Concert “Winds West and East” by musical group En Chordais

Concert by En Chordais December 4, 2008 in Cotsen Hall

  “Winds West and East”
Our Byzantine Inheritance, Lyrics and Melodies
from the Mediterranean, and Contemporary Compositions

PROGRAM

1st PART

Buselik Pesrev
Prince Demetre Cantemir (1673 - 1723)
Echos plagal skliros diatonikos

T’aidonia tis Anatolis
(The nightingales of the East)
Demotic song from Mount Athos manuscript codices of the 17th century (codex 1203 from Iviron Monastery and codex 262 from Xeropotamou Monastery)
Echos I tetraphonos

Elpiza kai pali elpizo
(I hoped and I am hoping still)
Gregorios Protopsaltes (; - 1821)
Echos plagal I spathios, maqam hisar buselik

Cektim elimi
Kemani Taytos Efendi
Echos plagal I, maqam huseyni

Irak Beste
Petros Lampadarios Peloponnisios (1740 - 1778)
Echos varys diatonicos

Syllogi pollon hariton (Gathering of many graces)
Gregorios Protopsaltes (; - 1821)
Echos varys chromatikos, maqam evcara

Mounyati ‘Azza Stibari
Sayyed Darwish
Echos plagal IV skliros diatonikos, maqam nahawant
rythmical cycle Muhajjar 14/4

Karotseris (The wagoner)
Urban song from 19th century Constantinople

Sousta Politiki
Urban song from 19th century Constantinople

2nd PART

Nyhta (Night)
Alkis Zopoglou

Ariadne
Vassilis Tzortzinis

To tragoudi tou Alexiou (Alexios’ song)
Kyriakos Kalaitzides, lyrics: Vasiliki Nevrokopli

Xehasmeno hasapiko (Forgotten Hassapiko)
Kyriakos Kalaitzides

Exoria (Exile)
Kyriakos Kalaitzides

Syrto Neas Yorkis (New York Syrto)
Kyriakos Kalaitzides

Barbagiannakis
Urban song from Constantinople and Asia Minor

Sklavouniko mou gianeli
Traditional song from Meli village, Asia Minor

Sourmeli vai
Traditional song from Meli village, Asia Minor

Perdika (The partridge)
Traditional song from Meli village, Asia Minor