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Athens & Lia – July 8-18, 2021 Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 1 Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 2 Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 3 MidAm International, Inc. Peter Tiboris, General Director P R E S E N T S The European Premiere of Nestor Taylor’s ELENI – An Opera/Oratorio July 8 - 18, 2021 THE GREAT AND GRAND MUSIC AND CULTURAL TOUR OF GREECE TO ATHENS AND LIA, IN 2021 State Philharmonic of Athens Peter Tiboris, Conductor For visiting choirs from throughout U.S. and Canada, the residency dates in Greece are: Thursday, July 8 through Sunday, July 18, 2021. * European Premiere: Tuesday, July 13, 2021* Concert featuring all visiting choirs. We are inviting you to join us for the ELENI European Premiere at HISTORIC ODEON of HERODES ATTICUS; and solo performances in Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens. The 10-day residency cost is €2295 Euros per person, based on double occupancy (see page 12 for inclusions & exclusions). The initial registration, with a deposit of $400 per person, is due: November 15, 2020 Early Registration for credit: June 1, 2020 Choral scores and audio mockups are available upon request Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 4 2021 MUSIC AND CULTURAL TOUR OF ATHENS Registration Deadline: November 15, 2020 Arrive Athens July 8 / Depart Athens July 18, 2021 MIDAM INTERNTAIONAL OF NYC Peter Tiboris, General Music Director Presents “ELENI” A Dramatic Opera/Oratorio By COMPOSER NESTOR TAYLOR LIBRETTO by FERGUS CURRIE The EUROPEAN PREMIERE A true story of the life and death of ELENI GATZOYIANNIS in August 1948 during Greek Civil War Based on the book, “Eleni” by Nicholas Gage A 90-minute Concert Opera/Oratorio for Large SATB chorus, Children’s chorus and Eight world-class soloists “Eleni” is a 90 - minute work, the choral portions are 25 minutes in English with a smattering of church Greek Peter Tiboris, conductor Giovanni Pacor (Verona, Italy); Associate Conductor Zoe Zeniodi (Athens, Greece); Associate Conductor David Thye (Western USA); Chorus Master Candace Wicke (Eastern USA); Chorus Master In the HISTORIC & ANCIENT ODEON of HERODES ATTICUS (Below the Acropolis) Also, solo choral performances by visiting choirs occur in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens during the residency as part of “Sacred Music in a Sacred Place” Visiting choirs appear in 20 minute a cappella concerts of sacred music Ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 5 TOUR ITINERARY Departure day Depart United States – overnight flight to Athens. Day 1 – Thursday, July 8, 2021: Arrive Athens, where you will be met by a MidAm International representative and be transferred by private coach to Wyndham Grand Hotel Athens (4–star hotel) Organizational Meeting from 7 – 8:30 PM in the Wyndham Grand Hotel with all participants Wyndham Grand Hotel Athens: https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/wyndham-grand/athens-greece/wyndham-grand-athens/overview Day 2 - Friday, July 9, 2021: Breakfast. 9:30 AM to 12 PM: Chorus/piano rehearsal of “Eleni” in the Wyndham Grand Hotel Ballroom Lunch on own. 1:30 – 3:30PM: Chorus/piano rehearsal of “Eleni” in the Wyndham Grand Hotel Ballroom 4:00 - 8:00PM: Sunset Acropolis tour with visit to the Parthenon and General Tour of Athens – Tour #1 Evening free at leisure. Acropolis Tour with visit to the Parthenon Day 3 - Saturday, July 10, 2021: Breakfast. 9 AM- 12:00 PM: Chorus/piano rehearsal of “Eleni” in Wyndham Grand Hotel Ballroom. Lunch on own. Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 6 1:30 – 3:30PM: Chorus/piano rehearsal of “Eleni” in Wyndham Grand Hotel Ballroom. 4:00 – 8:00PM: Tour to Ancient Sounion —Temple of Poseidon – Tour #2 Evening free at leisure. Ancient Sounion Day 4 - Sunday, July 11, 2021: Breakfast. 9 AM – 12:00PM Last chorus/piano rehearsal of “Eleni” in Wyndham Grand Hotel Ballroom. Lunch on own. 12:00 – 4:00PM free at leisure. 4:30 PM: Acoustic check for concert by visiting American Choirs in Cathedra Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite for their solo presentations. 8:00PM: Concert by visiting American choirs, led by their conductors. Four separate 20-minute concerts of sacred music a cappella or with piano. Choirs of sixty or more voices may perform with orchestra in 30-minute presentations; choirs of fewer than sixty voices perform a cappella or with piano only. Cathedra Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 7 Day 5 – Monday – July 12, 2021: Breakfast. 9:00AM – 2:30PM: Tour of Corinth Canal and Ancient Corinth forest. (The home of St. Paul the Apostle, c.50 to 52 AD) - Tour #3. Lunch at Ismuth (on own). Afternoon free at leisure. 8:00PM: Final “Tutti” dress rehearsal with all choirs, soloists, orchestra, and narrator of “ELENI” in Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Ancient Corinth Corinth Canal, Ismuth Day 6 - Tuesday – July 13, 2021: Breakfast. Morning and afternoon free at leisure Evening: “Eleni” Premiere at Odeon of Herodes Atticus Ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 8 About Odeon of Herodes Atticus The famous Herod Atticus Odeon dominates the western end on the south slope of the Acropolis. It was the third Odeon constructed in ancient Athens after the Pericles Odeon on the south slope (fifth century) and the Agrippa's Odeon in the ancient Agora (15 BC). The construction of the monument during the second century AD was sponsored by Tiberius Claudius Herod Atticus, renowned offspring of an important Athenian family and a benefactor; he thus acted in remembrance of his wife Regilla, who died in 160 AD. The exact date of construction is unknown, but it was certainly built sometime after Regilla's death and before 174 AD, when the traveler and geographer Pausanias visited Athens and referred to the monument in great admiration. The roofed Odeon served mainly musical festivals, and could host up to 5,000 spectators. It was a solid construction, but the masonry was not massive. Both wall surfaces were covered by porous stone blocks, while the interior was filled with quarry faced stones. The semicircular cavea (in Greek koilo, auditorium), 76m in diameter, was hewn out of the rock. It was divided into two sections (diazomata, landings) by a 1.20m wide corridor; each diazoma numbered 32 rows of seats made of white marble. The upper corridor of the cavea was probably bordered by a gallery. Also semicircular, the orchestra, 19m in diameter, was paved with white marble. The scene was raised and the scenic wall, preserved up to 28m, extended over three levels. Arched openings decorated the wall's upper part, while the lower part contained several tristyle prostasis (three-columned projecting porticos) and niches for the placement of statues, a traditional feature in Roman theatres. The scene was flanked by staircases leading to the upper diazoma. A gallery called metaskenio lined the front of the outer scenic wall. Mosaic floors with geometrical and linear patterns covered the entrances to the staircases and to the metaskenio. The monument was an extremely expensive construction, which is also confirmed by ancient testimonies referring mostly to the cedar wood used for the roof. It seems that the roof of the cavea, with a 38m radius, had no internal fixings, since there are no traces of such fixings, which constitutes a unique construction achievement even in our days. To the east, the Odeon was connected to the gallery of Eumenes, a roofed edifice built about three centuries previously (197-159 BC), by Eumenes, king of Pergamos (also known as Pergamon or Pergamum). The Odeon was destroyed in 267 AD at the incursion of the Heruli (or Erils), who burnt and flattened many buildings in ancient Athens; it was never reconstructed contrary to other edifices that suffered damages. In later years, the Odeon was incorporated within the fortifications of the city of Athens. Its south wall made part of the Post-Roman wall erected in the third century AD, whereas in the thirteenth century the high scenic wall was included in the wall surrounding the Rizokastro, i.e. the base of the Acropolis hill. In the fourteenth century, the embankments covering the lower part of the monument's south wall were so thick, that the entrances were not visible anymore, and the Italian traveler Niccolo da Martini qualified it as a bridge. It was from the Odeon that the French Philhellene General K. Favieros and his soldiers entered Acropolis in 1826 during the siege of Acropolis by the Turks, supplying the beleaguered Greeks with provisions and gunpowder. The excavations at the monument started in the mid-nineteenth century by the Archaeological Society and the archaeologist K. Pittakis, removing tons of earth. The monument was restored during 1952-1953 using marble from the Dionysus area; since 1957 it stages art festivals (concerts, ancient drama performances, etc.) mostly in the framework of the Athens Festival. Day 7 - Wednesday – July 14, 2021: Breakfast. Morning: Three island tour – Poros, Aigina, Hydra. Departs 8am and returns 7:30pm, including lunch- Tour #4. Poros Aigina Hydra Subject to change without notice; Published on November 19, 2019; disregard all previous documents 9 Day 8 - Thursday – July 15, 2021: Breakfast; check out of hotel. 8:30AM – 1:00PM: bus departs for Ioannina. Lunch on own on the trip.
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