SUMMER AT THE CONCERT HALL

ENSEMBLE OF EASTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC “PSALTIRA” OF THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDIES AUTH: ECHO OF THE EAST

Organizer: THESSALONIKI CONCERT HALL IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDIES OF ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY
The ensemble of Eastern Classical Music “Psaltira” was founded in 2019 in the School of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It is a Study Group which combines musicological research with musical practice, aiming to develop the musicianship of its members and to enable them to acquire experiences and practical musical knowledge concerning Byzantine and post-Byzantine heritage, in the field of secular music, with a special focus on Constantinopolitan repertoire. The musicians join their voices with the sounds of musical instruments of traditional or/and classical Eastern music, including qanun, oud, lafta, Constantinopolitan lyre, bedir, ney etc.
The ensemble has participated in numerous honorary events of AUTh, conferences, workshops on Byzantine music, as well as in the opening of an exhibition in the Islahhane complex and the two-day anniversary events “200 years since 1821” in the Athens Concert Hall.

ARTISTS

Artistic supervision Maria Alexandrou,
Associate Professor at the School of Music Studies of AUTh

Research - Texts - Documentation
Maria Alexandrou & Georgios Kitsios, Assistant Professor at the School of Music Studies of AUTh

Presentation
Vasilis Mitkoudis
Georgia Stefanoudaki
Dimosthenis Spanoudakis
Theodora Karadimou
Maria Alexandrou

Ensemble of Eastern Classical Music “Psaltira” of the School of Music Studies AUTh:
Abraam Papaioannou
oud
Anastasia Zachariadou qanun
Amalia Natsiopoulou lavta
Apostolia Gorgolitsa voice
Vasilis Mitkoudis accordion
Georgia Stefanoudaki qanun / voice
Georgiow Neofitou voice
Giannis Karageorgios percussions
Dimitris Bilis clarinet
Dimosthenis Spanoudakis voice
Konstantina Psalti cello
Maria Alexandrou qanun / voice
Maria Karageorgou clarinet
Maria Karamatsouki qanun / percussions / voice
Maria Triga percussions

Student of Department of Music Science & Art of University of Macedonia:
Vasilis Mavromoustakidis kemence

Extra musicians:
Athanasios Tsitaris cello
Alexandros Papageorgopoulos clarinet / ney
Anastasia Goudina qanun
Giannis Kousoulakis traditional violin
Elisavet Spanidou voice
Theodora Karadimou voice
Simeon Kanakis voice

TICKET PRICES

10€, 5€ (reduced)

  • 15 July 2022
    Fri     21:30  (PLAZA)