Kalamata 2017 - Program Book
2ND KALAMATA INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL October 11 - 15, 2017 Kalamata, Greece Singing in the land of gods INTERKULTUR’s international choir competition in Greece: Hosted by the romantic city of Kalamata, located on the Southern Peloponnese. Vibrant, calm and idyllic – Kalamata proves in an impressive way that these characteristics do not conflict with each other: Narrow lanes, a historic old town and the Apostles church of the 12th century characterize the townscape until today. The combination of sea, mountains, vine and olive trees make Greece a wonderful place where singers from all over the world will feel mostly welcome. Singing in the land of gods – singing in Kalamata. This choir competition unites the advantages of an international choir competition with numerous possibilities for concert performances in a city that provides manifold cultural choices. The competition part offers categories for different levels of difficulty, casts and musical genres – the festival combines an easy going gathering of different nations with the wonderful setting of South East Europe. http://kalamata.interkultur.com
2ND KALAMATA INTERNATIONAL CHOIR COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL
October 11 - 15, 2017 Kalamata, Greece
Singing in the land of gods
INTERKULTUR’s international choir competition in Greece: Hosted by the romantic city of Kalamata, located on the Southern Peloponnese.
Vibrant, calm and idyllic – Kalamata proves in an impressive way that these characteristics do not conflict with each other: Narrow lanes, a historic old town and the Apostles church of the 12th century characterize the townscape until today. The combination of sea, mountains, vine and olive trees make Greece a wonderful place where singers from all over the world will feel mostly welcome.
Singing in the land of gods – singing in Kalamata. This choir competition unites the advantages of an international choir competition with numerous possibilities for concert performances in a city that provides manifold cultural choices.
The competition part offers categories for different levels of difficulty, casts and musical genres – the festival combines an easy going gathering of different nations with the wonderful setting of South East Europe.
http://kalamata.interkultur.com
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Ελλάς / Greece<br />
Dr. Maria-Emma Meligopoulou<br />
Μέλος του Σώματος των Κριτών /<br />
Jury Member<br />
Είναι διδάκτορας του Ιονίου Πανεπιστημίου<br />
και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος<br />
από το Boston University στην ειδικότητα<br />
της Διεύθυνσης Χορωδίας. Είναι επίσης<br />
πτυχιούχος της Νομικής Σχολής του<br />
ΑΠΘ. Διδάσκει διεύθυνση χορωδίας και<br />
χορωδία στο Ιόνιο, το Αριστοτέλειο και<br />
το Πανεπιστήμιο Μακεδονίας. Έχει δώσει<br />
συναυλίες σε όλη την Ελλάδα, την Ευρώπη<br />
(Αγγλία, Αυστρία, Ολλανδία, Φινλανδία,<br />
Γερμανία, Τσεχία, Ιταλία, Ελβετία, Ουγγαρία,<br />
Ισπανία κ.α.), την Κίνα, Σιγκαπούρη, Νότιο<br />
Αφρική, Αίγυπτο, Τουρκία, Ρωσία, Ισραήλ,<br />
Καναδά και Η.Π.Α. Έχει λάβει μέρος σε<br />
χορωδιακά συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα, Ιαπωνία,<br />
Δανία, Η.Π.Α. και Καναδά ως σύνεδρος και ως<br />
εισηγήτρια. Είναι μέλος του National Music<br />
Honor Society (USA), του Ιnternational Federation<br />
of Choral Music (IFCM) και επίσημη<br />
εκπρόσωπος της Interkultur/Μusica Mundi<br />
στην Ελλάδα. Είναι μέλος του Διεθνούς<br />
Συμβουλίου των World Choir Games και<br />
διατελεί κριτής σε διεθνή φεστιβάλ στην<br />
Ευρώπη, Ασία και Αμερική. Έχει συνεργαστεί<br />
με το ΜΜΘ, ΜΜΑ, ΚΟΘ, ΣΟΔΘ, ΝΩΘ, ΣΩΘ,<br />
Καμεράτα, Συμφωνική Φιλιππούπολης,<br />
ΕΤ-3, West London Festival Orchestra κ.ά.<br />
To 1992 ίδρυσε και διευθύνει έως σήμερα<br />
τη Χορωδία Ιερού Ναού Αγίων Κυρίλλου &<br />
Μεθοδίου Θεσσαλονίκης, η οποία λειτουργεί<br />
σε 4 τμήματα με περισσότερους από 250<br />
χορωδούς. Τα βιβλία της «Εισαγωγή στην<br />
Τέχνη της Χορωδιακής Πράξης» (Γ’ Έκδοση)<br />
και «42 Χορωδιακά έργα Ελλήνων Συνθετών<br />
για όμοιες Φωνές SSA» κυκλοφορούν από<br />
τις Εκδόσεις Παπαγρηγορίου – Νάκας.<br />
Maria Emma Meligopoulou holds a Master's<br />
Degree in Choral Conducting from Boston<br />
University CFA and a PhD from Ionian University<br />
Music Department. She has also studied<br />
Law at Aristotle University. Currently, she is<br />
adjunct Lecturer at Ionian, Aristotle and Macedonia<br />
Universities, where she teaches choral<br />
conducting techniques and directs University<br />
Choirs. She has performed in Greece, Europe<br />
(Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany,<br />
Finland, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Russia,<br />
Spain, Switzerland, UK), Asia (Israel, Turkey,<br />
Singapore, China, Japan), Africa (Egypt, South<br />
Africa) and America (USA, Canada). As Choral<br />
Director she has been several times recipient<br />
of first prizes with her own choir “Ss. Cyril &<br />
Methodios Choir”, among them the “Moscow<br />
Sounds Festival”, Interkultur Festivals, “Loto<br />
Quebec Festival” (Canada), etc. She is council<br />
member of the World Choir Games and she<br />
is in demand as lecturer, guest conductor and<br />
adjudicator at international symposiums, festivals<br />
and workshops in Europe, USA and Asia.<br />
In 1992 she founded the Ss. Cyril & Methodios<br />
Children’s and Youth Choir, the largest choral<br />
organization in Northern Greece with over<br />
250 singers in four departments (preparatory<br />
choir, children’s choir, mixed youth choir and<br />
chamber choir). She is author of the textbook<br />
Introduction to the Art of Choral Praxis (2011)<br />
3rd Edition in 2013 and the Music Edition: 42<br />
Choral Works for Equal Voices by Greek Composers<br />
(2014), both available by Nakas-Papagregoriou<br />
Editions, Athens.
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