June 19-22: Santorini celebrates music

With  four days full of music events Santorini will participate this year as well, along with 49 other cities in the country, to the European Music Day, which will be celebrated between June 19th and June 22nd, 2018.

Professional and amateur musicians of the island will present their work free of charge at events organised by the Municipality of Thira, the Cultural Committee, the Santorini Municipal Sports Cultural & Environmental Organization (DAPPOS), the National Conservatory, Annex of Santorini and the Estia Cultural Center-Pyrgos Santorini.

As announced by the Municipality of Thira, the four-day music festival schedule for 2018 is as follows:

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre, Fira
20:00: Classical music
Piano and Violin Students of the National Conservatory, Annex of Santorini

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Platsani square, Oia
20:00: Classical & Art music and musics of the world
Vocal Ensemble MOU.S.SA. (Musical Ensemble of Santorini)
Philharmonic Orchestra of Thira (percussion ensemble), Orestis Varvarigos – Angelos Varvarigos – Michaela Fitrou – Maroylia Nicolakopoulou, Angelina Vassilena Tsantzi-Mante – Evelina Tsantzi-Mante – Foteini Livaditi (piano)
Co-organised by the Municipality of Thira, the Cultural Committee of the Municipality of Thira, the Santorini Municipal Sports Cultural & Environmental Organization (DAPPOS)

Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre, Fira
20:00: Classical music
Piano, Monody and Guitar Students  of the National Conservatory, Annex of Santorini

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Pyrgos square
20:00: Traditional music
Yannis Pantazis’ Music ensemble, Sorotos – Vasalos’ Music ensemble, Eucroton (percussion ensemble), Vocal Ensemble MOU.S.SA. (Musical Ensemble of Santorini)
Co-organised by the Municipality of Thira, the Cultural Committee of the Municipality of Thira, the Santorini Municipal Sports Cultural & Environmental Organization (DAPPOS)

Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre, Fira
20:00: Traditional – Artistic – Rock Music, Modern Song, Acoustics, Electric Guitar & Bass Students of the National Conservatory, Annex of Santorini

Friday, 22 June 2018

Gyzi Megaron Cultural Centre, Fira
20:00: Greek operetta, retro and songs of the interwar period
Adult Symphonic Chorus of Santorini (Greek National Opera Programme “Notes to Sail”) and GNO artistic ensemble