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| Detail from the fresco adorning the west wall of the Holy Monastery of Philanthropinos. Courtesy of the Holy Metropolis of Ioannina and the 8th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities. |
Monday, October 19, 2009
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
En Chordais is an internationally acclaimed Greek musical ensemble that specializes in Byzantine and Middle Eastern music; the group was awarded the Prix France Musique des Musiques du Monde in 2008. This concert will explore the wealth of the Byzantine musical heritage and its dialectic synthesis with the Ottoman, Persian, and Arabic musical traditions. Among the highlights of the concert are the pieces “T’ Aidonia tis Anatolis” (Nightingales from the East), a piece found in manuscripts kept in the libraries of Iveron and Xeropotamou Monasteries of Mount Athos; “Ya Ummallah” (O Mother of God), a Maronite hymn in Syro- Aramaic, a language very similar to the one spoken by Jesus Christ; and the world premiere of “Tasnif Persikon” of ’Abd Al-Qadir Al-Maraghi, from a Byzantine musical manuscript of the 16th century. The concert will close with contemporary compositions that will illustrate the creative continuity of Byzantine music and its influential power in meeting with modern trends.
Kyriakos Petras, violin
Kyriakos Kalaitzidis, oud, vocals
Drossos Koutsokostas, vocals
Alkis Zopoglou, qanun
Vasileios Tzortzinis, contrabass
Petros Papageorgiou, percussion
Guest artists:
Ghada Shbeir, vocals
Kiya Tabassian, setar, vocals
Ziya Tabassian, percussion
Artistic Director: Kyriakos Kalaitzidis
Known for their extraordinary merger of Mediterranean sounds from the East and West on a long series of popular and critically acclaimed albums and film scores, the composer-performers Evanthia Reboutsika and Panayotis Kalantzopoulos will be introduced to a U.S. audience for the first time when the Onassis Foundation (USA) presents them in a free concert. Joining them will be their frequent collaborator, the renowned vocalist Elly Paspala, accompanied by the five members of The Street Orchestra.
Monday, June 22, 2009
8:30 p.m.
The Allen Room
Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
New York City
Seating is limited. Reservations are required.
Tickets for the concert must be reserved in advance at 917.657.9904 on weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ticket limit is two.
Tickets may be picked up at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 6th floor, between 7:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. on the day of the concert.
Please use the entrance at Broadway and 60th Street.