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This Friday, the G.F.S. EMMELEIA of "POLYPHONIKI" will depart for Paros, where it will participate in the 1st International Choir Festival of Paros, organized by the cultural association "Archilochos" of Paros, in collaboration with the Holy Pilgrimage of Panagia Ekatontapyliani and the Municipality of Paros.

The festival’s main concert, to be held at the EPAL of Paros, will feature, alongside the Patras choir, the following ensembles:

• Women’s Choir of Naoussa Paros

• Philharmonic Choir of Tinos

• Mixed Polyphonic Choir of Sotiris Doganis

• Municipal Choir of Epidaurus

• Choir of Agios Spyridon, Corfu

• Byzantine Choir "Trifthongos Lyra"

• Choir of the Cultural Association "Archilochos" of Paros

EMMELEIA will perform the following program:

• "MARINA" – Lyrics: Odysseas Elytis, Music: Mikis Theodorakis

• "ERINAKI" (Traditional, arranged by Dionysis Visvardis)

• "DYO GLYKA MATAKIA" – Lyrics: Ioannis Polemis, Music: Dionysis Lavragkas, Arrangement: Albena Penkova

• "DE SE FOVAMAI" – Lyrics: Kyriakos Doumos, Music: Giorgos Papadopoulos

• "VARKA GIALO" – Lyrics & Music: Vassilis Tsitsanis, Arrangement: Vassilis Tenidis

On Sunday morning, following the Divine Liturgy, the choirs will perform religious hymns inside the Holy Church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani. EMMELEIA will chant the hymn:

• "Ton Synarcho Logo" (Apolitikion, Plagal 1st Mode) – Arrangement: Dimosthenis Mousios

After this performance, choir members will attend a choral workshop led by the distinguished Maestro Matthaios Legakis.

The choir will be conducted by Albena Penkova, with piano accompaniment by Lousy Christodoulou, both instructors at the Music School of "POLYPHONIKI". The delegation will be accompanied by the Artistic Director of the Organization, Stavros Solomos, and the Vice-Chairman of the Board, Giorgos Stamopoulos.