Opening Ceremony
The Speeches
Four VIPs were our special guests to open the 33rd ISME World Conference, It was our particular honour to host Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Abulfas Garayev, who has been a strong supporter of the world conference. Professor Dusen Kaseinov, who was there as head of TURKSOY, the Turkic world equivalent Of UNESCO. He is a music educator and musician, and has held various posts in his home country of Kazakhstan including Minister of Culture. Also speaking were ISME President Lee Higgins and 2018 ISME Conference Chair, Dr Ugur Alpagut.
| professor_kaseinov.opening_speech.pdf |
| world_conference_opening_speech.lee_higgins.isme_president.pdf |
| uğur_alpagut_isme_2018.pdf |
| isme_concert_programe_english__1_.docx |
More speeches are to come.
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There are many more videos on the ISME YouTube channel.
The Performances
Was this the best opening ceremony since China? That was the big question at the drinks reception following the ceremony. And in the days following.
