| The Unisco participate in a symposium about the Egyptian Coptic Tradition |
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In the seat of
the Unisco organization in Paris a symposium was discussed
about the Coptic tradition in Egypt under the auspices of
Farowk Hosny the minister of culture, which organized with
the participation of the Arabian World Institute in Paris.
Ali Maher the Egyptian ambassador in Paris, Tahani Omer the
lasting Egyptian delegate of the UNISCO and many French
persons that interested in the culture and heritage attended
the symposium.
The aim of the symposium was to realize the Coptic heritage in Egypt and to be as a missionary work to protect and resurrect it.
Guergues Loka the pastor of the French Coptic church in
Paris gave a lecture titled "Copts of Egypt between
yesterday and today" in which explained the relation between
Copts and their home (EGYPT), whether Copts inside Egypt or
abroad. On the other hand the Arabian World Institute
celebrated yesterday a singing traditional festival for Sufi
recitation, in addition to Coptic hymns titled "2000 years
ago of singing and spiritual music in Egypt". |
| Islamic glorification and Christian hymns all together in France. |
| Born in 1956 he studied musical composition as a protégé of the late Egyptian musician Aziz EL-Shawan, and studied conducting under the supervision of the world renowned musical conductor Yousef El-Sisi. George Kyrillos obtained his baccalaureate in musical composition and orchestral conducting in 1992. He taught musical sciences at the Academy of Arts and the faculty of musical education. George Kyrillos specialized in religious music, so he founded the David Ensemble in 1975. |
| Coptic Heritage in Stockholm |
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David ensemble
under the leadership of the maestro George Kyrillos has come
back from Stockholm after being a representation for Egypt
in the international orient Festival through an invitation
from the ensemble presented Hymns (Coptic heritage) some of
which characterized by pharaonic roots. The Swiss TV through
its each channels, mass media, the important Swiss
newspapers and magazines covered all about the performance
of the Egyptian ensemble and described it as one of a kind.
Sameh Darar, the Egyptian ambassador in Swisser Land, met with the ensemble and George Kyrillos the maestro and the leader of it, and also Ahmed El Maghrabi the manager of the Egyptian center of culture and arts... he congratulate them for the major success and the honorable representation for elevating Egypt name. It is well known that the ensemble previously presented its hymns with El-enshad El-Sufi Choir, led by El-Sheik Mohamed El-Halabawi in the holy arts Festival in 1995 in Paris. The funny thing is that George kyrillos the leader of the ensemble is an engineer but learned the leadership and musical composition by the maestro Youssif El-Sais and the dead composer Aziz El-Shawan. He is the first Egyptian to get Diploma in orchestra leadership in Arts Academy. |
