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ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)

Χορωδία της ΕΡΤ

Choir

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation

The ERT Choir was founded in 1977 by Manos Hadjidakis, who was the director of the Third Program of Radio at the time. It was established as the “Third Choir” in collaboration with Antonis Kontogeorgiou, who was the organizer and chief conductor. It soon became one of the best choirs in the country.

Its repertoire, which includes over 900 compositions, features works for choir and orchestra by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Bacalof, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bernstein, Brahms, Britten, Bruckner, Corette, Debussy, Dvořak, Elgar, Faure, Haydn, Holst, Janacek, Kancheli, Kodaly, Liszt, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Milhaud, Mozart, Orff, Pergolesi, Prokofiev, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich, Fl. Schmith, Schubert, Schumann, Scriabin, Stravinsky, Szymanowski, Taneyef, Verdi, and Vivaldi.

The choir has given special importance to premieres of Greek works, including compositions for choir and orchestra, a cappella choir compositions, and operas. Some of the operas in their repertoire are Aida (Verdi), Capuleti e Montecchi (Bellini), Norma (Bellini), Carmen (Bizet), Les Troyens (Berlioz), L’Orfeo (Monteverdi), Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), and others.

During the period 1993-94, under the direction of Mikis Theodorakis, the choir significantly increased its international activity, performing at various festivals and venues worldwide, including in Canada, the United States, Turkey, Tunisia, Cyprus, and China.

In 2004, the choir participated in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens. Moreover, in October 2007, it gave the inaugural concert at the Polytheater in Beijing as part of the cultural year of Greece in China.

Over the years, the ERT Choir has collaborated with renowned Greek and foreign conductors such as K. Masur, G. Menuhin, I. Fischer, M. Plasson, V. Askenazy, D. Kitajenko, and N. Marriner.

In recent years, the choir has been led by musical directors Dimitris Bouzanis, Dimitris Ktistakis, and Angeliki Ploka. The choir is currently directed by Michalis Pappetros.

Source: Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	November 12, 1976	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
2	November 13, 1976	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
3	November 18, 1976	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
4	November 20, 1976	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
5	December 2, 1976	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
6	January 8, 1977	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
7	February 5, 1977	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
8	February 9, 1977	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
9	February 12, 1977	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
10	February 24, 1977	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
11	March 2, 1977	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
12	March 8, 1977	Olympia Theatre - Greek National Opera (Olympia Municipal Music Theatre "Maria Callas")	Athens	Greece	N/A	Greek National Opera	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
13	July 14, 1977	Odeon of Herodes Atticus	Athens	Greece	Athens Festival	Greek National Opera, Athens Festival	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34
14	July 16, 1977	Odeon of Herodes Atticus	Athens	Greece	Athens Festival	Greek National Opera, Athens Festival	Choo Hoey (conductor), Dora Tsatsou-Symeonidi (choreographer), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Giorgos Kalantzopoulos (set designer, costume designer)	Greek National Opera Orchestra, ERT Choir (Hellenic Radio and Television)	Parable (a choreographic picture), Op. 34

Works

#	Cover Image	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Remarks	Work Page
1		YSC75	Parable	a choreographic picture	34	Piccolo, Flute, Tuba, Percussion I and II (Triangle, 3 Suspended Cymbals large, medium and small, Cymbals, Crotales, large Tam-Tam, 2 Gongs, large and small, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba, Tubular Bells, Claves, 2 Woodblocks, 5 Temple Blocks, Maracas, Tambourine, Bass Snare Drum without Snares, Bass Drum, Timpani 28″ & 25″), Tape (recorded at Ecole Normale Centre for Music Research), Choir (without words)		View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 93
"Χορωδία," ERT Music Ensembles, accessed August 19, 2024, https://mousikasynola.ert.gr/chorodia/
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011) , 159

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