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AHEPA 95 GREEK CONCERT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL A HUGE SUCCESS On Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2008, close to 300 people gathered to the Baby Grant Theater in Wilmington, DE, to be entertained by the performers Kostis Kritsotakis, Dimitris Marinos and the Children Chorus of the Odyssey Charter School. Kostis is the talented piano player and Music Teacher from Greece at Odyssey; and Dimitris Marinos is a star mandolin bouzouki and vocal performer from Greece in Chicago. The 2 ½ -hour program was delightful and contained variety music and songs of interest to all. The audience was moved with Cantades from the Ionian Islands to the more familiar music of Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Loizos, Xarhakos, Vamvakaris, and songs from the poetry of Ritsos, Elytis, Ritsos , etc. As outstanding and pleasant as the program was, the children Chorus from the Odyssey Charter School really stole the show. The 25-children chorus, mostly second and third graders without any Hellenic background, sang with confidence and almost native profora songs like O Psaras, Thourios, Tis Dikaiosynes Elie Noete, Varka sto Yialo, Ta Paedia tou Peiraia and other such songs. Their confidence and expressions gave an indication as to what can be done, only if we want to do things and are willing to put the needed energy into such projects and schools. Congratulations to the AHEPA organizers of the event under the leadership of Dimitri Dandolos and his team; also,our hearty congratulations to the music teacher Kostis Kritsotakis; and above all to the children and their parents. The Odyssey School, under the leadership of the Principal Anthony Skoutelas and its Board, seems to be on its way to become an example of what primary school education should be. Genoito !! Photo--The Odyssey Charter School Children Chorus, Wilmington, DE Print Article��Email to a friend   “Socratic Apologies and Socratic Lessons for the Postmodern World” Hagia Sophia could host religious ceremonies, top Turkish official says “Language change and continuity in Greek: Evidence from the Corpus of Greek Texts” SPEKTRE Art Gallery To the Editor: Thomas Nightingale, Bristol Post reviews comments on Bacchaee Direct from Greece Friday, October 17, 2008 at 6pm *EURIPIDES WILL LAND* with the Greek Tragedy Eleftheria Lialios is an internationally renowned Chicago artist who A brief introduction to Euripides¢ Bacchae in its cultural context BAKHES THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF TIRANA, HISTORY IN THE MAKING Swedish Archives Confirm: It was a genocide! Greek Festival By the Bay Concert Minoan Crete travels to New York The Hellenic Culture Organization S.A.(HCO) Recognizing Art Within Our Churches Historians, Fans Defend the 'Real' King Herod Film About Greece Socks St. Louis A Jewel of an Artist The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center Reveals First Permanent Exhibit ¡Remembering Generations: The Greek Immigrant¢s Journey¢ NYU¢S TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OLYMPIA DUKAKIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Lazarus A Journey to the Jewels