apollonia foundation newsletter no 34
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Book promotion - Stefan Markovski www.gvg.com.mk ECO CALENDAR www.gevgelija.gov.mk www.gevgelijanet.com Inside this issue: About us 15 Years - Synthesis 2 3 3 4 4 2 Book promotion - Stefan Markovski 15 Years - Synthesis Page Zoran Madzirov with new CD Nature Day - activities in February More photos on http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/ photo.phpfbid=181011875268112&set=o.37503956985&pid=379114&id= 100000779021113TRANSCRIPT
FRIENDS:
Apollonia Foundation
14.03.2011 No. 34
Book promotion -
Stefan Markovski
2
15 Years - Synthesis 2
Nature Day - activities in
February
3
Zoran Madzirov with
new CD
3
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”.
Page 2 Apollonia Foundation INFO
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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100000779021113
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.
ECO CALENDAR
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: [email protected]
Аdress: Gevgeliski Partizanski Odred 1 1480 Gevgelija R. Macedonia
Apollonia Foundation