[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 211 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 211

To express the sense of the Senate welcoming the May 1994 concert tour 
of the 150 Ensemble Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Hellenic Radio and 
          Television under the direction of Mikis Theodorakis.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                  May 4 (legislative day, May 2), 1994

Mr. Riegle submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To express the sense of the Senate welcoming the May 1994 concert tour 
of the 150 Ensemble Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Hellenic Radio and 
          Television under the direction of Mikis Theodorakis.

Whereas the 150 Ensemble Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Hellenic Radio and 
        Television, under the direction of Mikis Theodorakis, shall conduct a 
        month-long goodwill tour of Canada and the United States during May 
        1994;
Whereas the proceeds from the concert tour of the 150 Ensemble Symphony 
        Orchestra and Chorus of Hellenic Radio and Television will benefit a 
        number of philanthropic organizations, including the Greek reforestation 
        effort sponsored by the Plant Your Roots in Greece Foundation;
Whereas the leader of the concert tour, Mikis Theodorakis, returns to North 
        America after an absence of nearly 2 decades, and shall lead the 
        Ensemble and Chorus in performances of his own works;
Whereas the leader of the concert tour, Mikis Theodorakis, is an internationally 
        renowned musical genius and is considered to be Greece's greatest living 
        composer, and has composed more than 200 popular songs, 10 symphonies, 3 
        ballets, 2 oratorios, a folk opera, and the Olympic anthem (which was 
        first performed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain), 
        and the film scores to ``Z'' and ``Zorba the Greek'';
Whereas the leader of the concert tour, Mikis Theodorakis was born in 1925 on 
        the Greek island of Khios, taught himself to write music from memory and 
        without access to musical instruments, and studied at the Paris 
        Conservatory;
Whereas the leader of the concert tour, Mikis Theodorakis, combines his 
        exceptional artistic talent with a deep love of his country, and is 
        dedicated to heightening international awareness of human rights and 
        environmental issues, and ending child hunger in the world; and
Whereas the United States is fortunate to welcome the 150 Ensemble Symphony 
        Orchestra and Chorus of Hellenic Radio and Television, under the 
        direction of Mikis Theodorakis, for the series of concerts they will 
        present during May 1994: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the Senate welcomes the 150 Ensemble Symphony Orchestra 
        and Chorus of Hellenic Radio and Television, under the 
        direction of Mikis Theodorakis, to the United States and 
        applauds their talent and enthusiasm for their work; and
            (2) the Senate acknowledges the musical contributions of 
        the leader of the concert tour, Mikis Theodorakis, and supports 
        and appreciates his efforts to promote human rights, raise 
        awareness of environmental issues, and end child hunger.

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