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DATE and TIME |
PLACE |
Sunday, January 7, 2024
Orpheus Vasilopita - Νύχτα στη Μύκονο
Saint Nectarios Church,
Palatine, IL
5:00-11:00 p.m. (event will run on time!)
5:00 p.m. Appetizers. 6:00 p.m. Dinner
Please
fill out the following reservation form so that you can
assist us in keeping track of all RSVPs.
Please RSVP by
January 3rd.
Note a
reservation is not complete until a payment has been
received.
Pricing
Adults $65
(early bird until December 7, $70 after)
Children $35 (4-12 and under, 1-3
free)
You can pay using the paypal link below or mail
your check payment at
606 Greendale Rd
Glenview, IL
60025
Check payments can be submitted in person during
Orpheus practices
*
For paypal payments that have a mix of adult and Children
payments, select the adult option and click 'Add to Cart',
specify the adult number of rsvp, then come back to the
Orpheus page and select the Children oprion and click 'Add
to Cart' again.
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Save the Date for Sunday, January 7th for the 'Νυχτα στη
Μυκονο' (Night in Mykonos) event which will again
feature musicians from Greece and our local Chicago musical
friends along with plenty of food,
dancing, performances!
It will be a fitting start of
the year as Orpheus celebrates 35 years filled with Hellenic
traditions and customs.
See below the amazing lineup
of musicians that will be featured at the Orpheus Vasilopita
event:
Directly from the island of Mykonos-Greece, Yannis and Maria Asimomytis
(tsabouna, toumbaki).
The second brother-sister duo,
Izaki and Sophia Metropoulos (violin,
Laouto, vocals).
The multi-talented couple
of Eve Monzigo and George Lawer (santouri,
clarinet, saxophone, percussion)
Our friends, Petar Aleksiev-Usmivkata and Angel
Zhekov-Frangata (Thracian gaeda and kaval)
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Orpheus is proud to host the
dynamic brother-sister duo
from the island of Mykonos
Yannis and Maria Asimomytis
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 Yiannis
Asimomytis was born and raised on the island of
Mykonos. He is one of the youngest tsabouna players on the
island of Mykonos and is determined to preserve the musical
traditions of his birthplace.
Despite dealing with
various health issues since he was seven months old, Yannis'
passion and love for the traditions of Mykonos pushed him to
want to play the tsabouna (the Greek folk wind instrument
belonging to the bagpipe family). He started playing the
tsabouna when he was eighteen years old—relatively old, as
he admits.
After getting cleared by his doctor to play
the tsabouna, it was slow going at first, but with the
encouragement of some local tsabouna players (Panagiotis
Koukas, Lefteris Sikiiotis), he kept going, and soon started
playing at festivals and local gatherings. Yanni admits he
has a hard time following and learning the notes, but he
wanted to play with his heart, and the tsabouna was a good
match for his self-taught (free-spirited) style of playing.
Since 2008, he has played in numerous events around Mykonos
and the Aegean Islands, and he was proud to play the
tsabouna and represent the island of Mykonos in 2011 and
2012 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels.
Yanni keenly believes in keeping traditions alive and wants
to inspire younger generations to play the local musical
instruments of Mykonos.
He heartily believes that the
tsaboua had, has, and will forever have a place in Mykonos
and will always honor the traditions and values of our past.
Complete bio and story at the
mykonospost.gr site (translated
link) |
 Maria
Asimomyti was born and raised on the island of
Mykonos. As a child, she loved music, and during her school
years, she strove to learn to play several different musical
instruments, including the guitar, the baglamadaki, and the
toumbaki (small drum).
Music was her hobby and a way to
escape from everyday life. When she started high school,
Maria learned to play the toumbaki in the company of her
brother, Yanni, who at the time was learning to play the
tsambouna (a Greek folk wind instrument belonging to the
bagpipe family).
Yanni motivated Maria to learn to play
the toumbaki so she could accompany him while he played the
tsabouna. The tumbaki gives rhythm to the tsabouna.
They
started playing at home and then went on to play together at
various festivals.
Maria commented, "The funniest thing
is that my brother and I used to fight all the time. But
when we play music, we put aside our differences and enjoy
playing music together."
Complete bio and story at the
mykonospost.gr site (translated
link) |
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In addition ...we are equally
excited to welcome back a few of our favorite Chicago based
musicians, Eve Monzingo (clarinet, santouri, saxophone),
George Lawler (percussion) Izaki Metropoulos (violin,
vocals), Sophia Metropoulos (laouto, vocals), Petar Aleksiev
(gaeda, Thracian bagpipe), Angel Zhekov (kaval) |
As you can tell the
upcoming event
promises to be a truly memorable and
unique musical experience! |
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