The official celebration of the national anniversary of the 25th of March took place on Monday, 24 March 2025, in the Ceremony Hall of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Following the address of the Rector of AUTh, Professor Charalambos Feidas, the Festive Oration of the day was delivered by Evangelia Amoiridou, Professor of Church History at the School of Theology of AUTh, titled “The Consolation of Ambiguity: Pre-revolutionary Revelations, Prophecies, and Oracles.”
The ceremony continued with its musical segment, featuring the “Υannis Mantakas” Choir of AUTh, under the direction of Erifili Damianou, and the AUTh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Associate Professor of the School of Music Studies, Vladimiros Symeonidis.
Program:
- Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Pomp and Circumstance No. 4 (The Song of Liberty)
- John Williams (b. 1932): Hymn to the Fallen (from the movie “Saving Private Ryan”)
- Manolis Kalomoiris (1883-1962): Ta Nikitiria (excerpt) from Symphony No. 1 (“Tis Leventias”)
- Thodoris Papadimitriou (b. 1978): 3 Greek Dances
- Nikolaos Chalikiopoulos Mantzaros (1795-1872): National Anthem
