We are delighted to invite you to the concert of the Fausto Sierakowski Trio, taking place on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Traverso Art Theatre in Thessaloniki.
Fausto Sierakowski Trio
A saxophonist of French origin, Fausto Sierakowski has called Greece home since 2016. In the winter of 2020, he met Panagiotis Kaitatzis and Stratis Skourkeas in Athens, and since then they have been collaborating on original compositions inspired by the traditional music of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Through a minimal yet flexible instrumentation, their music travels from the vibrant rhythmic patterns of the Balkans and the repertoire of the zourna to more contemplative songs and the diverse atmospheres of Eastern modal traditions, where the musicians often move freely through improvisation.
The programme features both original compositions and pieces drawn from traditional and classical repertoires.
Previous International Performances: Windcraft Festival (Cyprus), Errichetta Festival (Italy), Camerata Figarella (France)
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op2-D-m1w9c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDRXX4vr0k
The Artists
Fausto Sierakowski
Fausto Sierakowski was born in Paris in 1988 and grew up in Rome. In 2009, he earned a Diploma in Classical Saxophone from the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, and in 2012 completed a Master's Degree in Contemporary Improvisation at the New England Conservatory.
During his years in the United States and until his return to Europe in 2014, he performed and recorded with musicians such as Matt Moran, Anthony Coleman, Joe Morris, Matt Darriau, Satoshi Takeshi, Hayden Chisholm and Axel Dörner.
In 2016, he moved to Greece to study Classical Ottoman Music and Oud with Evgenios Voulgaris. Since then, he has performed with the ensembles of Evgenios Voulgaris and Giannis Dionysiou, while also participating in several projects, including the Fausto Sierakowski Trio (with Panagiotis Kaitatzis and Stratis Skourkeas) and People of the Wind (with Alexandros Rizopoulos and James Wylie).
Panagiotis Kaitatzis
Panagiotis Kaitatzis is a graduate of the Music School of Mytilene and holds a degree from the Department of Folk and Traditional Music of the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus. He also completed postgraduate studies in Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
His oud teachers include Kyriakos Tapakis, Thomas Konstantinou, Haig Yazdjian, Antonis Apergis and Alkis Paspatis.
He taught at the Music School of Pallini (2019–2021) and the Music School of Chios (2021–2022), and since 2021 has been teaching oud at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory.
Stratis Skourkeas
Stratis Skourkeas was born and raised on the island of Lesvos. He graduated from the Department of Folk and Traditional Music of the Technological Educational Institute of Arta.
He has devoted much of his musical research to the traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean, attending percussion seminars with internationally acclaimed percussionist Zohar Fresco as well as distinguished Greek musicians such as Vangelis Karipis. He has also studied Modal and Folk Music Theory with Nikos Andrikos, focusing on the urban repertoire of the interwar period and Ottoman music.
Since 2006, he has participated in numerous concerts in Greece and abroad, collaborating with important representatives of traditional and art music. Alongside his performing career, he is actively involved in recording projects and music documentaries. Since 2012, he has been teaching percussion traditions of Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Traverso
Traverso – Workshop for Applied Performing Arts has kept its doors open since 1996 to artistic collaborations and creative encounters that foster participation, empowerment, interaction and dialogue, proposing new ways of experiencing art and life within the city.
Event Information
Suggested arrival time: 20:30 – Welcome gathering and serving of drinks (wine and herbal tea)
Concert starts: 21:30
Ticket price: €10 (includes wine or herbal tea)
Address: 8 Spartis Street, Faliro, Thessaloniki
Production: AMKE olipoli – Community of Music Practice & Research
Information: info@olipoli.gr | +30 6984383153
Limited seating available.
We look forward to welcoming you!
