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An event dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of Christianity being declared the state religion in Georgia, as well as to the memory of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, was held at the Vocational Education Center of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Kakhaber Cheishvili, TSU Deputy Rector; Shota Potolashvili, Head of the TSU Quality Assurance Service; Levan Tsikaridze, Head of the Vocational Education Center; program coordinators, teachers and students attended the event.
As part of the event, Nino Gogiashvili, a registry data manager at the TSU Vocational Education Center and a Cultural Studies doctoral student at the Faculty of Humanities, gave a public lecture on “Georgian Chant as a Realm of Memory”. The lecture addressed Georgian chant as an important aspect of national and spiritual memory. Nino Gogiashvili discussed the significance of Georgian chant in maintaining national identity and cultural heritage, and its revival at the end of the 20th century, especially after the enthronement of Ilia II. The lecture emphasized the contributions of the custodians of Georgian chant, particularly Philimon Koridze and Ekvtime Kereselidze.
A musical performance by the Ialoni ensemble accompanied the event. The ensemble presented examples of Georgian liturgical chants and traditional music, giving the audience an opportunity to engage directly with the living heritage that the guardians of Georgian chant have preserved for future generations.
The evening also featured a presentation of the book “Grandmother, I Am Writing a Letter to You” by Nino Naneishvili, director of the Ialoni ensemble. The book brings together themes of family memory, intergenerational connections, and the transmission of traditions.
Organized by the TSU Vocational Education Center, the event aimed to promote an understanding of Georgian chant as a unique form of cultural memory and highlight the contributions of those individuals who preserved and passed on this tradition to future generations.
