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Ann Arbor’s Trusted Choice for Home, Auto and Business Insurance About the Artists Mawr-Haverford Faculty-Student Chamber Ensemble. For 4 years, she was a member of a Soprano Mariangela Chatzistamatiou was born and raised in Greece where she received piano-violin duo that performed regularly in Michigan and Ohio. During the summer, she her fundamental vocal training. She has traveled throughout Europe and the Balkans par- performs at Strings On The Bay, a chamber music series in the Upper Peninsula; and serves ticipating in ethnic and folk music festivals, as a member of various major traditional music as opera concertmaster at Pine Mountain Music Festival in Houghon, Mich. groups and orchestras. She holds degrees from Bowling Green State University, Modern Conservatory of Thessaloniki, Greece, Università per Stranieri di Perugia in Italy and Uni- Pantelis Polychronidis, piano received his DMA in Collaborative Piano after studying with versité Paris Sorbonne in Paris. She is currently completing her Master’s degree at Bowling Martin Katz at the University of Michigan. During his US graduate years he was supported Green State University. As a classically trained vocalist she made her professional debut at by a Fulbright and an Onassis scholarship. He is currently attending two postgraduate the age of 21 when she performed the role of the 3rd Boy in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” at programs at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, in Lied accompany- the National Theater ofN orthern Greece. She has also served as a member of the theater’s ing and Chamber music, with Charles Spencer and Roswitha Heintze respectively. He is a chorus and appeared in such operas as “Don Giovanni,” “Un Ballo in Maschera,” “Tosca” and Visiting Scholar at the Modern Greek Program of the University of Michigan. He and a singer more. During her residency at Bowling Green, Ms Chatzistamatiou has been included in the he is working with are among the 40 duos from all over the world invited to enter the final cast of several Bowling Green Opera Theater productions including the opera “La virtu de’ rounds of the international competition “Das Lied,” which will take place in Berlin at the strali D’amore” in collaboration with the Eastman School of Music, and a recent production end of February. He has participated in numerous masterclasses and workshops in Greece, of “L’incoronazione di Poppea.” Ms. Chatzistamatiou also holds degrees in Photography and , Austria, Holland and the US with such renowned artists as Lazaar Berman, Paul works as a freelance photographer, having participated in several group photography exhibi- Badura Skoda, Nikolai Petrov, Helmut Deutsch, Graham Johnson, Wolfram Rieger, Rudolph tions and independent publications in Greece and France. Jansen, Roger Vignoles and others. Ellie Falaris Ganelin is a flutist with an engaging stage presence and a unique array of influ- Alekos Syropoulos is a young saxophonist, composer, and educator who recently set foot ences. While being classically trained, she has explored styles such as jazz, Latin, Brazilian into the Ann Arbor and Detroit music scenes. Currently a sophomore at the University of music and rock. She received double degrees in journalism and music from the University Michigan, Alekos majors in jazz performance for saxophone and is receiving teaching certifi- of Maryland, where she studied with William Montgomery and Kathleen Trahan. While in cation. He currently studies with Andrew Bishop and Ellen Rowe, but he hopes to continue college, Ms. Ganelin performed in the university’s symphony and wind orchestras, as well as studying with other great faculty members such as Geri Allen, Ellen Rowe, and Bob Hurst at a Latin jazz ensemble. She has performed and recorded with an indie pop band called the the U of M School of Music. Alekos has been fortunate enough to share the stage with the 1959 Hat Company, based in Toledo, Ohio. Most recently, she has turned to her ethnic roots following artists: Ron McCurdy, Jason Carder, James Moody, Terrell Stafford, Larry McKenna, by exploring the chamber music of modern Greek composers. When she’s not performing, Dave Liebman, John Hollenbeck, Andrew Bishop, Christian McBride and Ingrid Jensen. Ms. Ganelin does marketing and operations for the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, Mich. She lives with her husband Ilya in Ann Arbor. Michael Malis is a jazz pianist and composer, hailing from the Detroit area. A senior at the University of Michigan, Malis has had the incredible privilege of studying with jazz piano Clarinetist Mark Dover graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in 2005 and went on to great Geri Allen. As a composer, Malis has performed concerts of his own original music. As receive his B.M. in Clarinet Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, a performer, Malis had the honor of representing the University of Michigan as a featured so- Theatre & Dance. His teachers have included David Krakauer, Deborah Chodacki, Monica loist at the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project in 2008. After he graduates in May, Malis Kaenzig, Nathan Williams, and Jay DeVries. Mark was the winner of the 2008 Birmingham intends to move back to the Detroit area to pursue a career as a performer and composer. Musicale Clarinet and Saxophone Competition, where he was awarded The Betty J. Hixon Clarinet Award. In addition to his contributions at U of M, he has performed with the De- About the Composers troit Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin, a joint collaboration with other Univer- sity of Michigan students, served as acting principal clarinet with the Jackson Symphony Yannis Constantinidis was born in Smyrna, Asia Minor (now Izmir, Turkey) in 1903. Despite Orchestra in 2007, and as principal clarinet of the Rome Festival Orchestra. He was also growing up during a turbulent time at the height of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-22), he awarded “Best in Show” for his solo clarinet performance at the University of Michigan Col- was able to flee the region to study music in Berlin, counting Kurt Weill among his teach- lage concert winter of 2007. Mark is a jazz saxophonist as well and has performed in concert ers. Costantinidis based his compositional style almost entirely on Greek folk songs and with The Temptations, and on board Cunard’sQueen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria, as well dance. He was active in the Athenian musical theatre during its golden years, writing over 50 as in New York City’s jazz and supper club Swing 46 with The Stan Rubin Orchestra. He is operettas, revues, and musical comedies. Constantinidis composed approximately 200 com- currently living in Manhattan and is pursuing a M.M. in clarinet performance at Manhattan positions, ranging from stage works, song cycles, individual songs, choral works, numerous School of Music, where he studies with David Krakauer. orchestral and chamber works to his significant contribution in piano repertoire, including 44 Children’s Pieces on Greek Melodies. He died in 1984 in . Violinist Karen Jenks is in high demand as an orchestral and chamber musician. After getting a Masters in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan in 2006, Ms. Jenks was born in Smyrna (modern Izmir) in 1883. He founded the Hel- embarked on a performance career in the Ann Arbor area. She is a contract member of lenic Conservatory, as well as the National Conservatory, where he was director and later the Ann Arbor, Flint and Saginaw Bay Symphonies, and plays regularly with various other president until his death. Recognized for his many distinctions, Kalomiris is considered the ensembles including the Lansing and Kalamazoo Symphonies. In addition, she maintains founder of the Greek National School, drawing inspiration from Greek legend and folklore. private studios both at her home and at the Flint School of Performing Arts. Ms. Jenks is also His considerable output includes over 200 works in a wide range of genres, as well as a num- an enthusiastic chamber musician. While in college, she was a founding member of the Bryn ber of musical instruction books. Kalomiris died in Athens in 1962. About the Composers (cont.) Program

Philippos Tsalahouris was born in the Congo in 1969 and raised in Athens. A noted scholar Eight Dances from the Greek Islands Yannis Constantinidis (1903-1984) of the music of Manolis Kalomiris, he is in charge of the Kalomiris Archives and is a member I. Allegretto con grazia of the Manolis Kalomiris Society. Tsalahouris is one of the most prolific and active Greek Pantelis Polychronidis, piano composers of his generation. Tsalahouris’s music has been performed by all the major symphonic and choral groups of Greece in all the major Greek festivals, as well as in Uruguay and across Europe. He has received commissions from Sarolta Kodály and the Kodály Inter- Chant Grec (Greek Song) for Flute and Piano Manolis Kalomiris (1883-1962) national Society, the Athens Concert Hall Megaron and the . He currently Ellie Falaris Ganelin, flute and Pantelis Polychronidis, piano teaches at the Kodály Conservatory in Athens and the Athens Conservatoire.

Manos Hadjidakis, who was born in Xanthi in 1925, is considered one of modern Greece’s Sonata for Violin and Piano Philippos Tsalahouris (b. 1962) greatest composers. He transformed the seemingly lower-class rebetika and popular music into a respected art form by combining folk and classical styles. In Greece, he was well-known Karen Jenks, violin and Pantelis Polychronidis, piano as a pop songwriter, with countless tunes that are considered classics. Hadjidakis gained recognition abroad for his movie soundtracks, winning an Oscar in 1960 for the title song For a Little White Seashell Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994) from Never on Sunday. He composed extensively for theater, ballet, as well as classical works Conversation with S. Prokofieff for large and small ensembles. A proponent of newly composed works, he founded and Pantelis Polychronidis, piano conducted several orchestras throughout his career to promote this mission, including the Athens Experimental Orchestra (est. 1963) and Orchestra of Colours (est. 1989). He remained a highly respected intellectual and cultural figure in Greece up until his death in 1994. Melisma for Clarinet in Bb and Drone Christos Hatzis (b. 1953)

Christos Hatzis is widely recognized as “one of the most important composers writing Mark Dover, clarinet today” (CBC) and “a contemporary Canadian Master” (the New Yorker). He has two recent Juno awards and a SOCAN Award to his credit, as well as a slew of new commissions by - Intermission - internationally recognized touring artists such as violinists Angèle Dubeau and Hilary Hahn, percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, soprano Suzie Leblanc, the Pacifica Quartet and Tafel- 6 Laikes Zografies (6 Popular Sketches) Manos Hadjidakis musik Baroque Orchestra among others. Hatzis’ music is influenced by early Christian spiri- I. Synnefiasmeni Kiriaki (Cloudy Sunday) tuality, Pythagorean and Hermetic ideas, his own Byzantine music heritage, world cultures Pantelis Polychronidis, piano and religions, and various classical, jazz and pop music idioms from the past and present. Hatzis is a professor of composition at the University of Toronto. Rotema (Question) Emilios Riadis (1880-1935) T’aikous Mavrideroula mou Yannis Constantinidis Mikis Theodorakiswas born in 1925 (the same year as Manos Hadjidakis) on the island of (Listen to Me Oh Beautiful Brunette) Chios. Well-known internationally for his film score forZorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969) and To pelago ine vathi (The ocean is deep) Manos Hadjidakis State of Siege (1972), he has also composed a great deal of concert music, including sympho- Anixi (Spring) Spyros Samaras (1861-1917) nies, operas, ballets, oratorios such as To Axion Esti, as well as over 1,000 songs and song cycles Eha mian agape (I once was in love) Yannis Constantinidis that have become part of the cultural fabric of the Greek musical tradition. A member of the Hartino to fegharaki (Little paper moon) Manos Hadjidakis wartime resistance, he remained active in politics, serving several times in the Greek parlia- ment. As a Communist Party member, he was arrested during the 1967 military coup and only Mariangela Chatzistamatiou, soprano and Pantelis Polychronidis, piano released in 1970 under international pressure. He is esteemed in Greece as a national hero. Sonatina No. 1 for Violin and Piano (b. 1925) Andreas Makris was born in Thessaloniki in 1930. He graduated from the Mannes College of Music and attended the Fountainbleau School in France, where in 1958 Makris studied Karen Jenks, violin and Pantelis Polychronidis, piano composition with Nadia Boulanger. An accomplished violinist, he was a member of the Dallas and St. Louis Symphonies before joining the National Symphony Orchestra, where he Concertino for Flute Andreas Makris (1930-2005) would remain for 28 years. In 1970, Makris became the first composer to have his work pre- miered at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, D.C. and would later compose Ellie Falaris Ganelin, flute and Pantelis Polychronidis, piano a work honoring the 25th anniversary of the Kennedy Center. His Aegean Festival Overture is widely performed and recorded in orchestras and concert bands across the United States. Makris died in 2005, leaving behind an output of nearly one hundred original compositions “Concerto” from Gioconda’s Smile Manos Hadjidakis (Arr. Michael Malis) and arrangements. Alekos Syropoulos, saxophone and Michael Malis, piano