FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
EN CHORDAIS – Musical Traditions of the Mediterranean
National Network
Greece
Address
21, PAVLOU MELA STR, GR-54622 THESSALONIKI GreeceCountry
GreeceCity
THESSALONIKIStreet address 2
21, PAVLOU MELA STR, GR-54622Telephone
+30 2310353285E-Mail (2)
art@enmusic.grWebsite
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1993Contact Person1
Mr. Kyriakos KalaitzidesContact Person 2
Κaterina KouzoukidouOrganisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit FoundationFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
En Chordais is a non-profit civil society under Greek law. It has a board of directors with 4 members and three permanent staff members. Sources of funding are of two kinds: grants and sponsorships from public and private institutions and foundation and commercialisation of cultural products such as CDs, books, concerts etc. Furthermore, En Chordais operates a school of Byzantine and Traditional music. Actions undertaken involve publication, research, education, performance and creation as well as the coordination and / or participation in cultural networks in Europe and the Mediterranean.Mission and Objectives
En Chordais’ actions focus on researching, documenting, studying and promoting the musical traditions of Greece and their creative contemporary manifestations. Special emphasis is given to the common musical experiences that are the hallmark of all the traditions of the eastern Mediterranean and on developing cross-cultural collaborations that promote this common heritage. Focusing on Byzantine ecclesiastical music, Greek traditional music and eastern Mediterranean classical music, the program of the organisation’s activities covers five areas: 1. A School of Music 2. CD Productions 3. Publication of Books 4. The Organisation of Concerts and Cultural Events 5. Music Archive The Music Ensemble of the same name operates within the framework of En Chordais.Main Projects / Activities
For the last three and a half years, En Chordais has been the coordinator and project leader of the MediMuses project, a network of institutions from around the Mediterranean that organised 11 International meetings, 7 concerts, 3 symposia, 75 educational exchanges, prepared a major two-volume book on Mediterranean music and 6 corpora of Great Composers for publications, and produced a total of 12 CDs. MediMuses was part of the Euromed Heritage II program, funded by the European Union.