Anatoliama presents: Asia Minor 1922-2022: Remembrance, Music and Tradition (Nov. 19th 2022)

The Anatoliama Ensemble, in collaboration with Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir, presents a concert featuring the musical traditions of Asia Minor. The concert is dedicated to the memory of the victims and refugees of the 1922 destruction of Smyrna and the subsequent population exchange. Performing with the Anatoliama Ensemble are special guests: Aimilia Chalkia from Greece and world-renowned Palestinian cellist Naseem Alatrash.

Sponsored by the Boston Byzantine Music Festival, a program of the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture.

This concert took place on November 19th of 2022 at the Maliotis Cultural Center (Brookline MA)

Anatoliama members:
Vasilis Kostas - laouto
George Lernis - percussion
Panos Aivas - Kanun

Videography: Christos Tsiaras