The Deputy Ministry of Culture warmly congratulates the composer Marios Joannou Elia, who, following the decision of the Plenary Session of the Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, will receive the Excellence Award of the Republic of Cyprus for 2024, as a sign of recognition of his overall work and contribution in the field of music. As a press release issued by the Deputy Ministry of Culture says, "the work of Marios J. Elia stands out for its originality, ingenuity, peculiarity, the amalgamation of heterogeneous types of music and highlights elements of our culture." Source: Cyprus News Agency