The Program 2011
This year's program, is a harmonious blend of classical themes, with medieval devotional songs, Jazz compositions religious and Gospel, Spirituals and Blues, all in accordance to the festival's main axis, where the deep spirituality meets the fine art of music.1st recital
Friday September 2nd
CAPPELLA ROMANA CHOIR CONCERT
Its performances “like jeweled light
flooding the space” (Los Angeles Times), Cappella Romana is a
vocal chamber ensemble dedicated to combining passion with
scholarship in its exploration of the musical traditions of the
Christian East and West, with emphasis on early and contemporary
music. It was founded in 1991 by Alexander Lingas, founding
Artistic Director and its name refers to the medieval Greek
concept of the Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which embraced
Rome and Western Europe, as well as the Byzantine Empire of
Constantinople ("New Rome") and its Slavic common wealth. Each
program in some way reflects the musical, cultural and spiritual
heritage of this ecumenical vision. Flexible in size according to the demands of the repertory,
Cappella Romana is one of the Pacific Northwest’s few
professional chamber vocal ensembles. It has a special
commitment to mastering the Slavic and Byzantine repertories in
their original languages, giving annual concerts in London
(Queen Elizabeth Hall, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sophia) New York (Metropolitan Museum
of Art), Canada, Ireland, Italy etc.
In Patmos 2011 Sacred Festival, the Choir will present a
repertoire from Medieval Constantinople and Renaissance Crete as
well as Byzantine chant with modern neo-classicism elements by
Michali Adamis, Fotis Despotopoulos and Panagiotis Zes.
2nd recital
Saturday September 3rd 2011
Εleni Peta end orchestral ensemble
Concert for the environment protection day
The famous singer Eleni Peta accompanied by her small orchestral ensemble will perform Greek and foreign songs dedicated to Nature.
Musicians :
Panagiotis Margaris : guitar,
Michalis Porfiris : cello
Vasilis Markou : audio editing
3rd recital
Sunday September 4rth 2011
Traditional music band “Sinfonia”
Rose of the Roses (Rosa das Rosas)
Medieval devotional songs, Cantigas de Santa Maria and Llibre
Vermell collections dedicated to our Blessed Virgin Mary.
Mono and polyphonic vocal compositions and instrumental pieces
with Dionysian rhythms, Arabic influences and colorful
orchestrations lead us to paths of medieval religious worship.
Musicians and vocalists:
Fani Gartzou (soprano, flute)
Efi Minakouli (mezzo-soprano,
lute)
Stavros Beris (tenor, outi,
saz)
Tobias Schlierf (bass, rebeck,
organetto)
Nikos Panagiotidis (Renaissance
lute, outi, saz)
Agelos Repapis (viola da gamba,
lyra)
George Karavounis (percussion)
and the Choir of the Cultural Center of Patmos
4th recital
Tuesday September 6th 2011
Patmos Festival Orchestra Concert, conducted by Alkis Baltas
Religious songs dedicated to our Blessed Virgin Mary
and compositions of Scarlatti
and Pergolezi.
Vocalists:
Lenia Zafiropoulou (Soprano)
Anna Pagalou Metzo (Soprano)
First presentation to the public, of Babis Blazoudakis
synthesis
«Saint Minas: Facing the sea»
With the participation of the cantor Panagiotis Boutas.
Babis Blazoudakis notes :
"St. Minas, facing the Sea (Darkness) composition was born after
the encouragement of Mr. Alkis Baltas, in the summer of 2010,
when he asked me to compose a work especially for the Sacred
Music Festival of Patmos 2011. The synthesis begins and ends
with the sound of the sea, to me, it symbolizes the darkness
that surrounds us daily". For inspiration I turned to two sides:
The first was a poem in English by Annie Lekkas, translated into
Greek by Alexander Lekkas. The second came from a distant
journey to the small island of Fournous where I had as my guide,
a dear friend and colleague the vocalist Panagiotis Boutas, who
also participates in the concert, with his wonderful voice.
5th recital
Wednesday September 7th, 2011
VOYAGE JAZZ QUARTET
SPIRITUAL JAZZ
Tribute to the religious music, Gospel, Spirituals, Blues and parts of the “SACRED CONCERT” by the great Duke Ellington.
Quartet members are:
ALEXANDER HRISTIDIS - (Percussion, Drums)
TAKIS PATERELIS – (Saxophones)
ALEXANDER ORPHANOS – (Piano)
MANOS LUTAS – (Acoustic Bass)
PINELOPI TZANETAKI – Vocals
The “Voyage Jazz Quartet” is composed by distinguished in the Jazz field musicians. The “spiritual father” of the group is Alexander Hristidis. All quartet members, have an active presence in the musical life of the country for the last two decades. "Voyage Jazz Quartet" music is contained by Jazz, Afro-Cuban, ethnic and Greek tradition elements. All these influences are creatively combined and presented with improvisation at a concert of high art and aesthetics.
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The admission to the concerts is free