The Mixed Choir of Nafpaktos was founded in 1987 and currently consists of over 50 active members. It has an ongoing and vibrant presence in cultural events, both in Nafpaktos as well as nationwide and abroad, having participated in choirs’ meetings and festivals in Austria (1992), Bulgaria (1994, 2002, 2006), Germany (1998), Romania (2004), Ukraine (2004), Italy (1995, 2000, 2002, 2019), Cyprus (2006), Hungary (2017), the Czech Republic and Monaco (2019). The choir has visited the USA twice – New York, Philadelphia, Chicago (2007 and 2010) – as well as Istanbul (1997, 2009), where they performed in honor of His All Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. It was awarded first prize (ARISTEIO) in the 16th Panhellenic Choir Contest (2006). Since 2001 and every other year, the Choir and the Municipality co-organize the “MIKIS THEODORAKIS” INTERNATIONAL CHOIR FESTIVAL OF NAFPAKTOS, which is a choirs’ meeting in the guise of a contest and is embraced throughout the country, having featured more than 100 choirs to date, from both Greece and Europe. In December, 2010, the Choir took part in the “Concert of Love” for people with disabilities at the “Megaron” Athens Concert Hall. In May, 2013, following an official invitation, the Mixed Choir of Nafpaktos sang at the Presidential Mansion before the President of the Hellenic Republic, Carolos Papoulias. In May, 2014, during the 7th “Mikis Theodorakis” International Choir Festival of Nafpaktos, they claimed an entry in the Guiness Book of Records by holding a spectacular concert.
The choir has performed many important works of music from the international repertoire, in addition to completed works by the greatest Greek composers. It has collaborated with the most outstanding Greek composers, singers and lyricists, and co-performed with symphony orchestras both in Greece and abroad.
Mixed Choir of Nafpaktos MANAGEMENT BOARD
Anna Papageorgiou – President
Lambrini Kotroni – Vice President
Kostas Kontogiannis – Treasurer
Rena Gerakianaki – Secretary
Vasilis Karagiannis – Curator of Events
Thimios Nikolaou – Curator of Supplies
Maria Tsimpogianni – Curator of P.R.
Eleni Papadopoulou-Aravantinou – Conductor
Zizi Korkontzelou – Pianist
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MIXED CHOIR OF NAFPAKTOS
Nafmachias Street, Psani
NAFPAKTOS, 30300
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