The Hellenic & Near Eastern Musical Society Orchestra

The Hellenic and Near Eastern Musical Society Orchestra ^T ^M

Founded in 2000 by Christos and Mary Papoutsy,

Listen to music from the Hellenic & Near Eastern Musical Society Orchestra's debut CD (Click here to listen to audio file--MP3--requires mp3 player)

this unique orchestra is thrilling audiences across the New England region. With its acousticsound and repertoire of folk music and traditional favorites, the orchestra is part of a great tradition of Greek-American music-making. Its members include some of the region's most gifted interpreters of Hellenic and Near Eastern music, as well as new talent.

The orchestra has performed music by such noted Greek composers and performers as Hatzidakis, Theodorakis, Markopoulos, Moschos, Tsitsanis, Dalaras, Alexiou, and Glykeria. The 27-piece orchestra includes violins, bouzoukia, guitars, trumpets, clarinets, flute, accordion, drums, piano, santouri, bass, and vocals. For concerts, concert-dances, and special events, the group offers its signature program, "Kyklos Musikis." Organizations interested in planning events may arrange to receive the ensemble's newly released double CD set with 25 songs at no charge by emailing our staff at papcoholding@papcoholdings.org

Orchestra

Performing Members
Fred Elias
Diana Ferros
Katerina Geomelos
Mike Geomelos
Michael Gregian
Dimitri Gribizis
Robert Herschbach
Barbara Hough
George Kaminaris
Larry Kontos
Nick Koustas
Kosta Maniatakos
John Marco
Steve Marks
Phil Nunez
Alex Panos
Andrea Papoutsy
Christos Papoutsy
Mikel Papoutsy
Tom Pappas
Chuck Samiotes
Dr. Edmond Telage
Sotiris Zorbas

Guest Performers
Marina Avraam
Mary Gamvas
George Kokoras
Georgia Kokoras
Nick Kokoras
Chuck Koustas
Charlie Makredes
George Makredes
Ross Richardson
Joanna Sfekas-Karvelas

Sound Engineering
Peter Buciak

Narration
Mary Papoutsy

Founders
Christos Papoutsy,
Co-Conductor

Mary Papoutsy,
Administrative Director

Fred Elias, Composer,
Co-Conductor

Grant Support
for performances from the Christos & Mary Papoutsy Charitable Foundation

Orchestra
News
Arlington Town Hall Resounds with Greek Music on 21 October 2006

Photo Gallery
Arlington, MA--21 October 2006

Audience Comments
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Upcoming Performances
October 26, 2013 Pavilion Oceanside Performance Hall Salisbury, MA Benefit performance for Holy Apostles GOC of Haverhill, MA Details TBA
Previous Performances
Center for Cultural Exchange Concert Portland, Maine Greek Orthodox Church Keene Middle School Auditorium Keene NH St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church Pearl Street Reunion Nashua, NH Hellenic Center Dover, NH St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Saco, ME Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Portland, ME Holy Apostles Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church Haverhill, MA St.Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Benefit performance for John C. Rouman Classical Lecture Series at the University of New Hampshire Portsmouth, NH St. George Cathedral Manchester, NH Hellenic Cultural Society Worcester, MA St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church of Arlington, MA Robbins Memorial Auditorium Arlington, MA City Hall Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Capital Campaign Dinner-Dance Lowell, MA Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Concert Newburyport, MA	Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Annual Dinner-Dance Concord, NH Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church Pan-Macedonian Annual Concert Watertown, MA St. Sophia Cathedral Cathedral Anniversary Celebration Miama, FL Florida Atlantic University Paideia Boca Raton, FL Pawtucket, RI Paideia University of Connecticut Paideia Storrs, CT Hellenic Cultural Association Lowell, MA Lowell International Folk Music Festival National Endowment for the Arts Lowell, MA October 21, 2006 St. Athansius the Great Greek Orthodox Church, Arlington Town Hall, Arlington, MA, Concert Read more October 27, 2006 St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral Radisson Center, Manchester, NH Dinner/Concert/Dance Read more November 4, 2006 Worcester Hellenic Arts Society Cotsidas Cultural Center at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Worcester, MA, Dinner/Concert

Repository of Hellenic and
Near Eastern Music Records and Scores

The Hellenic and Near Eastern Musical Ensemble Society seeks contributions of old music records and/or musical scores. The society has plans to create an archival repository of folk music in order to preserve and safeguard these cultural treasures. From these archives they will develop instructional sets of musical scores and CDs which they will make available to musicians and to the general public. Eventually they expect to develop a web site on the Internet from which interested persons may download these tutorial sets.

Persons who wish to donate old record, tape, or sheet music collections will receive full credit for their contributions to this important undertaking. To facilitate and encourage donations of unused collections, the society will underwrite payment for the shipping of collections to its repository. For additional details or to make arrangements for a contribution, please email our staff at papcoholding@papcoholdings.org.

How to Contact or Book the Orchestra

Organizations interested in planning events may contact the society's office or arrange to receive the ensemble's double CD set with 25 songs at no charge by emailing requests (papcoholding@papcoholdings.org) or by mailing them to our staff (Hellenic & Near Eastern Musical Society Orchestra, PO Box 710, Rye Beach, NH 03871)

(Revised 08 December 2006, 15 September 2013.)

Links

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The Hellenic & Near Eastern Music Ensemble Society
Musica Byzantia Ensemble
Performing Artists and Orchestras
CD Releases
More Music News & Articles
A Brief History of Greek Music
Traditional Stringed Instruments of Greece
A Tribute to Greek Musicians of the Past
Greek Musical Scores
Audio Files Downloads

HCS encourages readers to view other articles and releases in our permanent, extensive archives at the URL http://www.helleniccomserve.com/contents.html.