Personal Information
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First Name
Athanasios
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Last Name
Pelekanos
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Gender
Male
Location
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Country
Greece
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City
Athens
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6 members
Saint Alexander Choir was founded by Ioannis Kottoros, Cantor at Saint Alexander’s Church in Palaion Faliron, in 1943 and conducted by him until 2006. However, the existence of a primary form of the Choir conducted by Agesilaos Papantoniou and then Ioanni... moreSaint Alexander Choir was founded by Ioannis Kottoros, Cantor at Saint Alexander’s Church in Palaion Faliron, in 1943 and conducted by him until 2006. However, the existence of a primary form of the Choir conducted by Agesilaos Papantoniou and then Ioannis Kottoros in succession is traced in 1930s.
Since its foundation the Choir has had an exclusive and leading position in the parish ecclesiastical music, and, like Saint Alexander’s Church, follows the eastern orthodox doctrine and comes under the Holy Metropolis of Nea Smyrni. Both the Choir and the former conductor Ioannis Kottoros have been awarded several times;
recently, in 2005, they were honoured with the Golden Cross of Apostle Paul by His Beatitude the late Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, Christodoulos.
The Choir consists totally of men and performs the choral part during the Divine Liturgy in Saint Alexander’s Church every Sunday (10.20 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.) of its operational year, which begins on the first Sunday of November and lasts until... less
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3 members
Fantasy Choir is a vocal group of young people expressing their love and passion for the fantasy world through music , namely polyphonic music (SATB). The Fantasy Choir was created in January 2014 and is the first and only choir in Greece repertoire recla... moreFantasy Choir is a vocal group of young people expressing their love and passion for the fantasy world through music , namely polyphonic music (SATB). The Fantasy Choir was created in January 2014 and is the first and only choir in Greece repertoire reclaimed exclusively from fiction .
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