The International Music Festival of Molyvos (DiFeMM) is an innovative institution with high standards, active in the North Aegean with the participation of leading performers of classical music from all over the world. By filling a cultural gap, DiFeMM achieved the active participation of the local community, strengthening the economy and implementing innovative educational programs for young people.
DiFeMM operates on two axes:
a) the Summer Festival with 3 levels:
-the holding of the main Festival,
- the pre-festival events and
- the unique "Molyvos Musical Moments". Short, unexpected musical interventions, musical "preludes", which take place during the day in different parts of Molyvos, on the beach, on the cobblestones, in the discotheque, encouraging the participation of all the inhabitants of the settlement in the festive atmosphere of the Festival.
Through the pre-festival events it aims to spread classical music to the general public by highlighting the island's cultural heritage through a mix of concerts and tours held in various locations.
Through the unique, unexpected "musical moments" that spread throughout the settlement during the day, the festival utilizes and highlights all the beauties, architecture and traditional wealth of Molyvos, helping to develop a new audience
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b) the educational programs:
The educational programs of the International Pencil Music Festival are held throughout the year in primary and secondary schools throughout the island and aim to unlock the imagination and enhance the creativity of children and young people.
In detail, the MUSIC KEY, which usually takes place in November-December, consists of visual and musical workshops, which are held in schools in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of the North Aegean. As part of the workshops, distinguished young artists who usually come for the program from abroad, perform works of the classical repertoire, transmitting their passion and knowledge of music. Through interactive approaches, they encourage children to participate and explore new ways of expressing themselves through music. The workshops last from 45 to 60 minutes and are aimed at fifth and sixth graders, middle school and high school students.
The MO-TO key, which usually takes place in April-May, is the second program of DiFeMM and was created in 2016 with the aim of introducing children to cultural management, providing useful knowledge and necessary information. The MO-TO Key is held in collaboration with the German cultural institution TONALi and the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of the North Aegean. Greece, represented by Lesbos, is the third country to implement the educational application, after Germany and Italy. The MO-TO Key is aimed at fifth and sixth grade students and high school students.
In the first stage, the participants learn how to organize a cultural event. Then they get down to business: each school "adopts" a talented TONALi musician, with the goal of planning and organizing a regular concert of his at the school. In the final phase, students from all schools collaborate and organize, with the help of the DiFeMM committee, the final chamber music concert, in which all the musicians participate, and with which the program is completed.
Through the educational programs that are an innovation in the Greek area, it aims and expects to:
- introduce young people to the world of classical music,
- teach children the basics of cultural management, giving them the tools to develop future and other cultural events and knowledge not offered in the formal school curriculum
To date, the educational programs have been attended by 4,153 students!