The Intercultural Choir at Vamvakou on Saturday 2 December 2023

GNO Learning & Participation

The Intercultural Choir travels at Vamvakou

Saturday 2 December 2023 | 17.30 – 18.00

Vamvakou Central Square

Free entrance

A while before lighting the Christmas tree, the Intercultural Choir of the Greek National Opera is ready to take us on a singular musical journey without borders, on Saturday 2 December 2023 at 17.30, as part of its collaboration with the Vamvakou Revival Project and the GNO Learning & Participation Department.

Members of the Intercultural Choir from all corners of the earth will join their voices at Vamvakou (Laconia) to present a delightful programme of songs from Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Estonia, France, and Central America, as well as songs by contemporary composers. Conducting the choir and supervising the programme is Anna Linardou, and the orchestration is by Vasso Dimitriou. Accompanying on the piano is Dimitra Kokkinopoulou, on the contrabass Yannis Voutsinas and on percussion Alexis Nonis.

The Intercultural Choir’s members that will be performing at the concert are: Vassiliki Antonaki, Aspa Aroni-Kotsali, Fabien Vargas, Steve Gantzos, Katy Giouvanou, Malkozata Gui, Eleanna Grigoriou, Kosmas Dendrinos, Konstantinos Dimitriou, Christos Karakostas, Konstantina Karameri, Nina Karamolegkou, Irini Karmiri, Vasso Katte, Aspa Kokkali, Niki Koskina, Kostis Kotoulas, Konstantina Kyriazi, Vanessa Konstantopoulou, Manto Mantziou, Giovann Markovich, Alexandra Methenitou, Anna Mesanagrenou, Dionysios Milidakis, Perikles Bakogeorgos, Filimon Orkopoulos, Marianna Primikyriou, Tatiana Rodionova, Ioanna Sabaida, Eleftheria Soupiadou, Konstantina Stavropoulou, Mohamed Tayeb, Yaman Tzounaid, Stavroula Hante, Eva Banhidi, Ayse Ferliel Barounos, Savannah Fortis, Romaysaa Gamal, Zeynep Namli, Hanna Onyshchenko.

A few words about the Intercultural Choir

The Intercultural Choir started off its journey in 2016 with a diverse group of Athenians and the goal of bringing together different nationalities and musical traditions. Since then, its members have been joining their voices and bringing out every time the immediacy and power of singing and music, through their concerts and artistic collaborations. The Intercultural Choir already has many members. Turkey, Poland, Ukraine, Cameroon, Slovakia, Tanzania, New Guiney, Syria, Cyprus, United Kingdom, France, USA, Kenya, Iran, Iraq and Greece are just a few of the countries of origin of its members, who have participated in the Choir over its seven-year-long course. This year, it expands its repertoire even further, by combining songs of the world’s folk traditions with contemporary vocal music. For yet another year, the connection between voice and body, movement and improvisation are its basic tools for promoting musical co-creation and free expression.

The concert will also feature a stunning light show that will amaze the audience.

GNO Learning & Participation

The Intercultural Choir travels at Vamvakou

Saturday 2 December 2023 | 17.30 – 18.00

Vamvakou Central Square

Free entrance

In collaboration

GNO Learning & Participation major donor