Effective period / Period of releases: 1972

Members: გიორგი სალუქვაძე (2)

The Choir of the Makharadze (now Ozurgeti) school for the restoration and study of Gurian folk songs was founded as a 4-year school by Giorgi Salukvadze (გიორგი სალუქვაძე (2)) in 1968.
The ensemble Iadoni was formed from graduates of this school in 1972. A second stream of students were taught in 1980-1985.

On September 1, 1968, at the initiative of the late Giorgi Salukvadze, a four-year school for the restoration and study of Gurian folk songs was opened in Ozurgeti. This was the first such event in Georgia. Giorgi Salukvadze himself was the inspirer, director and teacher of songs with chonguri of this school. Famous singers Vladimer Erqomaishvili and Domenti Karchava were invited to teach hymns and folk songs, and likewise composer Shalva Lortkipanidze taught notation systems, and Vasil Kutateladze taught conducting. The school enrolled 42 young people, 12 women and 30 men.
On July 15, 1972, the training ended, and most of the students were awarded the title of Lotbar of Folk Songs, and awarded a diploma, and most of them were assigned to be heads of ensembles in schools or collectives. Also, on July 16, 1972, the folk ensemble "Iadoni" (conducted by G. Salukvadze, with musicians Oleg Mamaladze and Akaki Kakhiani) was formed from the best listeners. The ensemble consisted of 17 young people: 4 women and 13 men: Rusudan Aroshidze, Guguli Chelidze, Liana Shavishvili and Nana Tughushi. Second voices: Dimitri Khomeriki, Bidzina Mzhavia, Mikheil Chabua, Giorgi Nikolaishvili, Nodari Roqva, Guri Lominadze, Tengiz Molarishvili, Iakob Khemeriki; third voices Gurami Chelidze, Giorgi Chanuqvadze, Karlo Khomeriki, Valter Sarishvili and Tamaz Tavdumadze.
In 1972, the Gramophone Records Commission of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR "Melodia" recorded a sequence of 15 Gurian folk song performances by the students of the school onto a record and released it for sale.