6th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival

The International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival has established itself as one of the most innovative and cutting-edge annual music events in Eastern Mediterranean. Under the artistic direction of the renowned Cypriot composer, Evis Sammoutis, the Festival is dedicated to the promotion of new music: The well-established masterpieces of the contemporary music literature of the 20th century as well as new works by the younger generation of composers, many of whom are commissioned by the Foundation to write new pieces especially for this occasion.

Organised between 4 and 8 October 2014 at The Shoe Factory in Nicosia, the 6th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival focuses on the connection of new music and other forms of art, as well as alternative forms of contemporary music such as “free jazz” and electronics. The Festival will open on 4 October with an innovative concert-concept by the Ergon Ensemble during which films of the ‘silent era’ will be screened simultaneously with the live performance of new works, attaining therefore a new dimension, character and denotation. Over the span of five days, the Festival will feature a number of exciting events such as lectures, documentary screenings, educational activities, a recital with pianist Hayk Melikyan who returns to Cyprus to join forces with the fascinating violinist Hugo Ticciati, and it will conclude on 8 October with Soundspaces – “A concert of live electronics, improvisation and free jazz” by Johannes Schwarz (bassoon) and Sascha Armbruster (saxophone). The concert will take place at the roof-garden of The Shoe Factory which will be transformed for the first time as an exclusive open-air concert platform, where the audience will be able to enjoy an extraordinary, unconventional, musical experience in a leisurely setting with a glass of wine.

Programme

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CONCERT
“SILENT FILMS & MUSIC”
ERGON ENSEMBLE

Saturday 4 October 2014
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8:30pm
Entrance: €10
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LECTURE
“FILM MUSIC: FROM THE SILENT ERA TO THE COMING OF SOUND”
ALEXANDROS MOUZAS

Sunday 5 October 2014
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 7:30pm
Entrance: Free
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SCREENING
OST-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK: "A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT MUSIC IN THE MOTION PICTURES"

Sunday 5 October 2014
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 9:30pm
Entrance: Free
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CONCERT
“FROM CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS TO NEW MUSIC”
VIOLIN AND PIANO RECITAL WITH HUGO TICCIATI / VIOLIN & HAYK MELIKYAN / PIANO

Monday 6 October 2014
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8:30pm
Entrance: €10
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SCREENING
“WAR & PEACE: THE FILM” & “RE-VEIL-LE”

TALK
“LIVING ONE'S PRACTICE : PERFORMING ONE’S WORK”
JOANNA JONES / VISUAL ARTIST

Tuesday 7 October 2014
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 7:30pm
Entrance: Free
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SCREENING
STEVE REICH: CITY LIFE "A DOCUMENTARY"

Tuesday 7 October 2014
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 9:30pm
Entrance: Free
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CONCERT
“AN OPEN-AIR CONCERT OF LIVE ELECTRONICS, IMPROVISATION & FREE JAZZ”
SOUNDSPACES

Wednesday 8 October 2014
The Shoe Factory (Roof Garden), Nicosia / 8:30pm
Entrance: €10

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Click here to download the full programme (doc)

INFORMATION & TICKETS:

Information: Pharos Arts Foundation Tel. +35722663871 / www.pharosartsfoundation.org

Tickets: Free Entrance to all the events with the exception of Concerts on 4, 6 & 8 October: €10

Box Office: Directly from the Foundation’s website www.pharosartsfoundation.org or Tel. 9666-9003 (Monday - Friday 10:00am-3:00pm)