In the historical building of the Old Parliamentary House ("Vouleftiko") in Nafplio, for yet another time, the "Nafplio - Artiva 8th International Choral Festival" takes place, from November 10th to November 13th 2022, organized by the Municipality of Nafplio and DOPPAT, in collaboration with ARTIVA Cultural Management & Advertising, under the artistic direction of the conductor-maestro Theodossis Antoniades. Organized since 2015 in Nafplio, it is a leading artistic event, an institution now.
The festival has also a competition character, while it maintains the free participation of choruses, as applied in the previous years. More than 25 remarkable choruses from Greece and Cyprus are taking part in this year's artistic and competition program of the festival. during the four days of the festival, more than six hundred choristers and over a thousand visitors will be in Nafplio, who will enjoy the great celebration of choral singing! The festival will be graced with the presence of well-known conductors and personalities from the field of music, while the jury of the Competition Festival is graced by prominent personalities of the choral art.
The organizational and artistic level of the Festival is very high and combined with the charm and beauty of the city of Nafplio, the "Nafplio - Artiva International Choral Festival" is one of the best in Greece.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 at 20:00 - in the "Vouleftiko" Hall
Artistic Program - Opening event
Musical event related to the Festival, entitled: "Asia Minor - Trilogy of Hellenism - Memorial Oratorio".
Unit I - Palm Sunday
Unit II - The Passions of Hellenism
Unit III - Virgin Mary and refugee flow
Participating: the Municipal Choir of Nafplion -Mixed Polyphonic Ensemble, the "Symphony" Women's Vocal Ensemble of Nafplion and the Chorus of Musical Culture of Nea Kios.
Poetry: Odysseus Elytis
Lyrics - texts & original music: Theodossios Antoniadis
Friday, November 11th 2022 at 20:00
Free Program
"Byzantine and Traditional Echoes" Choir
Municipal Choir of Epidaurus
Vocal Ensemble of the Municipality of Larnaca
Choir of Tripoli
Saturday, November 12th 2022
At 14:00
Competition Program
Children - Youth Choir of "Athena" Conservatory
Choir of the University of Western Attica
"Vox Fortis" Vocal Ensemble
"Harmony" Vocal Ensemble
"Seven-stringed lyre" Mixed Choir
At 20:00
Free Program
Children - Youth Choir of "Athena" Conservatory
Choir of the University of Western Attica
"Thomas Flaginis" mixed Choir of Corfu
"Seven-stringed lyre" Mixed Choir
"Cantus Novus" Mixed Choir
Sunday, November 13th 2022
Free Program
At 20:00
Children's Choir of Greek-English Education
Choir of European Music of the Siatistas Music School
Youth Choir of the Contemporary Corinthian Conservatory - Nemea Municipality Children's Choir (joint program)
At 13:30
Announcement of the choir's competition results.
At 14:00
"Moraitis" Adult School Choir
At 18:00
Choir workshop "Iamvos"
Choir of Parents and Friends of HAN Nice
"La Vita" Tripoli Women's Choir
End of the Choral Festival
The Venue
"Vouleftiko" Nafplio
Entrance
Admission for the public is free to the concerts of the choirs' free (not artistic) program.
Artistic Director
Τheodossios Antoniadis
Information
Information and declarations of participation in the e-mail: artivafestival@gmail.com
Τ. +30 693 6774018
Did you know that?
The Artiva International Chorus Festival, has returned this year after a year's pause due to the pandemic, while always complies with all necessary protection measures for participants.
In the previous years of the Festival, more than 165 choruses from Greece, Cyprus and abroad have participated and more than 11,000 choral singers and visitors have visited the city of Nafplio during the days of the Festival, most of whom stay in hotels of Nafplio and Tolo.
This is now the eighth event, that has become an institution.
