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YOUTH
ORCHESTRA

2. The project is held under the personal
patronage of the President of Georgia.
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3. BLACK SEA YOUTH ORCHESTRA
TURKIE
SOKHUMI
POTI
ANAKLIA

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Today, in the epoch of democracy and globalization, we have a
unique opportunity to build bridges in order to unite peoples and
cultures of the Black Sea countries through music. The Black Sea
peoples and countries have many times had the aspiration to make
political alliances. Now, in the 21st century, there has been born an
idea to establish a joint youth symphony orchestra that will hopefully
be the first swallow of this process.

5. The youth symphony orchestra will hold concerts, first of all, in the
major cities of the Black Sea countries. This will promote performance
of the World’s musical heritage as well as of the most recent works of
modern composers at a professionals level. The youth symphony
orchestra will assume the function of connector and uniter of the
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youth in the mentioned countries. In its turn, this will promote a more
active progress in the political and cultural rapprochement of the
Black Sea countries.

6. Historical Background
• According to the Myth of the Argonauts, 34
centuries ago Orpheus traveled across the Black
Sea where he brought a message of the
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Mediterranean music.
• Like other international youth orchestras, the
Black Sea Youth Orchestra will have an
educational function and at the same time be a
unique musical event. Since the music is the
emotional means to express the inner world of a
human being, the young people’s performance
will definitely bear unique energy and charge. This
orchestra will unite the most talented young
musicians of the Black Sea region into a big
performing team that will give concerts annually
in major cities of the Black Sea countries. The
young people will have the opportunity to find
common language, discover their own selves and
each other, and offer their interpretation of the
best musical pieces.

7. Unfortunately, even today in
the Black Sea countries the
reality is far from ideal. There
remain many problems and
what is more, there persist
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conflicts; the sea itself turned
into a battlefield not too long
ago. Creation of the Youth
orchestra in the region will be
beneficial not only for the
young people participating
in the project, but will help to
bring the peoples and states
closer and make them better
understand each other. It will
also strengthen the forces of
sympathy and
attraction, reduce the trends
of alienation, and support
establishment of peace and
harmony all over the Black
Sea.

8. The youth symphony
orchestra, will first of all, have the
unifying function and its main
driving force will be the universal
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language of music.
The repertoire will be of global
value which is the precondition for
spiritual and moral development
of both, the young members of
the orchestra and the audience.

9. The idea to establish an orchestra of local young
patriot musicians to express messages in the
universal language of music under the aegis of
the Black Sea, will inevitably find support in the
hearts of many.
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10. Youth is exceptional with its natural
energy, bravery, optimism, breathtaking
paces, strive for love and inexhaustible thirst
of quest. The energy, which is radiated by a
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young performer during musical
speech, cannot be compared to anything.
Our wish is to become ambassadors of supreme ideals and humanism
through the language of music and love, with already worldly-wise and
experienced musicians guiding the youth along this beautiful path.
Our aim is to make music that is beautiful and, at the same time,
possesses dignity. We call for the youth coming from Black Sea countries,
to give hands to each other by means of the magic tunes of music and so
to start a new era of mutual understanding of our peoples.
Vakhtang Matchavariani

11. Orchestra Professors Orchestra
Musicians
 Artistic Director and  String -violin, viola, cello, bass  First violin-14
Principal Conductor –  Second violin-12
Vakhtang Matchavariani  Woodwind-horn, trumpet  Viola-10
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 Cello-8
 Assistant of the Artistic Director  Brass-percussion, harp  Bass-6
 Flute-4
 Orchestra Manager  Oboe-4
 Clarinet-4
 Librarian  Basson-4
 Horn-6
 Trumpet-4
 Trombone-4
 Tuba-1
 Percussion-6
 Harp-2
 Keyboard-1

12. MANAGEMENT
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1. General Manager -Tamar Iosebashvili
2. PR & Marketing department
3. Financial department
4. Legal department
5. Logistic department
6. Office manager

13. Annual Cost of the Project: € 570,000
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Onset of the Project: March 2012
Active Season of the Project: July-
August, Each Year .
First Year of the Project: Batumi –
Anaklia, Georgia, July-August 2013.

14. Regional Organizations
•Black Sea Economic
Cooperation (BSEC)
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•GUAM Organization
for Democracy and
Economic
Development
•Community of
Democratic
Choice (CDC)
•Black Sea Forum for
Partnership and I Initial Headquarters :
Dialogue (BSF)
Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre,
25, Rustaveli Avenue,
Tbilisi, 0108 Georgia

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