Contemporary music festival
Phasma New Music Days

3 days
17 performers
19 countries
67 composers
89 works

9 – 11 July 2024
Starts at: 20.30

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 

Admission will be free and on a first-come, first-served basis

Programme supervisor, choir mistress: Anna Linardou

Arrangements: Vaso Dimitriou

Piano: Dimitra Kokkinopoulou

Double bass, live looping: Michalis Kalkanis

Percussion: Alexis Nonis

Starts at: 20.30

Rehearsal room of the Greek National Opera  Orchestra - SNFCC

Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed exclusively via ticketservices, starting from 7 June 2024 at 12.00

Artistic curator: Yorghos Matskaris
Director of Studies at the GNO Professional Dance School

Coordination, rehearsal supervisors: Alkistis Lala, Zeta Theodorelou
Lighting designer: Dimitris Koutas
Sound manager: Giorgos Rekoutis
Technical supervisor: Mary Lantavou
Costume coordination (costumes taken from the GNO’s wardrobe department): Hera Karagkouni

GNO Stavros Niarchos Hall – SNFCC

Starts at 20.30

Concert

Greek National Opera Alternative Stage
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 19.30 |

Admission will be free upon priority vouchers that will be distributed exclusively via ticket services, starting from Tuesday 11 June 2024, at 12.00.

Traditional songs and works by Michael Adamis, Alkis Baltas, Lajos Bárdos, Simela Emmanouilidou, Yannis Ioannidis, Zoltán Kodály, Alexandros Drakos Ktistakis, Nikos Kypourgos, Martha Mavroidi, Margarita Papadimitriou, Christos Samaras and Philippos Tsalahouris

Musical direction & coaching: Eirini Patsea, Christina Poupalou, Simela Emmanouilidou
Choreographer, lighting supervisor: Stavros Alexandros Ikbal

CHÓRES Artistic Director: Marina Satti
CHÓRES General Director: Kharálampos Goyós
CHÓRES Administrative Assistant: Eleni Gianni
CHÓRES Production Manager: Veroniki Krikoni

Stavros Niarchos Hall of the Greek National Opera – SNFCC

Starts at: 20.30

Musical composition, electronics: Panos Iliopoulos
Texts: Mixed group of Athenian and unaccompanied asylum-seeking teenagers
Textual curation, lyrics: Eleni Moleski, Argyro Chioti
Conductor: Markellos Chryssicos
Director: Argyro Chioti
Sets, costumes: Pavlos Thanopoulos
Movement: Katerina Gevetzi
Lighting: Tasos Palaioroutas
Music coaching: Vasso Karioti

 
With the participation of the mixed group of Athenian and unaccompanied asylum-seeking teenagers 

Musical ensemble: Omar Abozekry (ney), Jason Karachalios (clarinet), Panos Iliopoulos (piano), Markellos Chryssicos (harpsichord), Zoe Pouri (violin), Julie Stalder (viola da gamba, double bass)

Starts at: 20.30

Free admission upon priority vouchers that will be distributed from 22 May 2024, at 12.00, exclusively via ticketservices.

Programme – Performers

Yiorgos Vassilandonakis (b. 1969)
Chamber Suite from Papess Joanne (2023-24)
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone, mixed choir and instrumental ensemble
Libretto: Vangelis Hatziyannidis, based on The Papess Joanne by Emmanouil Roidis

Conductor: Michalis Papapetrou

Chrissa Maliamani soprano
Margarita Syngeniotou mezzo-soprano
Yannis Christopoulos tenor
Dionysios Sourbis baritone

With the participation of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) Chorus

Marilena Dori flute
Ilias Skordilis clarinet
Ioanna Panagopoulou percussion
Thanos Margetis piano
Dionisis Vervitsiotis violin
Alexandros Botinis cello

Abridged opera in concert version

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at 19.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Adaptation, composition, lyrics: Tolga Tüzün
Αrtistic supervision, costume supervision: Vangelis Mantzavinos

Performers:
Anastasia Kotsali mezzo-soprano
Vasilis Zigeridis qanun
Guido De Flaviis saxophone

Chamber oratorio for mezzo-soprano, saxophone, qanun and electronics.

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at 20.00 & 21.30

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Based on the works Via crucis by Franz Liszt & The Way of the Cross by Paul Claudel

Creative team – Performers

Concept, conductor: Markellos Chryssicos
Arrangement: Panos Iliopoulos
Dramaturgical adaptation: Karyofyllia Karabeti, Markellos Chryssicos
Texts: Paul Claudel, Tassos Livaditis
Greek translation: Karyofyllia Karabeti
Music coach: Sofia Tamvakopoulou

Maria Kostraki soprano
Theodora Baka mezzo-soprano
Christos Kechris tenor
Marios Sarantidis bass
Karyofyllia Karabeti narrator

Fani Vovoni violin Ι
Zoe Pouri violin ΙΙ
Krystallia Gaitanou viola
Dimos Goudaroulis cello
Seraina Seidou double bass

Kostas Gatsios clarinet
Stathis Anninos fortepiano
Sofia Tamvakopoulou organ

Concert

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at 20.30 & 22.00

Works by Philippos Tsalahouris

Creative team – Performers

Conductor, music coach, dramaturgy: Philippos Tsalahouris
Electronics, soundscape: Constantinos Evangelidis

Marialena Politi soprano
Anastasia Evdaimon, Villy Kyriakopoulou mezzo-sopranos
Paris Dimatsas, Nikos Masourakis baritones

Mixed Voice Choir of ΟΤΕ Athens
Chorus master, music coach: Dimitris Bouzanis

Spyros Dafnis clarinet
Petros Chochlakakis piano
Katerina Ktona harpsichord
Ioannis Mantasas organ
Amalia Giannopoulou cello

Concert

Starts at 21.30

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Greek Byzantine Choir

Conductor: Georgos Konstantinou 

The members of the Greek Byzantine Choir

Antonios Aetopoulos, Georgios Varvitsiotis, Alexandros Gantzos, Dimitrios Grivas, Dimitrios Iliopoulos, Georgios Theologas, Ioannis Kamzelas, Ioannis Karachalios, Vassilios Katsaounias, Panagiotis Katsaounias, Evangelos Kotsonas, Christos Konstantis, Dimitrios Mousouras, Evangelos Rokas, Charalampos Trasanis, Stylianos Skafidas, Vassilis Dolis

Starts at 22.30

At 10:15 p.m. Dr Flora Kritikou, associated Professor at the Music Studies Department of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, will give an introductory speech about the collection of Byzantine music manuscripts of the Historical & Paleographical Archive of the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation (MIET). The byzantine music manuscripts of the HPA/MIET collections include parts of the hymnography that will be performed by the Greek Byzantine Choir.

The event is held in collaboration with the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Works by Kharálampos Goyós & Martha Mavroidi

Chorus mistress, music coach: Konstantina Pitsiakou

Assistant music coach: Marilena Souri

World premieres • GNO commissions

Concert

Starts at 18.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Works by Franck Bedrossian & Salvatore Sciarrino

Performers

Νiki Lada soprano
Alessandro Fiordelmondo live electronics

Concert

Starts at 18.00 & 21.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Creative team – Performers

Music, libretto, conductor: Lina Tonia

Clio Danae Othoneou narrator

Dimitris Zacharakis percussion
Yannis Kormpetis violin Ι
Aggeliki Gkana violin ΙΙ
Antonios Tzivenis viola
Theodosia Mitzi cello

World premiere • GNO commission

Starts at: 17.30 & 19.30

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Performers:

Harris Lambrakis ney
Nikos Paraoulakis ney
Nektarios Stamatellos ney
Nikos Sidirokastritis percussion

Starts at: 17.00, 18.00 & 19.00

Free admission and on a first-come, first-served basis, without the need for reservations.

Conductor Agathangelos Georgakatos

Members

Sopranos Hera Zerva, Sophia Ketentzian, Christina Teli, Emilia Tsimidaki
Mezzo-sopranos Gina Markouli, Elisso Davli, Christina Poupalou, Magda Tzavella
Tenors Nikos Katsigiannis, Kostas Manolkidis, Stamatis Pakakis, Panagiotis Priftis
Basses Theodore Aivaliotis, Zannis Kanterakis, Konstantinos Karageorgiou, Spyros Sokos

Starts at 21.30