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:
STAVROS SOLOMOS(1996)
LENA SURMELI(1996-2001)
Pianists : MARIA KOSTAGIANNAKOPOULOU
 DIMITRA PITSOU
 ARETI LYMPEROPOULOU
 ARIS PISTOLAS
 LUCY CHRISTODOULOU
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