16th year Loud City, 16th year that Veria welcomes summer with a four-day celebration honoring World Music Day, June 21! With a lot of enthusiasm, we present a musical four-day event in the most beautiful parts of our city.
13 concerts, 210 artists, 2 photography exhibitions, workshops and seminars, in squares and corners that become folk, pop, rock and jazz, filled with traditional music, with sounds of Macedonia, Epirus, Pontus and our little big world. Here, different sounds make a common music. Here, small celebrations make a big, open to all, feast. Our Loud City enlivens its streets, unites its people and welcomes summer with open events that continue, remind and recreate our cultural heritage!
Free entrance!
PROGRAM
Tuesday 18/6
12pm/ Clock Square - city streets - market - Elias Square
“Patinada with the Philharmonic Orchestra”
accompanied by the Department of Folklore of public enterprise of multiple development of the Municipality of Veria.
Doumanis Konstantinos: alto saxophone
George Kontotasios: clarinet
Kyriakidis Xenophon: trombone
Giorgos Giannoulakis: trumpet
Ananiadis Haris: percussion
8.00pm/ city streets - market
“The birds are chirping for you”
The Mixed Choir of KEPA D. Veria spreads around us melodies that intoxicate the heart and mind with kisses and love.
Artists:
Stamatina Foti: violin
Ananiadis Haris: violin
Papadopoulos Panagiotis: accordion
Dimitra Ziseka: conductor
8.30 p.m. / Polycentric Museum of Aigai – Central Museum Building, Atrium
“Music ensemble art various”
The music ensemble Art Various in a chamber music concert for beginners and non-initiated. With the music as a vehicle and the rhythms as the destination the dream
they alternate in her color palette and invite you on a romantic journey of silkiness and dance.
Coefficients:
Marialena Panagiotopoulou – treble
Evangelia Kuzoff – violin
Maria Hristova – cello
Thanassis Govatzidakis – piano
Cooperation with the Antiquities Ephorate of Imathia
9.30pm/ Elias square
Christos Thebeos
In his old and new songs!
A journey between his songwriting and his performances.
Artists:
Maximos Drakos: piano
Kallistratos Drakopoulos: drums
Giorgos Korres: sound
Cooperation with the P.E. Prevention Center Imathias ACCESS - OKANA (on the occasion of the World Anti-Drug Day)
Wednesday 19/6
8.00pm/ Byzantine museum
Municipal Regional Theater of Veria (DIPETHE)
“The Twins – preview”
Dimitra Trypani and the members of the workshop, “Didymanes”, give us a preview of the musical performance, The Didymanes, which will be presented by DI.PE.THE. Verias on July 8 at the Alsous Theater "Melina Merkouri". The songs of the show are modern polyphonic arrangements of traditional Greek songs from the region of Macedonia, Crete and the Ionian Islands.
Polyphonic processing: Dimitra Trypani
Anna Maria Akritidou: cello
Anthi Kirtsoglou: violin
Song: Anna Maria Akritidou, Fotini Georgoudaki, Aithra – Georgia Grammatikou, Anastasios Ketikoglou, Electra Kontoglou, Anthi Kyrtsoglou, Zoe Mantzou, Efi Mouzi, Olga Papadopoulou, Sany Seremeta, Kalliopi Simou, Maria Simou, Alexia Fotiadou, Ioanna Christidou and Magda Pensou .
Cooperation with the DIPETHE of Veria and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Imathia
8.30pm/ Byzantine museum
“Macka Radif – Christos Kaliotzidis Trio”
The concert includes arrangements of traditional compositions from the wider Mediterranean and Black Sea regions as well as new compositions by Christos Kaliontzidis and Thomas Meleteas. A concert with a flow of changing soundscapes that keeps the viewer's interest undiminished until the last minute.
Artists:
Christos Kaliontzidis: Pontic lyre
Thomas Meleteas: oud
Phoivos Apostolidis: percussion
Cooperation with the Antiquities Ephorate of Imathia
9.30pm/ Clock Square
“Manolis Lidakis - Savveria Margiolas - Thodoris Kotonias”
Old songs, such as: The last glass, I argued with love, I didn't even ask, Chalkida, Alkaline leaves, Feel me, Stars don't argue with me, Aretusa, And I card, To meet you but also new "Ladies...my respect ”, a tribute to great female songs, come to light up our summer night.
The musicians are playing
Nikos Papanastasiou: piano, accordion, orchestrations
Vangelis Zarbutis: bouzouki
Vassilis Rapsaniotis: violin
Michalis Atsalis: guitar
Nikos Gyras: double bass
Thanasis Archaniotis: drums
Kostas Kyriakidis: sound engineering
Thursday 20/6
8.00 p.m. /Clock square
“KEPA Philharmonic Orchestra D. Veria”
Together we will remember some of the brightest moments of the era of our Greek cinema, along with songs that made history and are always "sweet" to listen to...
Members of the Orchestra
Trumpets: Kostas Batsilas, Katerina Gilina, Thanos Robis, George Giannoulakis, Argyris Iosifidis, Dimitris Theodoridis, Sokratis Deligiorgis
Clarinet: Dimitris Galaitsis, Vasiliki Mousena, Stergios Lloria, Irini Mitsiakou, Elisavet Patrika, Stamoula Tsalera, Stathis Tsiflidis, Anthoula Fotokekhaia, Angeliki Tsikerdanou
Flutes: Christos Kalfopoulos, Christina Charalambidou, Despina Koulali
Alto saxophones: Thodoris Zambakas, Isaiah Mousena, Stavrianna Koparidou, Lia Kyriakopoulou, Maria Bandola, Vaia Stathis, Stavroula Stougiannou
Tenor saxophones: Konstantinos Doumanis, Giorgos Kontotasios
Alticorn: Panagiotis Tsigiannis
Trombones: Kostas Tsigerdanos, Manolis Tsigerdanos, Xenophon Kyriakidis
Drum: Giorgos Koparidis
Percussion: Diamantis Giannoulakis, Haris Ananiadis, Chrysa Anthoula, Konstantinos Antoniou, Nicoleta Antonopoulou, Georgia Koya, Athanasios Patrikas, Grigoris Polyzopoulos, Grigoris Stykas
Guitars: Vangelis Tsipis, Alexandros Papadopoulos, Stavros Kyrymkyroglou, Koyas Biniola, Thomai Karamitsou, Damianos Bartzokas, Savvas Paschalidis, Pavlos Koulakiotis, Giorgos Liolios, Yannis Hatzopoulos, Anestis Paloukidis, Orion Tsiamitros, Nikos Karana sions, Thomas Ladys, Anastasis Baltzis, Konstantinos Doris, Phoebus Iakovides
9.00pm/Agioi Anargyri Square
“Skiadareses 2024”
The Skiadaresses come to Veria together with Fanis Zahopoulos and Haris Paraskevas.
The team:
Niki plays the guitar
Olga plays the cello, harp and oboe, but not in this format
Fanis plays better guitar than Niki.
Kostas Haikalis on the sound
10.30pm/ Traditional Settlement of Barbuta
“The Band mugs”
Koupes play Greek-language rock with traditional elements. On the one hand the clarinet and the bagpipes take the lead and on the other the electric guitars, along with the bass and drums grooving to rock rhythms, motivate you to follow this unique energy, in the company of Frederiki's wonderful voice.
Coefficients
Frederiki Irgi - voice
Babis Stefanidis - guitar - voice
Achilleas Parziga - guitar - vocals
Dimitris Protogeros - clarinet - bagpipes
Sakis Sarafas-bass
Christos Polyzos – drums
Friday 21/6
8.00 p.m. / Byzantine Museum
“Da capo”
Da capo, brass band from Veria, will play well-known hits by great composers of jazz & swing music, inviting us to dance!
Band members
Anastasia Dialektopoulos: flute
Stergios Bourdenas: clarinetto
Dimitris Kostopoulos: clarinet
Anna Papanidou: sax-alto
Lydia Tsiouha: sax-alto
Dimitris Tsigiannis: trumpet
Elena Vigato: trumpet
Fotini-Eleni Kalfopoulou: sax-tenore
Antonis Vigato: horn in F
Manolis Tsikerdanos: trombone
Panagiotis Tsigiannis: trombone
Stavros Efthymiadis: baritone
Giorgos Athanasiadis: bass guitar
Yannis Papanidis: drums
Collaboration with P.G.S. PROMITHEAS and the Antiquities Ephorate of Imathia
9.00pm/ Elia Square
Panos Vlachos
The unknown songwriter presents songs of the well-known actor in an improvised light metal folk-techno-pop party with underground elements of ethnic apolitical trip hop.
Coefficients
Vaios Prapas: musical direction, guitars, singing
Alexandros Kouros: drums
Antonia Tsolaki: bass
Phoebus Bozas: saxophone
Christos Spiliopoulos: trombone
Kostas Fortsas: wind instruments
Direction – art Concept : Alkèt Panaguliáh
Choreography: Gennaro Gatusso
Set design: Luigi Angiàri
Nikos Konstandakis, Giorgos Tsatsoulis: sound engineering
Program editor: Gigi Barolo
10.30pm/ District of Prometheus - Jewish monuments
Constantis Pistiolis
Konstantis with his band introduces to the public his first album entitled "Xenitemena", a musical project that starts from the traditional music of Epirus and through experimentation reaches the present.
Coefficients
Constantis Pistiolis
Vangelis Kazantzis - electric guitar
Yannis Rizopoulos - percussion setup
Kostas Tsarouhis - double bass
Nikos Christogiannopoulos - sound editing
Organization: K.E.P.A. Municipality of Veria
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