Sunday 15 December 2019 12:30
El Sistema Greece’s young musicians are back at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center for a holiday live concert featuring Christmas rhythms at the SNFCC Agora.
This time joined onstage by Dirty Athens Brass Band, El Sistema Greece Youth Orchestra and El Sistema Greece Youth Choir will take us on a musical journey around the world, through a festive program ranging from traditional Christmas carols and Tchaikovsky’s melodies to Mariah Carey’s songs, and more!
El Sistema Greece (ESG) non-profit music education organization was established in Athens to build a discrimination- and exclusion-free music community. It daily provides free music courses to children and young people aged 5 to 26, irrespective of ethnic or national background, language and religion. Inspired by music, ESG’s students prepare for a better future while improving their communication and teamwork skills. Launched in 2017, El Sistema Greece Youth Orchestra (ESGYO) is a vehicle for education, offering a unique process of training in orchestra interaction and culture, indispensable for all musicians.
Dirty Athens Brass Band consists of six musicians, five brass players and a drummer. Driven by their deep love for music, they cover popular funk, pop and r&b songs.
Line-up:
Dirty Athens Brass Band Ilia Samsonov, alto saxophone Bastien Buathier, baritone saxophone Theodosis Smyrnios, trumpet Giannis Kanakaris, trombone Giannis Zouganelis, tuba Kostas Gontikakis, drums
Safira Antzus-Ramos, conductor Antigone Keretzi, ESG Choir Master
Sunday 15/12 | 12.30
Free admission
