New York, April 28, 29: Xarhakos benefit concerts

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Originally From: stephania@goarch.org

Banquet in Honor of Maestros Stavros Xarhakos and Dino Anagnost

Tuesday, April 28, 1998,7:30 p.m. at the St. Regis Hotel, New York City

Concert by the State Orchestra of Hellenic Music

Conducted By Stavros Xarhakos

Wednesday, April 29, 1998, 7:30 p.m. at New York's Carnegie Hall

Gennadeion Benefit: To benefit the Gennadius Library and celebrate the legacy of Hellenism to the world of music, famed composer Stavros Xarhakos will debut at Carnegie Hall on April 29, 1998, conducting the State Orchestra of Hellenic Music with his composition, "Ode: A Musical Journey through Hellenism." A dinner the night before at the St. Regis will honor Maestro Xarhakos as well as Maestro Dino Anagnost, Music Director and Conductor of the famed "Little Orchestra Society" at Lincoln Center.

The State Orchestra of Hellenic Music, founded in 1994 under the inspirational leadership of Maestro Xarhakos, focuses on Greek music from Byzantine times to the present. Proceeds will benefit the Gennadius Library in Athens, a treasure house of books and archives dedicated to the preservation of Hellenism.

For further information please contact:
http://www.hellenicguide.com/gennadius

The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
6-8 Charlton St.
Princeton, NJ 08540-5232
Tel. 609-683-0800
Fax 609-924-0578

Theodora Lee Corsell, Event Producer, at 212-683-4653.

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