Windcraft Loud is a non-governmental organisation that was established in 2016 in Nicosia, Cyprus, with the status of a cultural association.

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Its main goal is to promote and support music performance and creativity in all music styles through organising concerts, festivals and workshops, encouraging the creation of new music ensembles, supporting the networking of artists, promoting musicians and their discography etc., with a special focus on wind instruments. Furthermore, through its activities the organisation is aiming in strengthening interpersonal relationships and fostering mutual understanding among people of diverse cultural backgrounds, encouraging cultural exchange and promoting diversity, supporting social integration through involving disadvantaged/underprivileged/marginalized groups in music projects, encouraging collaboration of Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot communities through music and arts.  Its main activity is the organization of the international and well-established music festival “Windcraft Music Fest”, which is being organised since 2014 in the countryside (Katydata, Nicosia region).  

 

Windcraft Loud is directed by a Board of Directors, which is elected during the General Assemebly of the members of the association. The members of the BoD work voluntarily for the scopes of the association.  

 

The current BoD was elected in October 2022 and consists of the following members:

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Elli Michael (president)

Niovi Tsangara (vice-president)

Michalis Hadjiantoniou (general secretary)

Nadia Kornioti (treasurer)

Andria Michael (member)