Music
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Klearhos Murphy: Winner of Young Composer of the Year Award blending Western Art, Byzantine and Greek-folk traditions
Klearhos Murphy has been named the winner of Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s Young Composer of the Year Award for 2023. “I was honestly completely starstruck when they called me,” said Klearhos …
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Audience embraces Rebetika with symphony orchestra
Rebetika songs played with a symphony orchestra. What could the end result be? Judging from the performance’s conclusion, but more importantly from the audience’s response, the outcome was outstanding. This …
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Nick Tsiavos to stun audiences with concert of ancient chants, rock, jazz and classical
Composer Nick Tsiavos is set to dazzle audiences with a concert titled ‘Akathistos (Ακάθιστος) Fragments’ which sees a daring combination of styles between the ancient chants of church and the …
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Antonis Remos tours Australia for April’s Anzac Day long weekend
Antonis Remos, one of Greece’s most successful and loved male singers of laiko, will be touring Australia this Anzac Day long weekend, with four dates locked in across Adelaide, Melbourne, …
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A full and mesmerised house for Apodimi Kompania in Melbourne
A concert by Apodimi Kompania in Melbourne, Wednesday night, began with a traditional tune from Constantinople, present-day Istanbul, followed by an Acknowledgement to Country and a statement of support for …
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Greece’s Eurovision song ‘What They Say’ by Victor Vernicos among audience favourites
Victor Vernicos is the youngest artist artist competing in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest and is also the youngest singer that Greece has sent to the contest in their 46 …
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Harmolipi and the importance of Apodimi Compania in the Greek-Australian cultural scene
Harmolipi (Joyful Sorrow) is Apodimi’s ninth album, released in 2023 and marks the band’s 39th birthday which coincides with its 2023 Australian tour. Apodimi Compania is mainly a concert-stage performance …
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The Aussie band bringing Promise for Eurovision glory
In Australia’s official Eurovision entry, the Voyager song Promise, Danny Estrin sings: “Have you ever done anything like this before?” The answer is no, the country definitely has not. Voyager …
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VASSY becomes first woman to win ICON Award at the EDMA’s
The 2023 Electronic Dance Music Awards (EDMA) returned to Miami Beach on 24 March in a luxurious ceremony that saw Greek Australian singer and song-writer Vassy Karagiorgos become the first …
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Arvanitaki captivates packed audience in Melbourne
They say that as great artists mature they begin to refine their work towards the greater part of their creative vision. And if this is true then the great Eleftheria …