WASHINGTON, DC – Greek News USA
The Hellenic Society Prometheas in cooperation with AHEPA Chapter 31 are presenting the Concert “Cyprus ’74 – Songs of Anger and Pain (Τραγούδια Οργής και Πόνου)– Music by Dimitris Papapostolou” on the occasion of the 50th dark Anniversary of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus.
The event will take place on Saturday, October 5, at 6:00 p.m. at the Frosene Hall of Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, DC, followed by a reception.
The concert will feature music by the late composer Dimitris Papapostolou (1943 – 2019) performed by the Spyros Koliavasilis Music Ensemble and vocalist Maria Anastasi – Paschalidis.
“My late brother, Dimitris Papapostolou, who in 1974 was in Washington, D.C., deeply touched by the Cyprus tragedy, put to music poems written by fellow students. The songs were released on LP, the proceeds from the sale of which he donated to the Cyprus Fund for the relief of the Cypriot refugees”, notes his sister, Magdalene Kantartzi, inviting everyone to attend.
The event is sponsored by the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations and the Pancyprians of Metropolitan Washington.
