An invitation to composers, performers, audio / visual and other artists to create new projects to be presented in Naxos and Boston during 2020 and 2021.
Composers, performers (singers, instrumentalists, conductors), audio / visual and other artists are encouraged to spend ten days on the splendid island of Naxos and meet colleagues from other parts of the world, play music, exchange ideas, propose new projects and enjoy the beaches and the 5,000 year history of an island in the heart of the Aegean Sea.
We will do our best to assist you materialize your project in:
Music Composition, Video Art, Animation, Silent Film, Installations, Projection Mapping, Time-lapse, Performance Art, etc.
Following the initial ten-day acquaintance period (late August 2019), participants can work together for a year and present finished projects in Naxos during July and August 2020, as well as in Boston during the 2020-2021 season.
In the course of the August 2019 residency participating artists, composers and instrumentalists are encouraged to present their work during scheduled activities which include:
- Daily meetings and presentations (10:00 am - 1:00 pm and 7:00 - 10:00 pm)
- Evening concerts, events, projects in towns and villages on the island
- Masterclasses
- Chamber music rehearsals of works from the 17th to the 21st century (participants choose the repertory)
- Discussion and analysis of 20th century works
- Instrumental demonstrations
- And more
Bring your works, your instrument, your film, your ideas for a project to work together with peers.
The meetings are free and open to all who wish to be active participants or spectators.
Should you be interested to participate please send an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To propose a new project, please fill out the Project Description Form.
We are available to discuss any issue related to your project.
Please let us know if you need help organizing your trip to Naxos and/or finding accommodations.
All events are free to the public.
15 sculptors and 20 composers, performers video artists and writers work together to transfigure a rural field scattered with marble sculptures.
Workshop for young sculptors and young composers
Musicians, artists and writers from Canada, U.S.A., Colombia, Switzerland, France, Greece, Germany, Finland and Taiwan.
Traditional musicians from the islands of Amorgos and Naxos meet and play together.
Panos Liaropoulos presents his work archiving Amorgos' traditional scene funded
by a Fulbright Foundation grant.
Workshop for young children.
Multiple events throughout the entire village. Backyards, terraces, walkways become performance stages.
Share your score and play with peers. All styles acceptable. Good company, plenty of food, drinks and desserts for the closing night of the 2019 Summer Meetings.
Performers:
Michel Cardin, theorbo [ bio ]
Alexandra Christodimou and Yannis Petridis, guitar duo [ bio ]
Thaleia Moutopoulou, soprano
Chrysostomos Kalogridakis, tenor
The Summer Meetings Instrumental Ensemble
Stanley Rosenzweig, trumpet
David Cole, trumpet
Lefteris Spetsakis, trumpet
Sam Di Cesare, trumpet
Jasmine Sloane, trombone
Alex Ramirez, saxophone
Nicola Cordahi, oboe
Janet Underhill, bassoon
Alexandros Tsimekas, klarino (traditional clarinet)
Giakoumis Gavras, traditional violin
Kyriakos Ispanopoulos, traditional violin
Giorgos Gavras, laouto
Petros Gounaris, guitar
Dimitris Kontos, percussion
Thanasis Koutsonas, percussion
Renata Petridi, kanoon & percussion
Dimitra Maragozzi, piano
Alexis Diamant, piano
Vianney Desvignes, piano
Kathleen Kalogeras, viola
Susanne Cordahi, cello
The Summer Meetings Vocal Ensemble
