Rethymnon Renaissance festival 2013

A unique journey, that goes beyond all local or temporal boundaries. A magical flight from East to West and from Art to Science linked with people and their great need for Art and communication. We expect you to the heart of the castle, in Rethymnon, hoping to move your heart! Dr. Artemis Papadaki - Cultural Director

“Music at the Court of Queen Elizabeth I”

Nikos Spanatis, counter tenor, and Katerina Ktona, harpsichord, will perform well-known songs from Shakespeare’s plays and traditional English melodies by important Elizabethan composers, such as William Byrd, John Dowland, Robert Johnson, Martin Peerson, Thomas Morley and others.

"Festival of Athens School of Fine Arts Around Greece"

Aiming to become the beginning of an institution - an active member of the society and the artistic avant-garde, the "Festival of Athens School of Fine Arts Around Greece" is organized for the first time by the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA) and “Petit Opera du Monde “.

"Singing in the yard of Elizabeth I"

Nikos Spanatis, counter tenor, and Katerina Ktona, harpsichord, will perform well-known songs from Shakespeare's plays and traditional English melodies of important Elizabethan composers, such as William Byrd, John Dowland, Robert Johnson, Martin Peerson, Thomas Morley and others. The sensitive counter tenor's voice and the gentle harpsichord sound promise a special musical evening.

Parnassos Concert Hall

Baroque Concert "Mi palpita il cor"

Baroque concert on period instruments at Parnassos Concert Hall. Best of baroque featuring works by Marin Marais, Georg Friedrich Händel, Antonio Vivaldi and Francesco Maria Veracini.

Nikos Spanatis, countertenor
Anastasia Miliori, baroque violin
Effi Minakoulis, theorbo
Angelos Repapis, viola da gamba
Katerina Ktona, harpsichord

Onassis Cultural Center
"Aesop's fables" by Dimitris Papadimitriou

A musical fairytale for singers, orchestra and shadow puppets
9-10 March 2013

The Camerata conducted by George Petrou

Vassia Zacharopoulou: soprano
Irini Karaianni: mezzo soprano
Nikos Spanatis: countertenor
Dimitris Nalbantis: tenor
Yannis Christopoulos: tenor

The Onassis Cultural Centre commissioned Dimitris Papadimitriou to compose a multi-part musical work taking Aesop’s fables as his starting point. Τhe project’s aim is to encourage Greek composers to create a repertoire of such works tackling traditional Greek themes.

Old Fortress Corfu

The Artistic Event of the Year at the Great cultural event co-organized by the Municipality of Corfu with the Rotary Club of Corfu

Carl's Orff "CARMINA BURANA"

Vassiliki Karayanni: soprano
Nikos Spanatis: countertenor
Dionysis Sourbis: baritone

Athens State Orchestra conducted by Vassilis Christopoulos

Renaissance Festival in Rethymno

"Baroque Vespers"

Maira Milolidaki, soprano
Nikos Spanatis, countertenor

Baroque Ensemble Sinfonia

Fani Gartsou, flute / Giannis Papayannis, oboe and flute
Effi Minakoulis, theorbo / Angelos Repapis, viola da gamba
Katerina Ktona, harpsichord

Rethymno, August 2012

Tribute to Manolis Kalomiris, 50 years after
National Conservatory Concert Hall
Speech by the composer and scholar of the work Philipos Tsalachouris

Nikos Spanatis, countertenor
Savvas Zafeiropoulos, piano

Margarita - Kolasi Vourtsi, piano
Maria and Ageliki Mpola, piano

Athens, Thursday, April 5, 2012

Beton 7 Music TONes 2012

Tribute to Manolis Kalomiris
Lambs and Anapaests / Part II "May Herbs" (1914)

Nikos Spanatis, countertenor / Κarolos Zouganelis, piano
Mariela Nestora, video & lighting

Special thanks to the Foundation "Manolis Kalomoiris»
for granting projection material from the archive.
Projection material Editing: Louizos Aslanidis

Athens, January 2012

ESPACIO MENOS1
Art Project

"Vengas o No Vengas Estoy Aqui"

Polyxeni Cands Dalloway Stavrou

Nikos Spanatis, countertenor

Angeliki Kartsaki, voice, violin, musical saw

Takis Grammatikopoulos, voice and pianino

Madrid, September 2012

6th Aegina International Music Festival
"Baroque Vespers"
Temple of Aphaea, moonlight concert

Maira Milolidaki, soprano
Nikos Spanatis, countertenor

Anastasia Miliori, baroque violin / Effi Minakoulis, theorbe
Angelos Liakakis, baroque cello / Katerina Ktona, harpsichord
Works by: Claudio Monteverdi, Haendel, Strozzi, Veracini, Fischer,
Piccinini, Caccini and Vivaldi

Aegina, Suturday, August 13, 2011

Archeological Museum of Eleusis
Baroque music under the moonlight at the mourning rock

Maira Milolidaki, soprano
Nikos Spanatis, countertenor

Baroque Ensemble Sinfonia

Fani Gartsou, flute / Giannis Papayannis, oboe and flute
Effi Minakoulis, theorbo / Angelos Repapis, viola da gamba
Katerina Ktona, harpsichord

Eleusis, July 2011