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Art Performances Given

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, February 15 (KCNA) -- Art performances were given on Feb.14 to celebrate the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il (February 16). The Korean People's Army Song and Dance Ensemble gave a performance at the April 25 House of Culture.
    The curtain raiser was the mixed chorus "General on a Galloping White Horse" praising the greatness of Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il, which was followed by the female group singing "February Is Spring", the group singing to the accompaniment of Oungum "Ye, Bright Moon over My Country", the female vocal solo "I Do Not Know a Warmer Bosom than It", and other numbers.
    The colorful program represented the proud endeavors of the army and people of the DPRK in performing exploits in the building of a great prosperous powerful nation, while displaying their unity in single mind.
    A performance of art groups of ministries and national institutions celebrating February 16 took place at the People's Palace of Culture. Put on the stage were numbers showing the fervent zeal, revolutionary creed and elevated enthusiasm of officials of the ministries and national institutions and all the people to rush forward with fortitude on the road of the Juche revolution under the Songun leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.
    Meanwhile, artistes of the workers art squad of the Central Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea performed "Song of Workers in Praise of Songun Dedicated to the February Holiday" at the Central Workers Hall and the workers of the Rakwon Machine Complex performed the grand chorus "We Will Hold Fatherly General in Higher Esteem."
    And members of the Korean Democratic Women's Union gave a celebration performance on the theme "We Will Hold Our General in Higher Regard" and the 9th national oratorical and narrative contests of hobby group members of the schoolchildren's palaces and halls took place.