Greek Roots Series: Tribute to Tsitsanis

Greek Roots Series: Tribute to Tsitsanis Saturday 16th September 2023 @ Green Note Book Now Vasilis Tsitsanis (1915-1984) is generally acknowledged as one of the greatest icons of Greek music. Born of the Rebetiko tradition, over the many years of composing his music evolved into the more popular music form ‘laiko’. He is attributed with… Continue reading Greek Roots Series: Tribute to Tsitsanis

Songs from foreign lands

Songs from foreign lands with Katerina Clambaneva, Gavrilos Kokonas and Pavlos Carvalho Saturday 10th June 2023 @ The Studio Theatre, BHASVIC 6th form college Book Now Τα τραγούδια της Ξενιτιάς (Songs from foreign lands)  People have been leaving their homes for foreign lands over the centuries escaping war, economic crises, searching for new opportunities in… Continue reading Songs from foreign lands

Exploring the musical world of Skarvelis and Peristeris

The Art of the Taximi Understanding improvisation and modal scales, with Alekos Tsolakis, bouzouki Thursday 8th June 2023 @ The Cypriot Community Centre Book Now We will first introduce the tetrachords and pentachords (groups of notes) which are included within the basic folk scales. As the workshop progresses we will focus on ways of combining… Continue reading Exploring the musical world of Skarvelis and Peristeris

The Greek violin for all!

The Greek violin for all! Violin workshop with Kyriakos Gouvendas Monday 12th June 2023 @ The Cypriot Community Centre Book Now This workshop will examine the learning process of traditional melodies followed by a classically trained violinist in comparison to a self-taught or traditionally trained violinist. Kyriakos Gouventas sets three areas of focus when learning… Continue reading The Greek violin for all!