Concert Details
| Title: | Lunchtime Concert St Leonard's Church Seaford. Chris Christodoulou-Bouzouki. Malgozata Czapar-Piano |
| Promoted by: | St. Leonard’s Church, Seaford |
| Time: | Saturday, 6 June 2015, at 1:00pm |
| Place: | St Leonard’s Church, Seaford |
| Description: | Chris Christodoulou was born in London of Greek Cypriot parents. He has been playing music since the age of seven, and became devoted to the Greek instrument the bouzouki. Having worked as a musician playing the folk music of Greece, Chris developed a desire to challenge the common association of the bouzouki with folk music and tavernas. This led him to gain qualifications in music theory. He then went on to study music at university in London, where he studied under the late Raenelda MacKie, and in 2012 achieved his Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Music Performance for which he is the first, anywhere in the world, to major in bouzouki. Chris did not part with his instrument, and whilst at university he worked hard on arranging and transcribing Western classical music for the bouzouki, resulting in several impressive public performances during that time. This included a very unique recital as part of his dissertation, performing his own transcriptions of concert works from the Baroque period. Chris was also invited to perform as a soloist with the Middlesex University chamber ensemble in 2009 and 2010, giving public performances of virtuosic pieces such as Flight of the Bumble Bee by Rimsky-Korsakov. Since graduating from university, Chris has continued working on classical repertoire and has remained active as a performer, most recently giving a series of lunchtime concerts for the Wren churches in the City of London. Other recent engagements have included sharing a platform with pianist Laura O’Gorman for an evening recital at Burgh House, Hampstead. Chris is currently looking forward to expanding his performing career across the UK. For more details and future concerts see www.chrisbouzouki.com Malgorzata Czapor began her music education at an early age, thanks to her parents who are music teachers/performers, who actively encouraged her to play, sing and dance from the age of three. Her formal music education started at the age of seven, when she joined Primary and Secondary Music School in Gdansk, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of Music in Gdansk, obtaining a Master in Music Degree in piano, where she participated in master classes with prof. Zbigniew Sliwinski, prof Jan Kulesza and prof Bogdan Czapiewski and also benefited from chamber music coaching with prof. Anna Prabucka-Firlej. In 2010 Malgorzata graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama receiving Master of Music Performance, ‘Guildhall Artist’ Degree. During her studies that were supported by Geoffrey Singleton Fund, she regularly worked with Gordon Back but also benefited from master classes on vocal accompaniment with Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, Sarah Walker, Lada Valesova, repetitoire coaching with Pamela Bullock and Graham Clark, instrumental and chamber music coaching with Ralf Gothoni, Krzysztof Chorzelski and others. She specializes in both instrumental and vocal accompanying, playing with various ensembles in London and abroad. Her experience also includes leading a classical trio ensemble in the USA, playing solo recitals in the UK and variety of concerts where she participated as an accompanist, repetiteur or a member of the orchestra. |
| Tickets: | Free Admission with a retiring Collection. Concert lasts approximately an hour. |
| Contact: | John Baker |
