Approximately 500 finalists of the National Patriotic Music Festival-Contest “I Sing to You, Homeland and Nation” will participate on Saturday in the Laureates Gala, organized in the square of the Parliament. The event, under the generic “Unity through Culture”, is part of the program of activities dedicated to the International Day of Democracy, reports IPN.
The finalists, members of various artistic ensembles and performers from across the country, were selected following a national competition. They will perform accompanied by the Moldovan National Youth Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Andriano Marian.
The gala will begin at 5:00 PM, and public access is free. At the end, all participants will together perform a piece dedicated to the love of country and kin.
The festival-competition, organized at the initiative of choir conductor Elena Marian, unfolded in three stages throughout the month of August. The first stage included pre-selections in the country’s districts, followed by regional competitions in Orhei, Soroca, Balti, Comrat and Ialoveni.
The Laureates Gala represents the final stage of the festival and is organized within the framework of the National Program “Access to Culture”, funded by the Ministry of Culture.
