THE FLUGIC MATE – MEGARON THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
25/07/20253rd Sacred Music Festival | Holy Tuesday, April 15, 2025
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CHÓRES had the pleasure and honor of participating in the new work by composer Nikos Galenianos, Paradise Lost – Morfé Δemoníon, presented as part of the 3rd Sacred Music Festival, organized by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and the Greek National Opera, under the artistic direction of Giorgos Koumendakis.
The piece is based on selected excerpts from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost and Euripides’ archetypal The Bacchae, offering a unique sonic landscape that blends vocal polyphony with electronic elements, drones, harmonic layers, and textual textures.
As a women’s vocal ensemble, CHÓRES formed the central dramaturgical axis of the work, creating a “sonic machine” of linguistic transformations, under the music coaching of Eirini Patsea.
Creative team:
Composer, conductor: Nikos Galenianos
Choirmistress: Eirini Patsea
Voices: Ioanna Vrakatseli, Danae Bletsa, Artemis Bogri
Harmonium: Katerina Konstantourou
Sound designer: Brian Coon
Production: Hellenic Ministry of Culture & Greek National Opera
Festival artistic director: Giorgos Koumendakis
CHÓRES female choral ensemble:
Marina Avraam, Despina Barmpounaki, Eleftheria Bozoni, Katerina Chatzinikolaou, Giota Dimitrakopoulou, Faidra Gardouni, Despina Georga, Konstantina Giannopoulou, Konstantina Giannoutsou, Danai Gkanasou, Maria Kazala, Katerina Kalochristianaki, Maria Kampani, Artemis Karkani, Anastasia Katapidi, Dominiki Kondyli, Despoina Kontozani, Anastasia Konstantinidou, Katerina Koutsonikola, Ariel Krarup, Veroniki Krikoni, Fani Lykou, Iony Moschovakou, Tania Paparidi, Iliani Papouli, Eirini Petraki, Iro Pikoula, Elena Pouliou, Nadia Samara, Antonia Sielouli, Eleni Sisti, Marina Skoura, Danai Stergiou, Katerina Stromatia, Eleni Tasopoulou, Georgia Theologidou, Pelagia Tragari, Anna Triantafyllou, Nikolaia Triantafyllou, Aggi Vrettou, Valisia Vyza
CHÓRES production managers: Eleni Gianni, Veroniki Krikoni
