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ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΠΟΛΥΦΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΠΑΤΡΑΣ   

Μέλος της International Federation for Choral Music (I.F.C.M.) και της European Choral Association- Europa Cantant

Children's Choir

  • 69 members
  • 11 awards

CURRICULUM VITAE
The children's choir was established as the second part of the Organization. Since then, it has participated in more than 150 concerts and choral meetings or festivals both in Greece and abroad. The most significant events in its course are the following:
1983  A concert in the international festival of Athens taking place in Hilton.
1984  Participation in the International Choir Festival of Athens.
1985 Participation in the International Festival of Patras in the theatrical play 'The portrait of the artist Saltibag' (world premiere) by the Swiss stage-manager HENRY RONSE. This work was additionally recorded by THANASIS NIKOPOULOS.
1989  Concerts in BRNO and PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, in collaboration with the famous children's choir KANTILENA.
1990  Silver medal in the International Choir Festival of Athens.
1994 Silver medal in the European Youngs' Choir Festival in Neerpelt, Belgium.
1996  1st and 2nd prize won in the competition for children's choirs held by the Municipality of Patras.  Collaboration with the famous choir of DOBRIC, Bulgaria, conducted by Mo ZACHARI MEDNICAROV.
1997  2nd prize in the competition for children's choirs, arranged by the Municipality of Patras.
1998  3rd prize in the International Choir Festival of Athens.
2000  Participation (Mixed and Byzantine Choir) in the presentation of the Byzantine Oratorio (composition and lyrics by the Bishop of Patras NIKODIMOS ), taking place in the ancient theatre HERODIUM (1.7.2000), arranged and conducted by the artistic director of the Organization Mo Stavros Solomos.
2001  A series of concerts both in Patras and PILSEN, Czech Republic, with the participation of the famous children's choir of Pilsen.
2003  1st prize and gold medal in the Pan-Hellenic choir festival of X.O.N. in Athens.
2004  Collaboration with the composer Dionysis Savopoulos, in Patras, on the occasion of his book's presentation.
2004  Gold Medal in the International Choir Festival of Rhodes and a Prize in the category of Folk Music.
2004  Participation in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens.
2004  Presentation of 'kipotheatro', a work by the composer Nikos Kypourgos, in the ancient theatre of Patras.
2005  Participation in a concert on the occasion of the 1rst  International Choir Meeting held by the Association of Greek Choirs/15th Panhellinic Choir Conference at the Cultural & Conference Centre of the University of Patras
2006  Participation in two parts of Patras 2006, Cultural Capital of Europe  (26.09.06) 'The whole Europe as one town' and 'Children's Art' together with the MELOS BRASS orchestra group
2007  Participation in the 11th International Choir Festival of Athens: 1rst with bronze medal at the competition of classics' category.
Participation at the Childrens' Choir Meeting at Leonteios High School of N.Smyrni in Athens (8-10/11/07)
Participation in the Christmas Concert at the Conference & Cultural Center of the University of Patras together with the soloists Zacho Terzakis and Anna Morfidou (22/12/07)
2008  Participation at the International Choir Festival in Nyiregihaza-Hungary: Silver medal. 
Participation in the concert celebrating the 25 years of Polyphonic Choir at the Conference & Cultural Centre of the University of Patras honoring Bishop Vartholomeos
Participation in the Christmas Concert at the Conference & Cultural Center of the University of Patras together with the with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens
2009 Participation in the Choir Festival of Filothei in Athens
Participation in the concert for social purposes in Patras and also at the performing of the Oratorio 'Saint Andrew' by Chrysoula Tsimouri.
Participation in the Christmas Concert with the Orchestra of Patras in the Conference & Cultural Centre of the University of Patras
2010  Participation in the Easter concert of the Orchestra of Patras in the 'Apollon' theater of Patras

Previous Conductors and Pianists:

Conductors: GIOTA ANTONIOU(1983-1995)
STAVROS SOLOMOS(1996)
LENA SURMELI(1996-2001)
ELENI PAPADOPOULOU-ARAVANTINOU

Pianists : MARIA KOSTAGIANNAKOPOULOU
DIMITRA PITSOU
ARETI LYMPEROPOULOU
ARIS PISTOLAS
LUCY CHRISTODOULOU

            CONDUCTOR
PIANIST
 
ARETOUSA NIKOLOPOULOU
 

 
MARINA MYLONA 


 

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