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Calliope Tsoupaki: Vesper

Friday, 6 June 2025   |   19:00 - 20:00

Calliope Tsoupaki: Vesper

Vesper (2018) by Calliope Tsoupaki: “Prayer–wish” for a better world performed by AUK chamber choir under Alfrun Schmid in KlankKleurFestival.

  • Composer(s) Calliope Tsoupaki
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Vesper
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra AUK chamber choir, Alfrun Schmid conductor
Date
Jun 06 2025
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Time
19:00 - 20:00
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Location
Amsterdam, Splendor
Amsterdam, Splendor
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116, 1011 LX Amsterdam
Website https://www.splendoramsterdam.com

Calliope Tsoupaki makes music that has a mood of timelessness. Her objective is expressing the essence as simply and clearly as possible. In her compositions she uses elements of early and contemporary music as well as the music of Greece and the Middle East. Combing these aspects, she skillfully creates a completely personal style.

Calliope Tsoupaki (Piraeus, Greece, 1963) is a Greek-Dutch composer based in Amsterdam.
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