Choir workshop – Kissamos 31st August – 7th September
While most of the cultural events are for passive audiences – though the traditional Cretan glendis invariably involve dancing – participatory events allow visitors to combine the customary pleasures of a Cretan holiday with some form of creative exercise, whether it be yoga, playing an instrument or even singing.
A forthcoming event in Kissamos, which is open to all, is a week-long singing workshop in which a scratch choir, with a bit of training and some participation from professionals, will be brought to the pitch of being able to give a concert of classical works in the Stone Theatre at Nopigia at the beginning of September.
Munich-based Andrea Fessmann, a professional singer, choir leader and organiser, who studied singing and is teaching in Munich and Italian Bel Canto in Vienna, has been a regular summer visitor to Ravdoucha for several years and this year has organised a Choir Workshop which will take place from 31st August to 7th September at the Viglia Beach Apartments west of Kissamos town.
The workshop is open to all and will be conducted in both German and English, and the cost is €250 for the week not including accommodation and meals. Andrea tells us that 42 people have signed up so far, mostly German, but also from Austria and the UK, but the workshop is still open to anyone who wants to attend.
The closing concert will take place at the Stone Theatre in Nopigia on Friday 6th September at 7.00 pm and will include works by Mozart, Handel and Bach. For more information and to register interest in the workshop contact Andrea at andrea.fessmann@icloud.com.
Sources: Kolymbari Courier and Andrea Fessmann
