Alkman Saxophone Quartet
Fri 16 Jul
|Technopolis 20
Inspired by the bicentennial of the beginning of the Greek revolution, Alkman Saxophone Quartet attempts to encompass five centuries of Greek music through the unique sound structure of the saxophone quartet.
Time & Location
16 Jul 2021, 20:00
Technopolis 20, Nikolaou I. Nikolaidi Ave 18, Paphos, Cyprus
About the Event
‘Five centuries of music in blue and white: From Leontaridis to Koumentakis and Glass’
Inspired by the bicentennial of the beginning of the Greek revolution, Alkman Saxophone Quartet attempts to encompass five centuries of Greek music through the unique sound structure of the saxophone quartet. Specifically, the relatively unknown Greek composer from the Renaissance Francesco Londarit detto il Greco – the first known Greek composer of modern times according to Nicolaos Panagiotakis – is in converses with the contemporary emblematic composer Giorgos Koumentakis. Their connecting link is Crete as their common place of origin and a cradle and crucible of civilizations, as well as the arranging skill of saxophonist and composer Giorgos Daravelis.
Moreover, this conversation is strengthened by encompassing Asia Minor and Cyprus through Daravelis’ Asia Minor Suite and Forgotten Heroes (world premiere), written for the unknown Greek heroes who fought at the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974,…