Sunday, May 19, 2013, 3:30 ? 6:00 PM
Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington. D.C., which is 1 block from the Eastern Market Metro station.
Admission to the general public is $15 / $13 for FSGW members. Tickets may be purchased on the Hill Center website at http://hillcenterdc.org/home/programs/995. For the FSGW discount, enter the code "FSGWM". Tickets can also be obtained by calling the Hill Center at 202-549-4172, or may be purchased at the door, on a space available basis.
For more information: Parker Jayne, 202-549-0744; Theadocia Austen 202-344-7044; or Hill Center, 202-549-4172
Karpouzi plays music on traditional instruments from the Greek mainland and islands. The band loves to play for dance parties and community celebrations, and always, even in concerts, invites the audience out of their seats and onto the dance floor! Karpouzi members are Spyros Koliavasilis (vocals, oud, laouto, kemane), Margaret Loomis (santouri) and Len Newman (laouto).
Spyros Koliavasilis is an oud, bouzouki, saz, kemane, laouto and canto teacher. He plays eighteen instruments and music is his true passion. He composes music and already has a very successful CD to his name. With a special interest in the Asia Minor area, he has researched and continues to research music, composers and singers of the past. He loves everything original and is passionate about keeping traditions alive for coming generations. Born in Greece, he studied with Great Masters of Eastern music and played in many concerts and many workshops in Greece and around the world with great musicians like Nikos Saragoudas, Chronis Aidonidis, Domna Samiou and many more. He was awarded a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Tulsa, the only traditional instrument musician to receive such a degree, due to his extended music career and special knowledge and research in traditional Greek-Eastern instruments. Dr. Koliavasilis teaches in the Metropolitan DC area. His studio is a place of local interest, not only because of his many workshops, year round, but also because he restores and exhibits old instruments of great beauty, value and variety.
Margaret Loomis first heard the magical sound of Greek santouri in 1983 at a Balkan music and dance camp in upstate New York. She began teaching herself to play from Greek recordings, with annual lessons from master player John Roussos. Margaret also enjoys occasional forays into Romanian music, inspired by the wonderful late Romanian fiddler, George Caba, and plays bunkula with the Resia Valley Girls.
Len Newman has loved Balkan traditional music and dance since his student days. He also performs with other ensembles, most notably Lyuti Chushki, playing the Bulgarian stringed instrument, tambura.
