GUITAR UNLIMITED - From classics to modern with Polis Charalambous and his guitar
Agrovino Wine Bar Lofou
Tickets: €10 in advance, €12 on the door. Doors: 7pm
Box Office: Agrovino Wine Bar Lofou: open daily except Tuesday, 1pm – 11pm. Contact: Dimitris, Tel: 99584871. Email: agrovino@cytanet.com.cy. Buy online: www.dailydealscy.com/event/guitar
Food &
Accommodation: Lofou Tavern is open from 12 noon with excellent
pre-concert meals; bookings advised. Tel: 25470202. The wine bar offers tasty
snacks from 7pm and in the interval. There are seven separate studios with a discount for concert-goers. Tel: 25470202.
Information: www.facebook.com/groups/musicinthemountainscyprus,
www.facebook.com/agrovinowines.
www.agrovino-lofou.com
From Vivaldi and Bach to Carlos Santana and
Flamenco Rumba, virtuoso classical guitarist
Polis Charalambous demonstrates the wide range of music he can produce from his
guitar. Presented by Music in the Mountains.
Programme:
Sir John Smith His Almain by John Dowland (1563 – 1626). English
or possibly Irish Renaissance composer lutenist, and singer.
Guitar Concerto in D major by Antonio
Vivaldi
(1678 – 1741). Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist,
teacher, impresario, and Roman Catholic priest.
Prelude BWV 999 from Cello
suite 1 BWV 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750).
German composer and musician of the late Baroque period and one of
the leading composers of all times.
Conierto Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 – 1999).
Famous Spanish composer who completely lost his
sight at the age of three after contracting diphtheria.
Vals Op.
8
No. 4 by
Agustín
Barrios Mangoré and Nitsuga (1885 – 1944). A Paraguayan virtuoso
classical guitarist and composer, largely regarded as one of the greatest
performers and most prolific composers for the guitar.
Preludios Americanos No 3 El Campo by Abel
Carlevaro
(1916 – 2001). A classical guitar composer and teacher born in Montevideo,
Uruguay. He established a new school of instrumental technique, incorporating a
fresh approach to seating and playing the guitar, based on anatomical
principles.
Flamenco improvisation on
Rhumba. Flamenco Rhumba is a very dynamic flamenco rhythm and offers
many chances to guitar players to demonstrate various techniques as
well as rhythmic and more romantic phrases.
Some great songs from the international
repertoire will be presented with Polis demonstrating
his unique
voice and guitar skill.
Polis Charalambous (guitar) comes from a musical family with a
history of at least 300 years. He studied at first with the Hellenic Odeon of
Athens gaining harmony, counterpoint and fugue specialisation diplomas as well
as classical guitar and modern singing ones. Then he gained the ATCL classical
guitar diploma of the Trinity College of UK and he is a Fellow of the University
of West London through London College of Music. He has enjoyed a career of 50
years as a hotel entertainer and 40 years as a classical guitar teacher and
Director of the Paphos Academy of Fine Arts. For the last 5 years he has also
produced large-scale music compositions, including Oratorios and Operas, which
have been staged successfully several times. He is married to Lida and has two
children: Stephanie who is a piano teacher and Alexis who is a violin teacher;
both trained in Bulgaria.
Agrovino
Wine Bar Lofou:
The venue was established in Lofou in 2015 and offers
a large
selection of Cypriot wines, spirits, fresh juices, beers, coffees and a small
snack menu including pizza, platters and salad etc. It is open from 1pm daily, except Tuesdays, and is a wonderfully
atmospheric venue for live music. Tel: 99584871.
Lofou Tavern: Diners
can choose from Cypriot cuisine, with well-known
authentic Cypriot delicacies, as well as the a la
carte menu, and combine it with wonderful Cypriot wine.
It is open
all day: 12noon - 9pm with excellent pre-concert meals; bookings advised. Tel:
25470202.
Agrovino Studios: There are seven
separate studios, each with its own unique character with accommodate
for 2 people up to 5 people. All accommodation has kitchen,
heating and internet. Tel: 25470202.
Agrovino is a village complex comprising of a separate tavern, wine bar and accommodation, each within walking distance,
that combines Cypriot hospitality and traditional architecture
and cuisine. Mr.
Costas was the first resident of the village to set up a business in
Lofou,
since the village was abandoned in the old days,
with the opening of the tavern in 1992. With his passion and hard work, as
well as with the help of his large family, he managed in a few years to make
the tavern famous both locally and
internationally. If you are looking for a landscape with a rich
architectural character and history, then Lofou is the perfect destination. Visit www.agrovino-lofou.com for details.
Lofou: The village is located to the north-west of Limassol, just
26Km from the city. It is on an average altitude of 780 meters
and surrounded by the neighbouring communities of Pera Pedi to the north
(around 6.5Km) and Agios Therapon to the southwest (about 4.5Km).
Starting from the Troodos round-about and moving north,
after passing the community of Alassa, head northwest, following the signs to
Lofou and Agios Therapon. The route from Limassol takes about half an hour by
car.
Music in the Mountains was created in 2005 in order to present a wide range of high-quality
concerts in all musical genres in the mountain villages in the Limassol region
including Lania, Lofou, Trimiklini, Moniatis, Silikou and Omodos.
