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From: Ed Emery <[log in to unmask]>
The Fourth International Conference on
"RESEARCHING REBETIKO: PRESENT PROJECTS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS "
Island of Hydra, 13-17th October 2004
Theme: "ROADS and MODES, TAXIMIA and MAQAMS"
Registration for the full weekend: £30
Website: www.geocities.com/HydraGathering
Enquiries: [log in to unmask]
>> LIST OF SPEAKERS <<
[In Alphabetical Order. All speakers and titles to be confirmed]
PAUL ASTIN of Los Angeles, USA: "On the Sideroad: The use of passing
tones and other extra-modal devices in the improvised taximia of Markos
Vamvakaris' 1930s recordings" [In English]
ALI FUAT AYDIN of Izmir, Turkey: "An account of fieldwork researching the
zeibekiko in Turkey." [In English, with notes pre-circulated]
GRIGORIS BAYIOKAS of Thessaloniki, Greece: "A Social Psychology Approach
to Rebetiko Song in Thessaloniki in the Period 1936-40, and its Influences
down to the Present Day" [In Greek]
CAHIT BAYLAV of London, UK: A contribution on modal music. [In English]
MARC DUBIN of London, UK: "Considerations in the Compilation of a Rebetika
CD" [In English]
ED EMERY of the Institute of Rebetology [London]: "Ces notes autres que le
ton et le demi-ton: The '30 Melodies of Greece and the Orient' collected
by Bourgault-Ducoudray " [In English]
PAVLOS EREVNIDIS of Athens, Greece: "The Musical Technique of Rebetiko
Instrumentalists: differences and similarities with practices in Istanbul"
[In English]
KYRIAKOS GOUVENTAS of Thessaloniki, Greece: "The Violin in the Anatolian
tradition" [In English]
KYRIAKOS GOUVENTAS of Thessaloniki, Greece: A small concert recital of the
Collected Songs of Bourgault-Ducoudray: "30 Melodies of Greece and the
Orient".
GAIL HOLST-WARHAFT of Cornell University, USA: "Further on the Amanedhes"
[In English]
KRINI KAFIRIS of Athens, Greece: "Further on a Filmography of Rebetiko"
[In English] [Not confirmed]
GEORGE KYRIAKIDIS of Melbourne, Australia: a teleconference presentation
on the subject of his vintage Turconi Laterna. An invitation has also
been extended to the people who wrote the wonderful laterna article at
kalan.com. [In English]
JASON MELISSINOS of Athens, Greece: a Shadow Theatre presentation entitled
"Karaghiozis o sfoungaras" ("Karaghiozis the Spongefisher"), in honour of
the traditional industry of the island of Hydra.
HADASS PAL-YARDEN of Istanbul Technical University, Turkey: "Contemporary
Practice of Traditional Jewish-Spanish Music Repertoire in Turkey: Citing
the continuous Turkish and Greek influences" [In English]
NIKOS POLITIS of Athens, Greece: A paper on Amanedhes. [Title t.b.a.]
GERHARD STEINGRESS of University of Seville, Spain: "Sociological
Similarities between the Worlds of Flamenco and Rebetiko" [In English]
HUGO STROETBAUM of University of Nijmegen, Holland "Never heard of Doctor
J. K. Sutherland, ud-player and makam-specialist from Flint, Michigan....?
[In English]
MADELYN TAYLOR of California, USA: A dance workshop on "Dance modes of
Greece and Anatolia" [In English]
KAROLOS TSAKIRIAN of Piraeus, Greece. Invited to speak on his life and
times as an instrument-maker "Made by Hand - Played by Heart: The Life of
an Instrument-Maker" [In English]
CHRISTOS TSIAMOULIS of Athens, Greece: will give a talk based on work that
he is doing at the Odeion Athinon. He will give a detailed exposition of
the theory of roads and modes, and will conduct a workshop looking at how
they work in practice. [In Greek and English]
ALSO: a CERTAIN MUSICIAN from Athens has been asked to do a repeat of a
very special session on "Understanding the Tsifteteli"...
As regards musicians for our Saturday Night Concert, STELIOS VAMVAKARIS
and his band have indicated that they would like to come and play. Watch
this space!
For those who have requested MUSIC LESSONS with Greek teachers, we are
negotiating with the MUSEUM OF FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS in Athens, to do a
day of instrumental workshops on the Wednesday before the Conference
starts (13 October 2004). If you want to join these, please let me know.
REGISTRATION FORMS available at www.geocities.com/HydraGathering
You may also be interested in our regular monthly "Rebetiko @ SOAS"
Seminars, held at SOAS, London on the last Friday of every month from
6.00pm to 9.00pm.
All inquiries to: [log in to unmask]
3.ix.04
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