A Christmas Festival

A Christmas Festival
Christmas concert for the Thessaloniki YMCA
 
Friday, December 23, 2022
at 20:30
YMCA sports centre ‘Mimis Tsikinas’

Programme:
Christmas melodies throughout the world
Nigel Hess (1953): Christmas overture   
Cole Porter (1891-1964): Begin the beguine, from ‘Jubilee’    
George Gershwin (1898-1937): They can’t take that away from me, from ‘Shall we dance’
Cole Porter (1891-1964): So in love, from ‘Kiss me Kate’
Frederick Loewe (1901-1988): I Could Have Danced All Night, from ‘My fair lady’ 
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975): Festive Overture, έργο 96
Bob Krogstad (1950-2015): Christmas at the movies          
Jack Lawrence (1912-2009) – Sammy Fain (1902-1989): Once upon a dream, from ‘Disney: Sleeping Beauty’ - (arr. G. Dousis)
Ιrving Berlin (1888-1989): White Christmas, from ‘Holiday Inn’ 
John Lennon (1940-1980): Happy Xmas (War is over) - (arr. G. Dousis)
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975): A Christmas Festival         
John Williams (1932): Merry Christmas, from ‘3 Holiday Songs’
Andreas Tselikas (1978): Tou kosmou ta kalanta           


Tickets
Α' tier: 25€
Β' tier: 20€
Kids: 10€



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Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS) - Concert #2
05/06/2026
Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS)

Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS) is a new international center for artistic creation, cultural exchange, and contemporary music inspired by Greece.
Organized by Global Arts United (GAU), in partnership with Ablaze Records, THAMS brings together composers, visual artists, ensembles, and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (TSSO) for two weeks of performances, workshops, collaborations, and cultural immersion in one of Europe’s most historic and vibrant cities.
 Each edition celebrates a Greek-oriented theme, drawn from mythology, history, philosophy, or tradition, ensuring that new artistic creation remains rooted in the country’s millennia-old cultural legacy.

Theme: ORPHEUS
The inaugural 2026 edition explores Orpheus, reimagining the ancient myth through new compositions, performances, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Concert #2

Friday, June 5, 2025
at 20:30
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Friends of Music Hall (M1)

Conductor: Daniel Geiss

Theme: Orpheus

Programme:
Blake Buehler (USA): Across the Sands of Time  
Joshua Ivar (USA): Upon the Meeting of Wind and Water    
Andres Ramirez-Leó(USA/Mexico): L’ amore di Orfeo   
Christopher Chiarotti (USA): Nebula 
Akshay Tiwari (USA): Orpheus on Mount Pangaion  
Wenyu Zhi (China): Ladapà  
Helkin Sosa (Colombia/USA): Music for the Gods 
Ivana Vojnovic (Serbia): Concertino for orchestra

Composers' CVs
here

Tickets:5€

Co-production TSSO – Global Arts United & Ablaze Records
In cooperation with the TCH
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Carmina Burana in Skopje
20/06/2026

Carmina Burana

Saturday, June 20, 2026
at 19:30
Open-air city park in front of Todor Proeski National Arena
Skopje

Programme:
Carl Orff (1895-1982): Carmina Burana

Soprano: Ana Durlovski
Contra Tenor: Nicholas Spanos
Baritone: Ivo Yordanov
Conductor: Nayden Todorov

Philharmonic of Republic of North Macedonia
Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Participating:
National Philharmonic Choir
Chorus master: Tsvetan Krumov

Choir of the National Opera and Ballet of the Republic of North Macedonia

Child Choir of Thessaloniki School of Music
Chorus Master: Angeliki Krisila

Programme:
Carl Orff (1895-1982): Carmina Burana

Supported by the Greek and the Bulgarian Ministries of Culture as a part of the program
«Thessaloniki-Sofia: Balkan Cultural Bridge»