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Performer Information

Mary Meimaraki

Μαίρη Μεϊμαράκη

Pianist

Mary Meimaraki [Μαίρη Μεϊμαράκη] (1927–2019) was a Greek pianist and music teacher, born in Jerusalem. She moved to Athens in 1953 with her first husband, Georgios K. Savvidis, an educator at Athens College. In 1963, she married the renowned Greek poet Nikos Karouzos, becoming the custodian of his intellectual property after his passing in 1990. Known in publishing circles as Mary Meimaraki-Karouzou, she played a vital role in preserving Karouzos’ literary legacy. She passed away in Athens in 2019 at the age of 92.

Source: Lifo & Wikipedia

Performances
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1
November 21, 1958
Parnassos Literary Society Hall
N/A
Parnassos Literary Society
Litsa Psatheri (mezzo-soprano), Mary Meimaraki (piano)
N/A
Song of the Psalms (Second Movement only - arranged by the composer for piano and voice)
Works
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Work Page
1
YSC39
Song of the Psalms

Three Psalms for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra.

6A

3323 – 4331, Timpani, Percussion (Tubular Bells in Bb and Eb, Cymbals, Bass Drum), Harp, Strings, Mezzo-Soprano

References
  1. Theodore Antonopoulos, “Mia proti matia sto prosopiko arheio tou poiiti Nikou Karouzou [Μια πρώτη ματιά στο προσωπικό αρχείο του ποιητή Νίκου Καρούζου]," Lifo, November 15, 2022, https://www.lifo.gr/culture/vivlio/mia-proti-matia-sto-prosopiko-arheio-toy-poiiti-nikoy-karoyzoy.
  2. Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 33
  3. Mikela Hartoulari, “Mi lismonei tin egrigorsi,” Efimerida ton Syntakton, February 27, 2015, https://www.efsyn.gr/nisides/o-logos-stoys-syggrafeis/17060_mi-lismonei-tin-egrigorsi.
  4. “Αλέξιος Γ. Κ. Σαββίδης,” Wikipedia, last modified March 13, 2024, https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Αλέξιος_Γ.Κ._Σαββίδης.