12 -18 August
Chalki & Chora, Naxos Island, Greece
AUGUST 2010
photos by: Peter Bastgen & Nikos Mitsouras
MUSIC, THE FOOD OF LOVE
Artistic Director C.P. Carambelas-Sgourdas
General Directors K. Bolesch - A. Reichardt
Uunder the Auspicies of the Gina Bachauer International Music Association
Supported by J. Carreras Association of Greece - Fight Against Leukemia
& Jeunesses Musicales Greece
Co-organizer the Municipality of Naxos
August 12, at 20.30
Opening of Exhibition “John Amarantides -
The Imaginative Architect, Artist and Humanist”
associated with Frank Lloyd Wright
Let the Music Sound
Concert
location: Fish and Olive Gallery and Halki Square
Maria Devitzaki, soprano
Michail Chalkiopoulos, piano
Peter Stergiopoulos, flute
John Agraniotis, violin
Georgia Lazaridou, piano
August 16, at 20.30
Music and Fantasy
Concert
location: Halki Square
Athanasios Tsitsaris, guitar
Maria Devitzaki, soprano
Michail Chalkiopoulos, piano
Peter Stergiopoulos, flute
John Agraniotis, violin
August 18, at 20.30
Gala Evening of the Stars
location: Town Hall of Naxos
Katerina Ikonomou, soprano
Ray Luck, piano
Vasilis Varvaresos, piano
Peter Stergiopoulos, flute
John Agraniotis, violin
Maria Devitzaki, soprano
Michail Chalkiopoulos, piano
Nefeli Mousoura, piano
Apostolos Karpodinis, guitar
Ιoannis Μargaritis
& Yiannis Karpontinis
• Read article on Axia Festival at "Kathimerini" newspaper (in Greek)
Sponsors:
Municipality of Naxos,
Municipality of Drimalia,
Speira Naxos
Blue Star Ferries.
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AXIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL takes place every summer on the beautiful island of Naxos. The festival offers a series of high quality cultural events. A number of rising stars from the younger generation perform with well established artists for an audience searching for something new, imaginative and special.
Axia Festival presents a mystical journey full of music, poetry and art. Axia Festival takes place from the 10th to the 19th of August and is organized in cooperation with the Gina Bachauer International Music Association, the Jeunesses Musicales Greece, the José Carreras Friends Association-Fight against leukemia and with the Municipality of Naxos.
International musicologist-music critic Constantine P. Carambelas-Sgourdas is the founder and artistic director of the festival. Renowned ceramic artists Katharina Bolesch and Alexander Reichardt are the general directors and chief organizers.
2010 edition promises to be a feast for music lovers and admirers of Naxos. For more info please contact Axia International Festival (tel. 0030.6945846467).
source: Jeunesses Musicales International
About John Amarantides:
John Amarantides studied and worked with FLLW (Frank Lloyd Wright) from 1951 until his latter's death in 1959. Thereafter he remained with the FLLW organization - architectural office and school - as senior associate up to 1973, when he moved to Greece. In all the years at Taliesin (the name applied to the FLLW organization), he was engaged as graphic designer, photographer, chef, Director of Music, and many other activities, as well as practicing architect.
To this day, JohnA (as FLLW named him), remains closely associated with the FLLW Foundation, often engaging in projects for them. He visits Arizona (winter quarters) and Wisconsin (summer quarters) regularly.
Frank Lloyd Wright & John Amarantidis (on the far right) when
John was about 25 yers old.