January 25 – Mikha Khelashvili`s memorial evening • 124

#Folk Songs -- 2024/01/25

On January 25, at 17:00 a memorial  evening dedicated to the 124th anniversary of the poet Mikha Khelashvili will be held at the Anzor Erkomaishvili  Folklore State Centre , organized by the graduates of the Folklore Centre Schools of Choirmasters.  At the event, folklorist Eter Tataraidze will remember  stories from Mikha Khelashvili's life and read his poems, ethnomusicologist Nana Valishvili will teach young people a sample of Pshavian musical folklore, and Salome Nozadze, dancer of the "Rokva" ensemble, will teach Pshavian  "Ferkhisa". In the evening, Pshavian  songs and poems will be performed by the graduates of the schools of choirmasters. The guests will have the opportunity to read  Mikha Khelashvili`s  poems themselves. Attendance  is free. 

Author :

Teona Benashvili - Master of Church Musicology, Giorgi Mtatsmindeli University of chant

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