Christina Maxouri
20 + 1 Postwar Laika Songs with a Baroque Orchestra
The noble and proud rebetiko music of the post-World War II years meets emotionally charged 17th-century Baroque music. instruments such as the bouzouki and the guitar will give way to the viola da gamba and the violin, forming a massive and eloquent soundscape, led by Christina Maxouri's powerful voice. the unique performer has a rich background in rebetiko songs and will be joined by the experienced orchestra conductor and arranger Michalis Papapetrou and other distinguished performers of early music in a spectacular marriage of rebetiko and Baroque. this eclectic group of musicians will mix and match sounds in a one-of-a-kind concert, an atmospheric labour of love, infused with the directness of laika (folk) songs and the religious tones of the Baroque. these seemingly disparate, but, in fact, interconnected genres will be complemented by Yannis Kalavrianos' direction, Evangelia Therianou's effective set design and Nikos Vlassopoulos' thorough lighting design. The multifarious performer Lena Kitsopoulou will be invited into this fascinating universe to lend her voice to some of the songs.
Duration 75' without break
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
- 27/06 until 29/06/2017 at 21:30
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