Yiorgos Kaloudis - From Bach to live looping

Arts Spontanés and its associate artists propose a rich artistic program with unique creative experiences in performing arts. The objective is to discover and experience art emotionally; live performance becomes a place of exploring senses.

Yiorgos Kaloudis’s, concert program « Innovating tradition - From Bach to live looping » at the Royal Manor House, combining classical music with electronic sounds.

Programme :
First part
- J.S. Bach Cello suites on the Cretan Lyra.
Cello Suite no. 1, BWV 1007
Yiorgos Kaloudis interprets on the 4-string Cretan lyra, selected parts of one of the most important works of J.S.Bach, the Suites for Solo Cello.
Cellist, lyra player, improviser and composer, Yiorgos Kaloudis created a new interpretive approach, adding a fourth string on the Cretan lyra and transcribing this work of Bach in the authentic tonalities of the composer.

Second part
- Pieces from his personal discography, "TRUTH", "ON THE WIND" as well as material from his upcoming releases.
He uses the live-loop-recording technique to orchestrate sound layers during his performance. A string environment is created by the special harmonic architecture of the cello and the Cretan Lyra. Through his compositions and improvisations, the music reveals an atmospheric soundscape of classical, ambient, jazz, world music elements.

Yiorgos Kaloudis:

• Violoncello
• 4-string Cretan Lyra
• Live-loop-recording

Ticket prices: €15, €10*

* Reduced price tickets are reserved for young people under-18s

RESERVATIONS:
•Online Weezevent
•Box Office, 1 hr before the event

The Ancient Monuments are used with the permission of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works