Program

ORGAN & MUSIC FESTIVAL RHODES
Church of St. Francis

All concerts at 8:00 pm – Admission free

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4 October 2022 | Organ Recital

Matteo Francesco Golizio, organ (Italy)

In collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Athens.

6 October 2022 | Voice, Choir and Organ Recital

Rania Panagiotou, soprano (Athens, Greece)

Chris Paraskevopoulos, organ (Athens, Greece)

Vocal Ensemble and Mandolin orchestra of the City of Petaludes

Flora Pelekanou, conductor(Rhodes, Greece)

8 October 2022 | Organ Recital

Stelios Daniilidis, organ (Athens, Greece)

9 October 2022 | Organ Recital

Eleni Keventsidou, organ (London United Kingdom – Athens Greece)

HOLY LAND PIPE ORGAN WEEKS
All concerts are at 6:00 pm – Admission free

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Tel Aviv – Yafo

Nazareth

Jerusalem

Bethlehem

Mészáros Zsolt Máté (Hungary) | Organ

Nazareth, 31 October 2022, Basilica of the Annunciation
Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1 November 2022, Church of St. Peter (Old Jaffa)
Jerusalem, 3 November 2022, Church of St. Saviour (New Gate)
Bethlehem, 4 November 2022, Church of St. Catherine at Nativity

In collaboration with the Embassy of Hungary in Tel Aviv and the Representative Office of Hungary in Ramallah

Cosimo Prontera (Italy) | Organ – Giuliana Mettini (Italy) | Soprano
Tel Aviv-Yafo, 8 November 2022, Church of St. Peter (Old Jaffa)

In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv.

Cristina Struta (Romania) | Organ

Nazareth, 9 November 2022, Basilica of the Annunciation
Jerusalem, 10 November 2022, Church of St. Saviour (New Gate)
Bethlehem, 11 November 2022, Church of St. Catherine at Nativity

In collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute.

Giulio Mercati (Italy) | Organ

Tel Aviv-Yafo, 15 November 2022, Church of St. Peter (Old Jaffa)
Nazareth, 16 November 2022, Basilica of the Annunciation
Jerusalem, 17 November 2022, Church of St. Saviour (New Gate)
Bethlehem, 18 November 2022, Church of St. Catherine at Nativity

In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv and the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa.

HAIFA PIPE ORGAN SEASON – Hecht Museum Auditorium

In cooperation with “Organ lovers in Israel at the Treasures of the Jewish Music Association.”

All concerts at 11:00 am.

28.10.22 Yuval Rabin (Israel)

11.11.22 Karel Martinek (Czech Republic) – In collaboration with Czech Center – Tel Aviv

09.12.22 Yuval Rabin (Israel) – 200 Hundred years for C. Franck

13.01.23 Alessandro Bianchi (Italy) – In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute – Haifa

10.02.23 James Welch (USA)

10.03.23 Zsolt Garai (Romania) – In collaboration with the Romanian Cultural Institute

14.04.23 Rodolfo Bellatti (Italy) In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute – Haifa

12.05.23  Monty Benet (USA)

09.06.23 Yuval Rabin (Israel)

Tickets: 60 shekels

Annual subscriptions: 250 shekels

ORGAN & MUSIC FESTIVAL SYRIA 2022

Day-by-day programs (click here)

Friday 4  November at 6:00 pm:

DAMASCUS: Church of St. Paul in Bab Touma (Deir El Kabir)

Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679 – 1745): Missa Omnium Sanctorum. Ensemble Classica conducted by Missak Baghboudarian

Monday 7 November at 8:00 pm:

DAMASCUS: Damascus Opera House

Classical organ recital by Juan De La Rubia (Spain)

Thursday 10 November at 8:00 pm:

DAMASCUS: Damascus Opera House

Great concert for organ and orchestra with Silvio Celeghin (Italy) and the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Missak Baghboudarian

Saturday 12 November at 5:00 pm:

DAMASCUS: Church of Sant’Anthony in Salhieh

Chamber music with organ and other instruments, Silvio Celeghin (Italy), organ

Monday 14 November at 8:00 pm:

DAMASCUS: Damascus Opera House

Organ improvisation on classical, pop, and Syrian melodies by Michael Koller(Austria)

Thursday 17 November at 7:00 pm:

LATAKIA: Church of the Sacred Heart:

Organ improvisation by Michael Koller (Austria) on “Passion and Resurrection of Christ” from the silent film The King of Kings (1927): world first Arabic translation of captions.

Saturday 19 November at 7:30 pm:

ALEPPO: Church of St. Francis

Classical organ recital by Michael Koller (Austria); with the participation of the “Ensemble Classica”.

SOL FESTIVAL (Semaine de l’Orgue au Liban | Lebanese Pipe Organ Week)

19 – 26 March 2023

All concerts start at 8 p.m. Admission free

Musicians and day-by-day programs (click here)

Sunday, 19 March
BEIRUT | National Evangelical Church
AXEL FLIERL (Germany), organ and GEORG HIEMER (Germany) trumpet
In collaboration with the German Embassy in Lebanon

Tuesday, 21 March
MAYSSRAH | Church of St. Elie – Carmelite monastery
film-concert “THE KING OF KINGS” (1927): a silent film on the Passion of Christ
ANTONIO DI DEDDA (Italy), organ improvisation and musical commentary
In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut

Wednesday, 22 March
BEIRUT Gemmaizeh | Collège des Frères, Sacré-Coeur
ANTONIO DI DEDDA (Italy), organ
In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut

Thursday, 23 March
AJALTOUN | Church of Mar Zakhia
Concert of the OUTSTANDING ORGAN STUDENTS of the Notre Dame University School of Music
In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut

Friday, 24 March
BEIRUT Kantary | Church of St. Elie
Hymnos Vocal Ensemble (Philokalia Institute), conducted by SISTER MARANA SAAD (Lebanon)
VICTOR CONTRERAS (Mexico), organ

Saturday, 25 March – event for the National Feast of the Annunciation
BEIRUT | American University of Beirut (AUB) Assembly Hall
Les Solistes de Beyrouth conducted by FERNANDO AFARA (Lebanon)
YVES LAFARGUE (France), organ
In collaboration with the French Embassy in Lebanon

Sunday, 26 March
ZOUK MOSBEH | Church of the Notre Dame de Louaize monastery –
REV. PEDRO ALBERTO SÁNCHEZ (Spain), organ and CHRISTELLE NJEIM (Lebanon), percussions
In collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in Lebanon

Terra Santa College & Terra Sancta Organ Festival

in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Amman

present the

film-concert

“THE KING OF KINGS” (1927)

a silent film on the Passion of Christ

with a musical performance by

FAUSTO CAPORALI (Italy),
organ improvisation and musical commentary

Amman – Terra Santa Cultural Center

Thursday, 16 March 2023 at 7:00 pm

Admission Free