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14.03.2011 No. 34

Book promotion -

Stefan Markovski

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15 Years - Synthesis 2

Nature Day - activities in

February

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Zoran Madzirov with

new CD

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About us 4

ECO CALENDAR 4

Inside this issue:

www.gevgelija.gov.mk

www.gvg.com.mk

www.gevgelijanet.com

February cultural events

Concerts “Gevgelija musical moments 2011”

The manifestation “Gevgelija musical

moments 2011” organized by Apollonia

Foundation was formally opened on the

8th February with sax and piano concert.

The artists that had the honor to open this

first serial of classical music concerts called

“Gevgelija spring” were the sax players Ni-

noslav and Stojan Dimov and piano player

Rita Trpceva. They performed pieces from

J. Demersseman, Buzarovski, Matitia and

Wiedoeft. What left special impression on the public was the premiere adaptation of

two sax's and piano, the piece "Pequena Czarda" Pedro Ituralde, which was excellently

performed by Ninoslav Dimov and the author of the arrangement Stojan Dimov.

Besides the recitals in Skopje,

Kumanovo, Ohrid, Nis, Novi Sad,

Koper, Krsko, Berlin, Potsdam,

Bayreuth, Ninoslav has also more

solo appearances with the Mace-

donian Philharmonic Orchestra,

P h i l h a r m o n i c K o s o v o ,

"Lietzeorchester" from Berlin.

Since the early studies of the

Faculty for music in Skopje, he is

the leader of the saxophone quartet Dimov, which has performed in Dubrovnik, Sara-

jevo, Belgrade, festival "Skopje Summer" and "Ohrid Summer", etc.. Since 2007 he is a

member and co-founder of "Bensmann Saxophon Quartet", world renowned ensemble

of this kind, who has behind a rich discography of over thirty CDs. Read more info on:

http://gevgelijanet.com/art-/1274--2011.html

The second classical music

concert from this program,

also performed in February,

was the concert of Marjan

Ivanovski - cello and Vesna

Angelova - piano. The public in

Gevgelija had the opportunity

for the first time to hear the

Chopin sonata for cello and

piano, very difficult piece that pianists usually avoid and for which people believe that

the author wrote as his last farewell piece two years before his death. This program

was dedicated for the 50 years anniversary of cello playing in Macedonia, and it was

also his master work program.

The classical musical concerts this year are also supported by the Ministry of cul-

ture in Macedonia and they represent additional participation of Apollonia foundation

in the manifestation “Gevgelija - city of culture 2011”.

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By promoting an instrumental album and a documentary about the

history of the band, Synthesis in December 2010 celebrated the 15

years existence on Macedonian and international cultural scene. SYN-

THESIS is a band that combines the roots of Macedonian folk music

heritage with contemporary arrangements, using full range of original

Macedonian instruments, like kaval, gaida, zurla, tapan, tarabuka and

tambura. Powerful and explosive, SYNTHESIS is the most exported

Macedonian world music project. In addition of the support for cul-

tural events in 2010 Apollonia group also supported this last project

of Synthesis - issuing the instrumental CD. The cooperation between

Apollonia and these ambassadors of the Macedonian authentic music was established long ago. “In the moments when

our band really needed support we have always found it with Apol-

lonia. In times like these when the author rights, sales and other in-

comes are minor one band like Synthesis can not rely just on that fi-

nancial support in order to continue it’s mission which is promoting

Macedonian culture all over the world, so the support from compa-

nies, institutions and foundations like Apollonia are a big significance

to keep the continuum of cultural activities in Macedonia and abroad

” says Marjan Jovanovski from Synthesis. For their achievements and

music read more on their official web site: http://www.synthesis.com.mk/eng/index.asp

15 Years - Synthesis

Book promotion - Stefan Markovski

On 15th February in Apollonia Hotel was held the promotion of two

poetry books from Gevgelija author Stefan Markovski:

"For some memories from that sometimes..." - a poetry collection of 62

songs divided into 12 segments, each separated represents poetic entirety,

and "Apeiron" - a short poem in 21 songs in which the reader encounters

syncretism from the authors metaphysical opinions and some of the ancient

mythological world patterns. Regarding the two books, as critics appear

Vladimir Martinovski and Tomislav Zahov. It is expected that both collec-

tions, after the presentation in Gevgelija, to be promoted in Skopje, and

other smaller Macedonian cities. Stefan Markovski is student on both Philol-

ogy and Philosophy University in Skopje. His novel “One-way” published in 2009 has won the Petre M. Andreevski prize

of Ramkovski foundation. He was awarded with second prize at the competition in the category story by Macedonian

academy for science and art in 2007 and third prize in the contest for an essay of the Faculty for Philology "Blaze Kone-

ski” in December last year. Earlier in the category essay also received the second prize on competition announced by the

High School "Pance Arsovski - Skopje in 2008 and the GOI - Foundation for Peace at UNESCO - Tokyo 2009.

His interests, besides writing prose and poetry are targeted at studding the natural sciences, especially topic of hu-

man consciousness and its morph-functional correlations

and for that question, he recently completed its own sci-

entific and philosophical work, with which great probabil-

ity is expected to be published in the forthcoming 2011

Meanwhile he also writes a work that covers several top-

ics from the social sciences.

This event was organized by Apollonia Foundation and

the literature group of Toni Avramov, professor in Gev-

gelija high school, as part of the event “Gevgelija city of

culture 2011”.

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More photos on http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/photo.phpfbid=181011875268112&set=o.37503956985&pid=379114&id=

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February for Nature Day kids was month reserved educationally for reducing, reusing and recycling . We started

of at Gronicet by organizing activities and games that will make the kids easily understand how long different materials

decompose, how can we reuse our plastic bottles for bowling, how to reduce the use of water and what can be recycled

in Gevgelija. The following week we visited the recycling site - private company Bliznak kom, and there the kids had the

opportunity to see how the selected plastic is prepared for recycling. On the third week all the kids made their own post-

ers with massage that they wanted to share with the other kids that go to school in Negorci. They asked permission from

their teachers to hang those posters in the school so that they motivate and teach other kids how to behave with nature.

And to end the month successfully we organized cleaning action in the school in

Negorci in which around 40 kids participated. We had contest in groups who will

collect more garbage, and as always we selected the plastic bottles in blue bags

and put them in the plastic recycling bins in Gevgelija.

Every month in Nature Day

we work with the kids on

several environmental

themes and from all the ac-

tivities that we had in Febru-

ary we may say that it was a very successful month. We are very

proud with the kids because the initiative to improve the conditions

in Negorci school with this posters campaign came from their ideas.

Nature Day - activities in February

Zoran Madzirov with new CD

„Roots From The Roof : Balkano Nuevo“ is the new CD of the well know

Macedonian musician and composer Zoran Madzirov that was promoted in

November 2010. On this CD he plays on his standard instruments vibraphone,

xylophone and bottles, for what he is recognized not only in Macedonia but

also beyond our borders. “After a long work abroad, I decided to create a

product that reflects the Macedonian music. Here again I kept jazz sounds, but

in a different setting. This is practically going back to our musical roots and

trying to give a new view of the Macedonian music” - says Zoran Madžirov for

his new musical creation. What’s very interesting is that in February the world-

renowned magazine for jazz music “Jazz times " in its latest issue published review on this album. Here is part of the re-

view of Wilbert Sostre: “Madzirov great technique and glimmering melodies shines all through the album especially on

"Balkan Vulkan", "Butchers Changes", "Cheese under lid" and in the Balkan sounds of "The Long Longing" with clarinetist

Zoran Kraguevski adding some good improvisations.” You can read the whole article on the following link: http://

jazztimes.com/community/articles/27174-cd-review-zoran-madzirov-roots-on-a-roof-balkano-nuevo. One of the activi-

ties that Apollonia group had in 2010 and refers to culture is also supporting this project of Madzirov.

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FUTURE EVENTS:

18.03.2011

Gevgelija kindergarten

Exhibition of arts made from

trash and recycled paper

22.03.2011 19.30

Hotel Apollonia

Guitar concert

Borce Naumovski

25.03.2011 19.30

Art exhibition “Portrait”

City library

Apollonia Foundation in 2010

CULTURE

Organized eight exhibitions:

Annual exhibition of DLUG - Association of

artist from Gevgelija

Exhibition of Mirjana Krsteva Massetti

Exhibition and concert - Jazz night

Exhibition of Majkl Close from Canada

Exhibition of photography “Look upon Gev-

gelija” from the young Petar Ardzanliev

Exhibition of association Multimedia - Gev-

gelija

Exhibition “Ethno moments” from Dragi

Hadzi - Nikolov Adzi

Exhibition of Goran Jovanov

Two book promotions and one poetry event:

Promotion of the book “Echo from waves”

from the young poet Vladimir Martinovski.

Promotion of the book “Wishful desires”

from Ljubica Stojceva

Poetry night named “The pearls of the worlds

poetry” which was in fact presentation of the

Israel poetry.

Тelephone: 034/ 213-222 Fax: 034/213-223 E-mail: snezana.dimitrova@apollonia.com.mk

Аdress: Gevgeliski Partizanski Odred 1 1480 Gevgelija R. Macedonia

Apollonia Foundation