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2024
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Sunday, November 10, 2024 2:00 pm	"A Greek Musical Odyssey with Julie Ziavras"	Albert Wisner Public Library 1 McFarland Drive Warwick, NY 10990
Soprano Julie Ziavras will present a collection of Greek songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Greek spirit and culture. Her program is geared to help and a non-Greek speaking audience appreciate the depth and beauty of the lyrics of her songs. The repertoire will include songs by well known and beloved Greek composers such as Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarchakos and rembetika music (Greek blues). She is accompanied by maestro Petros Hadjopoulos at the piano and bouzouki master Kostas Psarros. The program is free and open to the public. Limited seating, call to reserve seats: 1-845-986-1047.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 7:00 pm	EMBCA presents: "Hellenic Rembetika Ensemble" with soprano Julie Ziavras"	St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center 619 Lexington Ave at 54th Street New York City
EMBCA in association with TACCI present "The 2nd Hellenic Rembetika and Turkish Music Concert"; an evening of Hellenic Rembetika and Turkish Music featuring vocalist Julie Ziavras leading the Hellenic Rembetika Ensemble. Performing Rembetika music, the blues of Greece is vocalist and Music Director Julie Ziavras, joined by Kostas Psarros (bouzouki, vocals), Mavrothis Kontanis (violin, baglama), Dimitris Christopoulos (accordion), Nick Mandoukos (guitar, bass) and Steve Vavagiakis (hand percussion). The Turkish chorus and ensemble Strings of the East is lead by Cengiz Onural. The concert is sponsored by The East Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance (EMBCA) in association with TACCI (Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Tickets are available at the door or in advance online: https://embca.com/event/the-2nd-hellenic-rembetika-and-turkish-music-concert. Donation $40. Doors open at 6:00. the show starts at 7:00.
2023
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Saturday, July 29, 2023 9:00 pm	"An evening of Greek song under the stars with soprano Julie Ziavras"	Kastorio, (near Pellana) Highschool courtyard Laconia, Greece
Soprano Julie Ziavras will present an evening of Greek song by well known and beloved Greek composers including Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarchakos, Markopoulos, Kouyioumtzis, and many others. A musical ensemble lead by maestro Spiro Cardamis at the piano will include Aimilio Koumanis, bouzouki and mandolin, Dimitris Kottarides, cello and Akis Sipsas classical guitar. The concert will also feature the premiere a new song written by Spiro for Julie's voice. The concert will take place under the stars in the courtyard of the Kastorio Highschool. Kastorio is a beautiful village with traditional stone houses, bakeries and taverns and panoramic views of the Taygetos Mountains. The concert is a part of the Summer Cultural Events of Kastori and is organized by the Municipality of Sparta's office of Culture and the Environment, the Kastori Local Council and the Cultural Association Polydeus. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 4:00 pm	The Rossetti Foundation for the Arts & Culture presents: "A Greek Musical Odyssey with Julie Ziavras"	The Rossetti Estate 1005 Vine Street Scranton,PA 18510
Soprano Julie Ziavras will present a collection of Greek songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Greek spirit and culture. Her program is geared to help and a non-Greek speaking audience appreciate the depth and beauty of the lyrics of her songs. The repertoire will include songs by well known and beloved Greek composers such as Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarchakos and rembetika music (Greek blues). She is accompanied by maestro Spiro Cardamis at the grand piano and bouzouki master Kostas Psarros. To complete the Greek experience, the Rossetti House will serve acatered Greek menu starting with Greek Meze (finger food), Greek wine and buffet Greek dinner. For tickets and more information call The Rossetti Estate at 570-445-3610. More information to come.
2019
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 9 pm	Greek Concert celebrating the poet Nikos Gatsos	Akovos SW Acadia, north of Kalamata Greece
Friday, August 23, 2019 9:30 pm	Greek Concert celebrating the poet Nikos Gatsos	Neos Skopos (East of Serres) Central Macedonia Greece
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join the eminent Greek singer Yiannis Thomopoulos in a musical concert celebrating the poet/lyricist Nikos Gatsos, with songs by Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, Stavros Xarchoskos and others. The concert is accompanied by a musical ensemble with Aimilios Koumanis, bouzouki, mandolin, Vassilis Tzamouranis, bouzouki, Yiorgos Pantazopoulos, piano and the well known singer Yiannis Thomopoulos, who enjoys an extensive concert career and has a large discography in this genre. Video editing by Anna Resvani. The concert on August 10 at 9:00 pm takes place in the school in the picturesque village of Akovos in the Taygetus mountains, located just north of Kalamata in the Peleponnese. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert on August 23 is organized by the Orpheus Society of Neo Skopos and is sponsored by the mayor of Neo Skopos Emmanouil Pappas. It takes place the opening night of a week long festival which includes dancing groups from various regions of Greece, theater groups, a musical tribute to the classical composer Nikos Astrinides (whose family was from Skopos in Eastern Thrace) and culminates in the Hagios Prodromos feast. Julie's grandmother was a Greek born in 1903 in the town of Skopos, located in Eastern Thrace, Turkey and was a survivor of the expulsion of the Greeks from the area in 1916, after which she emigrated to the US. Tickets for the concert are 5 euros and the proceeds go towards improvements to the Orpheus Heritage Hall located in Neo Skopos. The concert on August 10 at 9:00 pm takes place in the school in the picturesque village of Akovos in the Taygetus mountains, located just north of Kalamata in the Peleponnese. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert on August 23 is organized by the Orpheus Society of Neo Skopos and is sponsored by the mayor of Neo Skopos Emmanouil Pappas. It takes place the opening night of a week long festival which includes dancing groups from various regions of Greece, theater groups, a musical tribute to the classical composer Nikos Astrinides (whose family was from Skopos in Eastern Thrace) and culminates in the Hagios Prodromos feast. Julie's grandmother was a Greek born in 1903 in the town of Skopos, located in Eastern Thrace, Turkey and was a survivor of the expulsion of the Greeks from the area in 1916, after which she emigrated to the US. Tickets for the concert are 5 euros and the proceeds go towards improvements to the Orpheus Heritage Hall located in Neo Skopos.
2018
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 8:00 - 11:00 pm	Goodbye party for Dean Sirigos	Pasta Lovers Restaurant 142 West 49 Street New York, NY 10019
Julie Ziavras will entertain for a goodbye party held for Constantine (Dean) Sirigos as he relocates to Greece. Dean is the Executive Editor of the Greek National Herald newspaper and also Representative of the American Hellenic Institute. All of Dean's friends and acquaintances are invited to join the celebration with food and music. Julie Ziavras is joined by Spiros Cardamis, keyboards and Chris Papson, bouzouki and vocals. Guests will pay a fixed price of $40.95, which includes a wonderful buffet and complimentary wine and beer. If you wish to attend, RSVP by Feb. 10: csirigos100@aol.com.
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Thursday, April 26, 2018 7:00 pm	Hellenic / Harlem / Havana Blues & Music Experience	St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center 619 Lexington Ave at 54th St. New York, NY 10022
The Hellenic Music Ensemble, The Harlem Blues and Havana Cuban groups share the stage for a unique concert and listening experience that features the sounds of Greece, Cuba and Harlem blues. The Hellenic Music Ensemble with Julie Ziavras (vocals, guitar), Kostas Psarros (bouzouki) and Spiros Cardamis, piano and synths will present a special musical program capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Hellenic spirit and culture. The concert also features Alyson Williams, a well known Harlem Jazz and R & B recording artist and her ensemble and The Feeling Collective Band under the leadership of Miguel and Mariang Valdes, a dynamic group of extraordinary Cuban Musicians. The concert is sponsored by EMBCA, The Eastern Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance (embca.com), whose mission is to promote the professional business, educational, artistic and cultural interests of Eastern Mediterranean Americans in conjunction with the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce in Partnership with Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theater Group. In addition, an event entitled A Taste of Hellas: A Mediterranean Palette Trade Portal will take place prior to the concert, from 5:00- 7:00 pm. This event, sponsored by The Hermes Expo International and the Queens Chamber of Commerce in Association with EMBCA and St. Peter's Church, will feature speakers discussing importing and exporting and a networking reception with food and wine tasting. Tickets for the concert are $20, and are available at the door or online at http://embca.com/event/rembetika-blues-concert-2018/.
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Thursday, June 21, 2018 6:00-8:00 pm	Summer Concert Series Harpswell, Maine Spiros Exaras & Julie Ziavras	Harpswell Bandstand by the Sea Mitchell Field Harpswell, Maine
Vocalist Julie Ziavras will join the internationally renowned Greek classical and jazz guitarist and composer Spiros Exaras for a program of international folk inspired music. They will perform different styles of music, including jazz, folk and world music sing in several different languages including Greek, Spanish and French. They are joined by guest singer/songwriter and guitarist Ken DeAngelis. The Summer Concert Series at the Harpswell Bandstand by the sea features concerts by prominent American and international musicians sponsored by the Town of Harpswell, Maine. It is free and open to the public. Visit: harpswell.maine.gov.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018 6:00-8:00 pm	Athenians' Society of NY Commemorates The October 12, 1944 Liberation of Athens Julie Ziavras, featured performer	Cultural Center Hellenic Archdiocese 27-09 Crescent Street Astoria, NY 11102
Julie Ziavras will peform a program of Greek songs commemorating the anniversary of the October 12, 1944 liberation of Athens from the German Nazi occupation forces during WWII hosted by the Athenians' Society of NY. Julie's program will include well known songs of the WWII era and songs that were written about the occupation and that celebrate the liberation of Athens on Oct. 12, 1944. The program includes patriotic songs originally sung by Sophia Vembo and by Theodorakis, Leondis, Mavroudis and Tsitsanis, among other prominent songwriters. She is accompanied by Spiros Cardamis, piano/synths and Mike Stoupakis, bouzouki. The program, hosted by the Athenians' Society of NY, includes keynote speaker Andreas Karras of CUNY and rare, short historic documentary videos. There will be a reception after the program. Admission is free. For more information call: 203-268-3327 or email: atheniansocietyny@gmail.com.
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Saturday, October 28, 2018 pm	The PanCyprian Association and Leonidas Zoizides present: OXI Day celebration	Stathakion Cultural Center 22-51 29th Street Astoria, NY 11105
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join Ionas Artemou in a special presentation of patriotic songs accompanied by Glafkos Kontemeniotis, piano. The event commemorates OXI Day, the day Greece said "No" and refused to surrender to the Nazis, which is a Greek national holiday celebrated every year on October 28 in Cyprus. The event is presented by Leonidas Loizides and the PanCyprian Association of America and is FREE admission. More information to come.
2017
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:00)	EMBCA presents: Hellenic Rebetika and Turkish Music Concert	St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center 619 Lexington Ave at 54th St. New York, NY 10022
A unique concert of musical bridge building with the Turkish International Musical Ensemble sharing the stage with the Hellenic Rebetika Ensemble, an authentic Greek rebetika ensemble led by Julie Ziavras vocalist/musical director. Rebetika, the urban blues of Greece, is a synthesis of Greek traditional music and Turkish Asia Minor cafe music whose emblematic instrument is the bouzouki. The Hellenic Rebetika Ensemble will include Musical Director Julie Ziavras (vocals, guitar), Kostas Psarros (bouzouki/vocals), Mavrothis Kontanis (oud/vocals), Costas Baltazanis (guitar), Megan Gould (violin) and Steve Vavagiakis (hand percussion). The Turkish and International Music Ensemble, Inc. (TIME) is led by Nedim Katgi, Musical/Artistic Director and pianist. It includes instrumentalists Jenap Jon Turk (violin), Hakan Inan (oud), Mustafa Demirci (kanoon), Sal Mamudoski (clariner), Senol Kucuk (darbuka) and a chorus. The concert is sponsored by EMBCA, The Eastern Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance (embca.com), whose mission is to promote the professional business, educational, artistic and cultural interests of Eastern Mediterranean Americans in association with The Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TACCI). Tickets $20, available at the door or online at http://embca.com/event/rembetika-turkish-music-concert/. A Chamber of Commerce sponsored artist reception with refreshments to follow concert.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017 7:00 pm	Athens Square Greek Summer Concert Series presents: Julie Ziavras	Athens Square Park 30th Ave bet. 29 & 30th St. Astoria, NY
Julie Ziavras will perform a program of Greek songs accompanying herself on guitar and joined by Kostas Psarros on bouzouki, with a special guest appearance by Leonidas Tsantiris on violin and Susan Tsantiris on keyboards, specialists in traditional Greek dance music. "A stunning vocalist fluent in the Greek musical tradition", soprano Julie Ziavras presents a program capturing the lyric beauty and expressiveness of classic Greek popular song, ranging from the plaintive to the highly spirited and rhythmic. Accompanying herself on guitar, the program will include songs by renowned Greek songwriters including Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Tsitsanis, Hiotis, rembetika (Greek blues) and traditional folk songs. "A stunning vocalist fluent in the Greek musical tradition", soprano Julie Ziavras presents a program capturing the lyric beauty and expressiveness of classic Greek popular song, ranging from the plaintive to the highly spirited and rhythmic. Accompanying herself on guitar, the program will include songs by renowned Greek songwriters including Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Tsitsanis, Hiotis, rembetika (Greek blues) and traditional folk songs. This outdoor concert is free and open to the public. It is set in an outdoor amphitheater created in the ancient Greek style with statues of the Greek philosopeher Socrates and the goddess Athena, giving the park a Hellenic ambience. This is a family community event sponsored by the non-profit Athenians' Society of NY in collaboration with the Athens Square Park Executive Board. For more information, call: 212-639-9675. Come early and bring your own folding chair to be assured a seat.
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Saturday, September 23, 2017 3:00 pm	Julie Ziavras performs at the Alexander the Great Theater amphitheater	University of Connecticut Storrs Campus 28 Dog Lane Storrs, CT 06268
Soprano Julie Ziavras will perform for the ceremony to celebrate of the opening of the Spartan Museum at the outdoor ancient style amphitheater The Alexander the Great Theater located at the main campus of the University of Connecticut. Afterwards she will perform Greek songs for the fundraising dinner dance reception held by the Pan-Laconian Society at the neighboring Center for Hellenic Studies "Paideia" of the University of Connecticut. She will accompany herself on guitar, joined by Kostas Psarros, bouzouki and Spiros Cardamis, keyboards. Julie's musical presentation for the ceremony will include works by the prominent Spartan composer Alekos Panayiotopoulos and a song written to the poetry of the great Spartan poet Nikiforos Vrettakos. The performance will take place at the Alexander the Great Theater, an all marble Classical styled outdoor amphitheatre that was recently completed with seats for over 700 spectators. It is the first authentic classical styled open air theater in America and is a depiction of the Ancient Greek theater of Epidavros with the orchestra, a two-story stage and a colonnade. The event will be attended by the archbishop and many dignitaries from Greece. For the dinner dance reception hosted by the Pan-Laconian Society, Julie will be joined by Spiros Cardamis on keyboard and Kostas Psarros, bouzouki to present Greek music from the region. The Hellenic Society "Paideia" is a non profit organization dedicated to educating students of all ages about the Hellenic Language and Culture. "Paideia" is the Greek word incorporating all the ideals of Classical Greece; education, instruction, discipline, culture, ideas, and citizenship. The "Paideia" Center features the Macedonia Educational Building, the Three Hieratchs Chapel and the Alexander the Great Theatre. The Macedonia Educational Building was opened in 1997 and includes multiple classrooms, several offices, student meeting rooms, a community hall, a library and an exhibit hall. The curriculum offers Greek language, culture and history with courses on Modern and Ancient Greek and Byzantine Language, History, Dance, Culinary Arts and study abroad programs to various locations in Greece throughout the year. Opened in 1995, the Three Hieratchs Chapel is the first and only Greek Orthodox Chapel inside an American State University and is built in authentic Byzantine order with its interior done by iconographers and mosaic artists from Greece. The new Spartan Museum will emphasize the history and contributions of the Spartans and greater Laconian Region. It will feature a valuable collection of paintings, a newly commissioned statue of Leonidas and a bass relief depicting the Battle of Thermopolae. Call Paideia at 860-429-8518. More information to come.
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 5:00- 7:00 pm	"Anna Paidousi: 40 Years of Music and Friendship"	Kefalos Society 20-41 Steinway Street Astoria, NY 11105
ulie Ziavras will join a lineup of prominent Greek American singers and musicians to celebrate Anna Paidoussi's 40 year performing career. Performers to include vocalists Anna Paidousi, Grigoris Maninakis and Serafim Lazos with Richard Bennett, piano, Areti Giovanou, piano, Diamantis Tziovas, piano, Kostas Psarros, bouzouki, George Sempepos, guitar & baglama, George Stathos, clarinet & dervisi, Paula Jeannine Bennett, percussion, Peter Basile Bogdanos, percussion, presenting Elena Toumara and additional guests. We will perform individually and as ensembles. Tickets are $25 and available at the door. This will prove to be an exciting evening of fine music, musicianship and comradery.
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 12:30 pm	OXI Day Celebration Julie Ziavras, soloist	Stathakion Cultural Center 22-51 29th Street Astoria, NY 11105
Soprano Julie Ziavras and tenor Ionas Artemou are accompanied by Glafkos Kontemeniotis, pianist, in a presentation of songs commemorating OXI Day. As special guest soloists, they will perform patriotic songs from the WWII era, music by Theodorakis and others and a duet written by Ionas Artemou called "Romiosini." This event presented by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY begins at 10:00 am at St. Catherine & George Orthodox Church (2230 33rd St, Astoria, NY) with the Doxology and Artoklasia. At 11:30 am a small Greek parade will head towards Stathakion Cultural Center where the celebration continues. At 12:30 the performances include traditional dancing with authentic costumes by the the Greek American Folklore Society, a musical presentation by the Theatrical Group of the Pancyprian Association directed by Leonidas Loizides and solo musical performances by Julie Ziavras and Ionas Artemou accompanied by Glafkos Kontemeniotis. This OXI Day celebration commemorates the day Greece said "No" and refused the Nazis ultimatum to surrender on October 28, 1940. Greeks are very proud of the pivotal role Greece played during WWII by defeating Italian dictator Benito Mousolini in the first Allied victory of WWII. OXI Day is a Greek National holiday celebrated every year on October 28. "Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks" (Winston Churchill) " Greece has set the example which every one of us must follow until the despoilers of freedom everywhere have been brought to their just doom." (F.D. Roosevelt) ADMISSION IS FREE and open to the public. The performances are followed by a food and beverage reception. This event will be well attended with many dignitaries, including ambassadors and consulates in attendance, so early seating is advised.