College Park, March 22: Lecture on Cretan music and performance

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Originally From: Connie Mourtoupalas <mourtoupala@greekembassy.org>

UNDER THE AUSPISES OF THE EMBASSY OF GREECE

HARALAMBOS GARGANOURAKIS

"THE EVOLUTION OF CRETAN MUSIC AND ITS INFLUENCE ON OTHER HELLENIC SOUNDS"

Saturday March 22, 2003 at 7:30 PM

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall

University of Maryland at College Park

The critically acclaimed Cretan musician, singer and composer, Haralambos Garganourakis, will be accompanied by Dimitris Skoulas, Nikos Karavirakis musicians, singers and a four-member group of musicians and GEORGE VITOROS.

A two-part concert dedicated to pioneers of Cretan music (Xilouris, Mountakis, Skordalos and others) and to composers whose music was influenced by the Cretan sounds (Markopoulos, Xarchakos and others). A slide presentation and Cretan dance groups will complement the concert.

SPONSORED BY

The Pancretan Association of America
The Cretan Assn of Greater Washington DC "Nicos Kazantzakis"
The Hellenic Graduate Student Association  "Digenis"

For Information/Reservations call:
Concert Hall Box office at  : (301) 405-2787
From 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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