New York.- On March 30th at the Long Island City Auditorium, the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York presented a concert, “The Spirit of Liberty” by Panayiotis Karousos. The concert was in honor of the Archbishop of America Demetrios.“The Spirit of Liberty” was interpreted by the Astoria Symphony Orchestra and the Queensborough Choir conducted by maestro Silas Huff. The choir, prepared by chorus master Dr. Sheila Schonbrun, sung in Greek, and the virtuoso trombone soloist was Gregory Briggler.
After the performance of the symphonic poem “The Spirit of Liberty”, Archbishop Demetrios asked composer Panayotis Karousos to stand up and then proceeded to thank him for his work. He acclaimed “The Spirit of Liberty” as a marvelous work that was reminiscent of the bolero of Ravel in the terms of a repetitive motive, and was also a very smart combination between the brass and the woodwind instruments of the orchestra. Archbishop’s continued to analyze Karousos music and said that we had the impression of the March parade of the people, this march of Liberty is the historical Hellenic road battles to freedom. He then spoke for the 1821 heroes of Greek Independence Day and the international meaning of the Greek Revolution. He finished his speech with Greek National issues of the Cypriot and Macedonian problems, and congratulated composer Mr. Panayoti Karousos for his “Spirit of Liberty” again.
Mr. Petros Galatoulas president of the Cultural Committee announced the dignitary guests from the Greek Government as deputies John Tragakis, Grigoris Niotis, Tonia Antoniou, Evgenios Haitides, Petros Mantouvalos, the General consuls of Greece Ekaterini Boura, Cyprus Martha Mavrommatis. The Ambassadors of Bosnia and Russia were among the guests. Also among the guests were John Rangos, Andrew Athens, Dinos Ralis, Gus James etc.
Panayoti Karousos symphonic poem “The Spirit of Liberty” is a celebrated hymn to freedom of humankind in spiritual as well as political levels. Hellenes were from the ancient times of Greece the people of Heroes and myths, from Achilles to Alexander the Great from Marcos Botsaris to Kolokotronis, from the Epos of 1821 to Epos 1940. The admiration of Greek heroes was a source of inspiration allover the world and in creation of the terminology of philhellenes, as Byron, Churchill, Roosevelt, Hugo and countless other politicians, artists, Scientists, that related it with anything involving nobles and heroism.
The symphonic poem is built up in the Do major, in the form of a march; sometimes a military march, sometimes a funeral march, but always grandiose and heroic. The work starts in a huge explosion as the big bang superposed by augmented 4ths.Karousos polyphonic and polytonal harmonic development related to the Pythagorean numerological system in addition to an influence of minimalism.
From this universal chaos comes “The Spirit of Liberty”, symbolized by the solo trombone playing the motive of liberty in a stings tremolo.In the rest of the long part of the work, we see all human struggles to establish freedom in the earth; war, slavery and liberty in a mortal battle of blind powers. “Death or Liberty” was the symbol of the Greek revolution of March 25th 1821. “Death or Liberty” sung the chorus in the last titanic coda of “The Spirit of Liberty”.
Panayote Karousos is a renowned Greek – Canadian composer. He presented the operas “Prometheus” and “Olympic Flame” with great success in Canada. His masterpiece “The Spirit of Liberty” is a symphonic poem presented in the presence of Pierre Trudeau. The “Olympic Symphony” was presented for Mount Olympus and along with the oratorio “The Song of the Nations” were sensational in the Montreal Notre Dame Basilica. The “Piano Concerto for Peace” was presented under UNESCO’s auspices for an audience of 5000 people in the Montreal Maurice Richard Arena.
After the performance of the symphonic poem “The Spirit of Liberty”, Archbishop Demetrios asked composer Panayotis Karousos to stand up and then proceeded to thank him for his work. He acclaimed “The Spirit of Liberty” as a marvelous work that was reminiscent of the bolero of Ravel in the terms of a repetitive motive, and was also a very smart combination between the brass and the woodwind instruments of the orchestra. Archbishop’s continued to analyze Karousos music and said that we had the impression of the March parade of the people, this march of Liberty is the historical Hellenic road battles to freedom. He then spoke for the 1821 heroes of Greek Independence Day and the international meaning of the Greek Revolution. He finished his speech with Greek National issues of the Cypriot and Macedonian problems, and congratulated composer Mr. Panayoti Karousos for his “Spirit of Liberty” again.
Mr. Petros Galatoulas president of the Cultural Committee announced the dignitary guests from the Greek Government as deputies John Tragakis, Grigoris Niotis, Tonia Antoniou, Evgenios Haitides, Petros Mantouvalos, the General consuls of Greece Ekaterini Boura, Cyprus Martha Mavrommatis. The Ambassadors of Bosnia and Russia were among the guests. Also among the guests were John Rangos, Andrew Athens, Dinos Ralis, Gus James etc.
Panayoti Karousos symphonic poem “The Spirit of Liberty” is a celebrated hymn to freedom of humankind in spiritual as well as political levels. Hellenes were from the ancient times of Greece the people of Heroes and myths, from Achilles to Alexander the Great from Marcos Botsaris to Kolokotronis, from the Epos of 1821 to Epos 1940. The admiration of Greek heroes was a source of inspiration allover the world and in creation of the terminology of philhellenes, as Byron, Churchill, Roosevelt, Hugo and countless other politicians, artists, Scientists, that related it with anything involving nobles and heroism.
The symphonic poem is built up in the Do major, in the form of a march; sometimes a military march, sometimes a funeral march, but always grandiose and heroic. The work starts in a huge explosion as the big bang superposed by augmented 4ths.Karousos polyphonic and polytonal harmonic development related to the Pythagorean numerological system in addition to an influence of minimalism.
From this universal chaos comes “The Spirit of Liberty”, symbolized by the solo trombone playing the motive of liberty in a stings tremolo.In the rest of the long part of the work, we see all human struggles to establish freedom in the earth; war, slavery and liberty in a mortal battle of blind powers. “Death or Liberty” was the symbol of the Greek revolution of March 25th 1821. “Death or Liberty” sung the chorus in the last titanic coda of “The Spirit of Liberty”.
Panayote Karousos is a renowned Greek – Canadian composer. He presented the operas “Prometheus” and “Olympic Flame” with great success in Canada. His masterpiece “The Spirit of Liberty” is a symphonic poem presented in the presence of Pierre Trudeau. The “Olympic Symphony” was presented for Mount Olympus and along with the oratorio “The Song of the Nations” were sensational in the Montreal Notre Dame Basilica. The “Piano Concerto for Peace” was presented under UNESCO’s auspices for an audience of 5000 people in the Montreal Maurice Richard Arena.
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