The third Cretan Mandolin Festival 2013 opens its doors on July 9. The festival which has been held annually only the last few years, has already its own public and is becoming more and more successful every year.
This fact gives hope and courage to the organizers to continue their efforts aiming at the creation of an international mandolin festival which will take place in Crete.
Here is the schedule of this year’s festival:
Monday, July 8, 2013
Mandolin Competition “Mandolin Grand Prix”
Mandolin Nights
Musicians Without Borders
First Part: Michalis Kontaxakis
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Mandolin Competition “Mandolin Grand Prix”
Second Part: Vaggelis Alexakis
Mandolin Nights
Tribute to the Anogian School
1980-2013
Miltiades Skoulas, Yiorgis Vrentzos, Menelaos Ntayantas, Xaris Fasoulas
Presentation, Texts by Petros Kalomoiris
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
The Plucked String & Bow Instruments Ensemble of Crete inaugurates its new venue and presents its new program of concerts which bears the title “Let’s talk about the moon.” The ensemble will present the awards to the winners of the mandolin competition Mandolin Grand Prix.
Organisation-Curation: Plucked String & Bow Instruments Ensemble of Crete
Artistic Direction: Michail Marakomichelakis
Under the Auspices of the Municipality of Malevizi
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