2024-04-20 10:35:11
Not one, but three separate concerts of offering and love for the public of Ioannina, with the aim of strengthening as many important structures of the city, are organized by the Con Carda singing group of the Ars Nova conservatory on Friday 19, Saturday 20 and Monday 22 April, at 8.30 in the evening, at the cultural multipurpose hall “D. Hadji”.
The conductor and orchestrator of the concerts with songs and body percussion, i.e. the use of the body instead of musical instruments, is Dimitris Yfantis, while they will be accompanied by video projections by Kostis Emmanouilidis. The concerts are organized with the support of the volunteer group of Paguristas and under the auspices of the Municipality of Ioannito.
This is the continuation of the corresponding events of the Conservatory to strengthen the aims of the Disabled Association “Kipseli”, the Association of Parents of Children with Neoplastic Disease “Floga” and the ELEPAP Ioannina, in collaboration with the Asia Minor Association of Neokaisaria, where it is based.
On behalf of the Association for the Disabled Kypseli, the president Lula Verbi thanked the Conservatory and Dimitris Yfantis for the initiative, noting that the proceeds of the first concert will be used to strengthen the activities of the Association, given that there are no other sources of funding for the operation of the Supported Living Shelter but also the employment actions, which he implements in the afternoon hours.
The president of ELEPAP of Ioannina, Vassiliki Kosti, also expressed her thanks, noting the important work of the Company towards children and adults with non-standard development, for more than 40 years. The second concert, the one on Saturday, is dedicated to ELEPAP.
The money from the third concert, which will take place on Monday, will be used for the maintenance of the “Floga” Children’s Home in Athens, as the president of the “Floga” Association Evanthia Karras said, thanking Dimitris Yfantis, as this is the third such event in which they collaborate.
It is everyone’s wish that next summer there will be a big, open concert of Con Carda, as the seats in the following concerts are limited.
D. Yfantis, for his part, referred to the song group Con Carda, which “starts from the heart to end up in the hearts of other people”, with the aim that through the song the members of the group are rewarded and the energy becomes action for the community.
The musical program of the concerts includes many surprises, through the arrangements that will be heard, as well as the use of the body, while a special “note” is given by the work of K. Emmanouilidis, who also joined the group.
“The team is an open team to suggestions. We are here to meet again with the operators. It is a great joy and honor and the least we can offer to these people who give their souls. I too would dream of a big concert, in an open space with as many actors as we can, because it is an opportunity for music and art to bring us together, to remind us of the work of these people and to remind us that we are human and nobody knows when it can be found from one position to another, i.e. from the observer position of an actor, to a member. Our heart, our conscience must always be ready to offer and accept the offer”, concluded Mr. Yfantis.