- Celebrating Greek and Near East Music in
America -Arlington, MA: June 5, 2006 – The St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church of Arlington, MA will sponsor a concert featuring “The Hellenic and Near East Music Ensemble,” on Saturday, 21 October 2006, at the Robbins Memorial Town Hall in Arlington, MA, at 7:00 p.m. The 25-piece orchestra founded by Christos and Mary Papoutsy are donating their services to the St. Athanasius community, to assist them in their fundraising efforts for their beautiful, four-acre church property recently purchased from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
"The
Hellenic and Near East Music Ensemble" is part of a great
tradition of Greek-American music drawing on classical and
contemporary sources from Greece and the Near East. The
ensemble includes violins, bouzoukia, guitars, trumpets,
clarinets, flute, accordion, drums, piano, santouri, bass,
and vocals. It also features a repertoire of pieces by
noted Greek composers and performers such as Theodorakis,
Hatzidakis, Alexiou, and Glykeria. This group has been
inspiring audiences across the New England region with their
most gifted interpreters of Hellenic and Near Eastern music.
“We’re
exceptionally excited and grateful to have Christos and Mary
Papoutsy’s ensemble perform in support of our community,”
said Fr. Nicholas M. Kastanas, parish priest of the St.
Athanasius the Great parish. “We extend an invitation to
all who enjoy a repertoire of folk music and traditional
favorites.”
The
concert will take place in the lovely Robbins Memorial Town
Hall, and will include a gracious wine reception with hors
d’oeuvres, as well as a silent auction of beautiful gift
baskets. Tickets are $40 and can be reserved online at
Ticket Reservations or by calling 617-669-7000.
About The St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church
St.
Athanasius the Great is a Greek Orthodox Church in
Arlington, MA, located at Four Appleton St. on the corner of
Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Heights. Fr. Nicholas M.
Kastanas is the parish priest who leads this active parish
with more than 810 families and a dozen ministries. The
parish spreads over a four acre campus that includes a large
church, a community center, and a school. For more
information, visit our website at
www.stathanasius.org, or call the church office at
781-646-0705.
