Center for Early Music | Athens Conservatoire
& Schola Cantorum Sancti Pauli of Athens 

Siger| Athens 2017 - 2022

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Founded in 2015 by Aris Christofellis and Dimitris Kountouras, The Centre for Early Music (CEM), a unique of its kind in Greek musical education, aims to promote the study of Early Music in Greece. The Centre provides numerous courses on vocal solo and ensemble music, Renaissance choir (founded by Iason Marmaras), historical flutes and recorders, baroque violin, harpsichord and basso continuo. Moreover, lectures on topics such as medieval notation, literature and poetry, humanism and music are also included in the Centre’s educational activities. The Centre’s Early Music Ensemble also performs concerts of medieval, renaissance and baroque music. The students, the teachers, and well-known guest artists, create a vibrant atmosphere in various locations collaborating with venues such as the Greek National Opera and Athens Megaron Concert Hall, the French and Dutch Institutes of Greece, while it has recorded for the National Greek Radio.