Sample the melodies and songs of the eastern Greek, Turkish and Arabic lands, interspersed with brief poems and stories created by these peoples, whose traditions are individually distinctive but linked by geography, history and cultural exchange.
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The program includes music by Kostas Polydoropoulos and Karlos Giourtalis; the Diaspora Ensemble (Kiriaki Koubaroulis, Dimitrios Koubaroulis and John Robinson); Metin Yilmaz, Onur Sahin and Mustafa Karami; and the Andalusian Arabic Choir directed by Ghada Daher. Readers: Ahmad Shboul, Christine Kanellakis. Co-ordinator: Alfred Vincent.
East of Athens – a musical journey, will take place Sunday 1 April, at 5:00 pm at the Prince Henry Centre, 2 Coast Hospital Road, Little Bay (turn off Anzac Parade at Pines Avenue). Tickets are $15, concession $10. Contact 02 9750 0440 or email greekfestival2@goc.com.au for more information.
