The Glen Eira Council Hall boasted an audience of over 500 people, who gathered to enjoy a special concert by Betty Exintaris and the Florina Choir, courtesy of the Sarristavros family and Moka Foods in memory of their late mother and prominent member of the Greek Australian community Maria Sarristavros.
The two hour concert event took place on Sunday 19 May, taking the audience’s breath away with the legendary Stavros Xarhakos’ music.
Soloist Stavroula Thomopoulou and cellist Laura Tcheupdjian accompanied Betty Exintaris who was on the piano, Achilles Yiangouli with the guitar and on vocals, while bouzouki masters Iakovos Papadopoulos and Nikolaos Koutsaliotis as well as Wayne Simmons on the bass and the accordion gave a lifetime performance
The event was sponsored by 3XY and Ta Nea.