In the seminar we will focus on how to study old recordings from the 1920s-1960s and look for those characteristics that make them timeless and an authentic point of reference. The interactive nature of the course with both a theoretical and a practical part will include listening and approaching as much as possible the original recordings, adapted to today's conditions. It is open to all strings. The purpose of the seminar is to guide the student in how to study the above repertoire so that this study can later form the basis of his individual approach to Cretan music.
Haris Panagiotakis _ Cretan Lyra: Approach to Original Recordings (1920-1960)
Workshop Type: Open - Instrument-Focused
Participant Level: Open to all levels
Sheet Music Reading: Not required
Teaching Hours: 5-6 hours/day
BIOGRAPHY
Charis Panagiotakis began his musical journey in 1998, learning the Cretan Lyra from the renowned lyre player Manolis Karputzakis (1947-2011) in Zaros, Heraklion. During his school years, he attended seminars by Zakharis Spiridakis, George Xylouris, Ross Daly, Dimitris Sgouros, Yiotis Kiourtsoglou, Evgenios Voulgaris, and Haris Lamprakis. Alongside his music studies, he pursued Music Technology, graduating from the "School of Music and Audiovisual Arts of the Mediterranean University" in the Department of "Music Technology and Acoustics" in Rethymno.
Panagiotakis has collaborated with numerous musicians in concerts and events, including Psarogiorgis, Vasilis Stavrakakis, Michalis Stavrakakis, Kostis Avissinos, Dimitris and Nikos Koukoulitakis, George Manolakis, Tzihan Turkoglou, Michalis Kontaxakis, Dimitris Sideris, Yiannis Papatzanis, Maria Koti, Kelly Thomaz, George Kotsinis, Thomas Konstantinou, Kostis Meretakis, Manousakis Manolis, and Akis Pitsanis, among others.
In 2012, he was an assistant at the "Musicians of the Mediterranean" seminar in Catalonia, taught by George Xylouris (Psarogiorgis). In 2017, he taught Cretan Lyra at the "AR" Conservatory (Heraklion, Crete), and in June 2019, along with Alexis Alevizakis, they taught the seminar titled "Music of Crete" in Mires.
Today, he is a co-founder and member of the musical ensembles "Karavani" and "Agkinares," with the latter releasing their first album "Anoiksi Kairou" (Spring Weather).
He has participated in the albums: "O Kynigos" (Manolis Stivaktakis), "To Xylino" (Manolis Manousakis), "O Paratiritis" (Maria Koti), and "Ichotopio" (Alexis Alevizakis).