The Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis has died at the age of 96. For many Greeks, he is considered “The Voice of the People”, as he was also politically engaged and critically voiced during Greece’s chequered history, which was marked by war, dictatorship and austerity measures. Theodorakis was considered the best-known
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What comes to mind when you think of music from Greece? The Sirtaki dance, maybe Greek folk music, and Mikis Theodorakis as a composer. Then that’s usually the end of it. But wind band music in Greece? Most of you will say: never heard of it. It’s hard to believe,
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We are constantly updating, supplementing and adding new works. Sometimes you come across works where you think “Man, that’s been around for a long time, I haven’t met it at any concert”. I would like to present such works to you from time to time. Because in the abundance of
