What is the ney and what is it not?

That is the central question of this seminar which we will examine. This search will begin from within ourselves and will extend to the limits of our perception.

Harris Lambrakis gives seminars and Master Classes in Greece and throughout the world and he has participated in more than 150 albums in Greek and international discography…

Ross Daly – “Where does this Music Come from?”

Event Date: 04/02-09/02/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

“Where does this music come from?” This is a question I get asked almost every day not only by members of audiences at my concerts but also by students and even colleagues. […] What happens at this point to one’s relationship with “tradition”? That, together with the question posed at the beginning of this paragraph is precisely what we will examine within the context of this seminar…

Ross Daly, at a very early age, discovered that music was, in his own words, “the language of my dialogue with that which I perceive to be sacred”…

Bijan Chemirani – The Aesthetics of Percussion in Contemporary Cross-cultural Projects

Event Date: 11/02-16/02/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

In this seminar, we will focus on techniques and approaches to accompanying various musical styles with percussion.

Bijan Chemirani learned to play the Zarb with his father Djamchid Chemirani and his brother Keyvan. His open mind enables him to increase his capacities constantly…

Kelly Thoma – Music Group

Event Date: 11/02-16/02/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

In this seminar, Kelly will work together with the students on a selection of compositions of contemporary modal composers as well as on certain traditional pieces from a variety of backgrounds.

Since 1995, Kelly Thoma, has been studying the Lyra with Ross Daly and three years later started traveling with him and his group, “Labyrinth”, participating in concerts in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the U.S. She has taken part in many projects with musicians from various different traditions from other countries…

Zohar Fresco – Rhythmology & Percussion for Musicians (who play instruments other than percussion)

Event Date: 18/02-23/02/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

Zohar Fresco, the foremost frame drum exponent of our time has prepared a seminar about rhythm and percussion especially designed for musicians whose prime instrument is not one of percussion, but rather a melodic instrument (string or wind etc).

Zohar Fresco is undoubtedly one of the best and most sought-after percussionists in the world and a rising star on the international scene…

Stelios Petrakis – Contemporary Cretan Compositions

Event Date: 18/02-23/02/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

We will seek out ways to create new compositions with, on the one hand, a distinct Cretan character, and on the other which are somewhat more “open” and not just for the hard-core aficionados of Cretan traditional music.

Stelios Petrakis is a composer, instrumentalist, and luthier. He was initiated into the art of the Cretan Lyra at a very early age. Today, with 8 CDs and many international awards, he is widely considered to be one of the foremost exponents and innovators within the context of this tradition…

Yurdal Tokcan – Turkish Oud (MC)

Event Date: 25/02-02/03/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 350€

Yurdal Tokcan is universally recognized as the foremost oud player in the world today.

His command of the instrument on a technical level puts him in a class entirely of his own, but more importantly, his fluid and highly emotive improvisations (taksims), as well as his profoundly sensitive renderings of the complex and intricate compositions of the Turkish classical tradition reveal him to be a musician of great depth and subtlety.

Giorgos & Nikos Papaioannou – Violin & Cello in Modal Music

Event Date: 25/02-02/03/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

Seminar’s aim is the understanding of techniques, Μaκam theory, creation, orchestration, and improvisation.

This year, Giorgos Papaioannouis back to teach a unique seminar with his brother, Nikos…

Ross Daly – Structure & Phrasing of Makams

Event Date: 04/03-09/03/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

In this seminar, Ross Daly, the artistic director of the Musical Workshop Labyrinth, will analyze and give examples of both simple and compound makams as they are found in the Turkish classical system, primarily through the medium of the characteristic phrase material associated with each of them, whilst simultaneously highlighting their shared common ground as well as the pathways that connect them all to one another.

Ross Daly, at a very early age, discovered that music was, in his own words, “the language of my dialogue with that which I perceive to be sacred”…

Aleix Tobias Sabater – Rhythmology & Iberian Percussion (Cajon, Frame Drums, etc.)

Event Date: 04/03-09/03/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

This workshop aims to learn the main rhythms of the folklore of the Iberian peninsula, as well as the evolution of the language that instruments such as small and large tambourines (“pandereta” or “pandero”), square tambourine (“pandero cuadrado”) or the “cajón” have adopted in recent years.

Giorgis Manolakis – Cretan Laouto (Techniques & Repertoire)

Event Date: 11/03-16/03/2019, 17:00-20:00
Individual Price: 230€

The Cretan Laouto seminar with Giorgis Manolakis will not only focus on the traditional repertoire and techniques of the instrument but will introduce the students to his particularly innovative way of playing which, on the one hand, adheres stringently to traditional sound aesthetics and, on the other, introduces many new techniques and musical concepts which result from his rich experience and open-minded approach to a broad range of musical traditions from other regions of the world.

More information here.