SAVINA YANNATOU & CHÓRΕS

"CROSSINGS"

An anthology of songs in transcriptions by Greg Eleftheriou, Yiannis Maramathas, Alkis Baltas, Filippos Sakagian, Gary Salomon, Christos Samaras, and Kornilios Selamsis

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A production of the Greek National Opera Alternative Stage

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Savina Yannatou and the chόrεs female vocal ensemble led by Marina Satti join forces on a programme that combines tradition, contemporary musical creation and improvisation in an indivisible whole based on the human voice. The programme, titled Crossings, is curated by Kornilios Selamsis.

Crossings is an anthology of works based on pre-existing songs and written especially for these concerts by five different composers: Greg Eleftheriou, Yiannis Maramathas, Filippos Sakagian, Gary Salomon and Kornilios Selamsis.

Running through the musical landmarks and history of the Mediterranean, these original songs – traditional folk songs or songs written by known composers – turn into material for research and creation of new musical experiences and unexpected surprises in the hands of a younger generation of composers living in Greece and abroad.

Thus the music of the Spanish Renaissance, Corsican polyphony, the musical culture of Sephardic (Spanish-Jewish) refugees, the songs of Lena Platonos, the tradition of the early-20th-century Smyrna, and the oldest extant complete musical composition, Seikilos’ archetypical Epitaph, cross paths with elements and media envisioned and invented by contemporary composers. The programme comes complete with two historic choral transcriptions of Greek traditional folk songs by two distinguished composers, Alkis Baltas and Christos Samaras.

This unexpected combination of musical materials produces an original sonic world that hovers at the border between modernity and tradition.

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CREDITS

Savina Yannatou voice

Female vocal ensemble chórεs

Maria Delaporta, Marina Emmanouilidou, Irini Zoutsou, Natalia Katsimani, Sofia Katsiouri, Nancy Klabatsa, Alkmini Basakarou, Ino Pikioni, Natalia Routsolia, Marina Skoura.

Nancy Klabatsa ancient lyre, Maria Delaporta quanun, Irini Zoutsou santur, Sofia Katsiouri violoncello

Curator:Kornilios Selamsis Chórεs ensemble leader: Marina Satti Chórεs ensemble musical director and voice coach: Simela Emmanouilidou Chórεs ensemble production manager: Nadia Samara

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TICKET PRICE

15,00 €