On April 1-6, the Tbilisi State Conservatory will host a delegation of bagpipers from 5 countries within the framework of the “The Network of European Bagpipers” project.
The two-year project is implemented by the Erasmus+ program and unites the representatives of 6 countries. Tha aim of the project is to safeguard and to promote specific part of ICH (bagpipes playing and making tradition).
Project partners are:
- Suiti Cultural Heritage Foundation (Latvia) – Coordinating partner;
- Centre of Croatian traditional instruments (Croatia);
- Associazione culturale Multietnica (Italy);
- Asociación Gaiteros de Graus (Spain);
- Cech slovenskych gajdosov (Slovakia);
- Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire (Georgia)
Various activities are planned within the framework of the visit: round table and presentations (at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire, State Museum of Georgian Folk Songs and Instruments), workshops of local bagpipers in Racha and Adjara, and a concert at Keda Cultural Center, with the participation of local ensembles and guest bagpipers.
