The Alluvion World Music Series Presents: The Kombos Collective featuring Michael Malis, Constantine Novotny, and Ellie Falaris Ganelin

The Alluvion World Music Series is thrilled to present The Kombos Collective featuring Michael Malis, Constantine Novotny, and Ellie Falaris Ganelin.

"Out of Place, Out of Time: a look at displacement and self-discovery through the eyes of artists in the Hellenic diaspora"

Hellenic-American artists Michael Malis (piano), Constantine Novotny (baritone) and Ellie Falaris Ganelin (flute) explore these concepts through the convergence of music and poetry. The cornerstone of the program is Malis’s original song cycle Another Shore, Another Country set to the poetry of C.P. Cavafy, commissioned by ProMusica Detroit and premiered in February 2024. Cavafy, who lived most of his life in Alexandria, Egypt, is the quintessential voice of the Greek diaspora and a prominent figure among 20th-century poets. Through Ganelin’s and Malis’s own arrangements, the trio performs songs of love and longing by Greek idols Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis. These masterful colleagues born the same year (1925) each brought a new vision and prominence to Hellenic music through the radio in their homeland and in film worldwide.

Doors open at 7 - Music starts at 7:30 - $30 advance tickets - $35 at the door

This will be a fully seated listening room style show

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