked Mr. John Cremona, Director Customer | Services Ministry for Gozo who assisted the Gaulitanus Choir in their participation in this Festival. |
| Minister Debono presented Mro. Colin Attard, choir | director, with a Certificate of Participation and a copy of the letter sent by the Secretary General of the Region of Ionian Islands. Mro. Colin Attard thanked the Ministry for Gozo for the initiation of such an ambitious project towards cultural opportunities for Gozo. |
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