In ancient times, as now, Greece was a land of music. Greeks sang and played instruments at religious ceremonies, in the theatres, at social gatherings, and to accompany everyday activities. But, of course, they left no sound recordings.

So what do we know about ancient music? How do modern musicians read and interpret the surviving ancient melodies?

The talk, ‘Ancient Greek music today’, by Dr Alfred Vincent, will be hosted by the Vault Performance Space and Greek Bilingual Bookshop. Illustrated by coloured slides, samples of ancient music – including a 2000-year-old song – will be performed live by Kiriaki and Dimitris Koubaroulis and on CD.

The lecture will be given on Saturday 23 August at 7.30 pm, at the Vault Performance Space, 837 New Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, Sydney.

Entry: $10 at the door. For further information, contact events@bilingualbookshop.com.au or (02) 9559 4424