September 13-15Hadjinikos Hall A pilgrimage from Sicily to Constantinople through the centuries, accompanied by music and people’s stories. Music workshop and concert – For: Students of: & An (1) acting student up to 30 years old The three-day workshop will include study of the repertoire… Read More »Pellegrinagio al levante; Musical Workshop
Friday, November 1, 20:00Hadjinikos Hall Nikos Exarhos performs pieces from the piano literature of the great romantics.
Saturday, October 19, 20:00Hadjinikos Hall “In the Mists” Pianist Manos Kitsikopoulos presents a tribute to the piano music of Leos Janacek and Bedrich Smetana. Both ardent supporters of the Czech tradition, together with Dvorak, are its main and most important representatives. Leos JanacekIn The mists… Read More »Piano Recital
Sunday, October 13, 18:00Hadjinikos Hall
Saturday, October 5, 20:00Hadjinikos Hall On their second visit to South Pelion as a group, El GreChor and Tasos Tataroglou joins Hortodia for a choral evening with music from different traditions and genres. El GreChorEl GreChor is an international mixed choir in the Basel-France-Germany border… Read More »Hortodia ElGrechor Concert
Sunday, October 6, 12:00
Hadjinikos Hall
Traditional wind instrument SHAKUHACHI
Performers : Gerasimos Demovassilis, Alexandros Aivaliotis, Tasos Tataroglou, Marietta Margariti
On Sunday 6 October at 12:00 at the George Hadjinikos Hall, in Chorto, there will be a recital of Japanese traditional and contemporary music with the shakuhachi (尺八) flute as the main instrument. The works will be performed by the musicians Gerasimos Demovassilis, Alexandros Aivaliotis, Tasos Tataroglou on shakuhachi and Marietta Margariti on piano.
The repertoire that will be presented will include mainly traditional pieces of the meditative repertoire Hon Kyoku (本曲) of the Zen monks Komuso, in duet and solo, while more contemporary creations and compositions by the performers Gerasimos Demovassilis and Tasos Tataroglou will also be presented.
At 14:00 there will be a workshop on the shakuhachi in which there will be an extensive presentation of the instrument, both historically, musically and constructionally. The various types of shakuhuhachi as well as the main musical idioms it has played over the centuries will be presented. The way of writing music as well as its relation to meditation. There will be musical instruments available for participants and a first lesson will be given to experience shakuhachi. Seating will be limited and reservations are required.
Tassos Tataroglou leads Elgrechor and Nikos Adraskelas Hortodia to songs of the their separate and common repertoire.
“Creating music using Multitrack live looping technique”Example of recording – creating loops & electroacoustic fx with double bass and guitar.September 27-29, Horto South Pelion Attendance fee: per day 20€/ full participation 50€Apply by email info@horto.net or by telephone +306984262772 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3… Read More »Ableton live looping workshop
Sunday, December 15, 18:00Hadjinikos Hall From Bach to de Falla: Aspects of the Sacred This concert in the Horto Festival is for Smaro yet another significant station along the way of her Reinventing guitar approach. Stunning guitar works by Bach, Scarlatti, Rak, Villa Lobos, Gubaidulina,… Read More »Guitar Recital – Smaro Gregoriadou
With the collaboration of Music schools from Volos and Leipzig, this year the project takes place in Volos and Horto, and 50 musicians are guided to the stage after a full week of music making, and introduction to each others’ culture.
