KEN AND JULIE UPCOMING APPEARANCES

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"Echoes of Andalusia: A Journey Through the Classical Songs of Spain"

Sunday, April 28, Rossetti Estate, Scranton, PA

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2025
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Sunday, May 25, 2025 5:00 pm	Italian music and dinner	Italian Restaurant Old Forge, PA 18518
Soprano Julie Ziavras will be a soloist joining a group of operatic singers performing classcial song and operatic arias with an Italian theme celebrating National Wine Day. and accompanied by a 5 course Italian meal. More information to come.
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Sunday, May 18, 2025 3:00 pm	Anthracite Opera Company presents: "Musical Moments in May"	United Methodist Church 816 Court Street Scranton, PA 18503
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join the Anthracite Opera Company troupe performing classcial song and operatic arias with a spring theme. Master of Ceremonies is Alan Waclawski and Linda Houck, pianist/accompanist and Musical Director. Tickets $16, available at the door.
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Friday, April 11, 2025 8:00 pm	Synthesis Cultural Foundation presents: "Spiro Cardamis: The Maestro! a tribute and celebration of his music" with soprano Julie Ziavras"	Chiotes Hall 337 East 74th Street New York City 10021
Soprano Julie Ziavras is one of the soloists for this special event honoring her long time performing colleague Spiro Cardamis, pianist/composer/arranger/producer who has written numerous pieces for her voice and with whom she has performed and recorded extensively. Other singers are Anthi Aggelou, Amanda Homi, Nikos Kouroupakis, Olympia Milonas, Stella Lymberis, Yianni Papastefanou, Roula Vassos and Christophoros Zissoulis. The instrumental ensemble features Lefteris Bournias, clarinet, Megan Gould- violin, Kostas Psarros- bouzouki, Angelos Papadatos- bass, Steve Vavagiakis- drums, Richard Khouzami- percussion, Horacio Jiminez- guitar, Glafkos Kontemeniotis- piano and Chris Papson- bouzouki. Tickets available at the door or at: https://synthesisevents.weebly.com/store/p1/Spiro_Cardamis_-_the_Maestro%21_-_Friday%2C_April_11th_2025%2C_NYC.html#/
2024
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024 7:00 pm	EMBCA presents: "Hellenic Rembetika Ensemble" with soprano Julie Ziavras"	St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center 619 Lexington Ave at 54th Street New York City
EMBCA in association with TACCI present "The 2nd Hellenic Rembetika and Turkish Music Concert"; an evening of Hellenic Rembetika and Turkish Music featuring vocalist Julie Ziavras leading the Hellenic Rembetika Ensemble. Performing Rembetika music, the blues of Greece is vocalist and Music Director Julie Ziavras, joined by Kostas Psarros (bouzouki, vocals), Mavrothis Kontanis (violin, baglama), Dimitris Christopoulos (accordion), Nick Mandoukos (guitar, bass) and Steve Vavagiakis (hand percussion). The Turkish chorus and ensemble Strings of the East is lead by Cengiz Onural. The concert is sponsored by The East Mediterranean Business Cultural Alliance (EMBCA) in association with TACCI (Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Tickets are available at the door or in advance online: https://embca.com/event/the-2nd-hellenic-rembetika-and-turkish-music-concert. Donation $40. Doors open at 6:00. the show starts at 7:00.
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 3:00 pm	Anthracite Opera Company presents: "It's Spring! Love is in the Air"	St. Peter's Lutheran Church 1000 Taylor Ave & Ash Street Scranton, PA
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join the Anthracite Opera Company troupe performing classcial song and operatic arias with a spring theme. Master of Ceremonies is Clark Luis and accompanist Linda Houck is joined by a small ensemble of instrumentalists. Tickets $16, available at the door.
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Sunday, June 9, 2024 6:00 - 9:30 pm	The Rossetti Foundation for the Arts & Culture presents: "Echoes of Andalucia: A Journey Through Classical Spanish Song" featuring soprano Julie Ziavras and pianist Steve Margoshes"	The Rossetti Estate 1005 Vine Street Scranton, PA 18510
Be prepared to be transported to the vibrant landscapes of Spain as soprano Julie Ziavras takes the stage for an enchanting concert. Featuring songs by Spain's renowned and beloved composers such as de Falla, Granados, Rodrigo, Mompou, Montsalvatge, Garcia Lorca and others, this program celebrates the rich tapestry and influence of Spanish classical song as influenced by folk and flamenco music. Accompanied by the esteemed pianist, composer and orchestrator Steve Margoshes, Julie Ziavras lead you on a musical journey through the heart and soul of Andalusia, the southern region of Spain and the birthplace of flamenco. As a special treat, soprano Anne Marie Dupre will make a guest appearance, adding her own mesmerizing voice to the evening's reperoire. Before the concert, indulge your sense with a catered Spanish cuisine prepared by the talented Gourmet Guys. Savor delectable tapas paired with fine wine, setting the stage for an unforgettable musical experience. Space is limited, so reserve your seats early! The event is sponsored by the Rossetti Foundation for the Arts & Culture. For tickets and more information, visit RossettiArts.org/events, email us at contactus@RossettiArts.com or call The Rossetti Estate at 570-209-5999. #RossettiArts. https://rossettiarts.org/event/echoes-of-andalusia-a-journey-through-spanish-music-featuring-soprano-julie-ziavras-accompanied-by-pianist-steve-margoshes/ Don't miss out on the extraordinary evening of music, culture and culinary delights.
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Sunday, June 27, 2024 6:00 pm	(By invitation only)	The Russian Tearoom 150 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019
Soprano Julie Ziavras will present a collection of Greek songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Greek spirit and culture joined by Kostas Psarros (bouzouki) and Petros Hadjopoulos, keyboard. The evening is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Harlem Week, in support of the Jazz Museum and the bringing back of the original Acropolis castings to CCNY Harlem. Sposored by Lou Katsos, president of EMBCA, executive board member and Vice President of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and the President's Executive Advisory Board of the City College of NY. Casts of the iconic art from the Parthenon now grace the Graduate Center's lobby and Mina Rees Library at the City University of NY. Aquired by CCNY in 1852, these 24 casts are exact copies made from the molds of the marbles, friezes, metopes and pediments that decorated the Parthenon's exterior. They are on long term loan to the Graduate Center from CCNY. Their conservation and restoration was sponsored by the OnassisFoundation and they will be visible to the passersby through the windows facing 5th Aveneue at 34th Street. More information to come.
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Sunday, June 30, 2024 4:00 pm	The Rossetti Foundation for the Arts & Culture presents: "An evening of opera and Broadway"	The Rossetti Estate 1005 Vine Street Scranton, PA 18510
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join a troupe of singers performing selections from opera and Broadway musicals under the artistic direction of Anne Marie Dupre. More about the program to be announced.
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Sunday, November 10, 2024 2:00 pm	"A Greek Musical Odyssey with Julie Ziavras"	Albert Wisner Public Library 1 McFarland Drive Warwick, NY 10990
Soprano Julie Ziavras will present a collection of Greek songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Greek spirit and culture. Her program is geared to help and a non-Greek speaking audience appreciate the depth and beauty of the lyrics of her songs. The repertoire will include songs by well known and beloved Greek composers such as Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarchakos and rembetika music (Greek blues). She is accompanied by maestro Petros Hadjopoulos at the piano and bouzouki master Kostas Psarros. The program is free and open to the public. Limited seating, call to reserve seats: 1-845-986-1047.
2023
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 3:00 pm	Classical recital with soprano Julie Ziavras "A Celebration of Spring!"	Montgomery Senior Center 136 Bridge Street Montgomery, NY
Soprano Julie Ziavras and pianist/composer Steve Margoshes share the stage to launch a new concert series with songs celebrating spring and young love. Julie Ziavras, described by the New York Times as "an estimable vocalist' and Steve Margoshes, pianist, Broadway composer and orchestrator (Fame, The Musical), present a program of classical song and Steve's original compositions. Works featured are in six languages and include Mahler, Faure, Duparc, Mompou, Grieg, Theodorakis, Jerome Kern, Gershwin and a new song Steve has composed to the poetry of e.e. Cummings to be premiered by Julie in this concert. This inaugural concert of the Arthur Patchett Memorial Music Series is presented by the Wallkill River Center for the Arts (formerly the Walllkill River School), with proceeds to benefit the Wallkill River Center for the Arts and The Chris Farlekas Legacy Fund. Tickets available online or cash or credit at the door. $20 suggested donation. Online tickets: https://www.wallkillriverschool.com/event/concert-julie-ziavras-steve-margoshes Information: info@wallkill.art
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Saturday, July 29, 2023 9:00 pm	"An evening of Greek song under the stars with soprano Julie Ziavras"	Kastorio, (near Pellana) Highschool courtyard Laconia, Greece
Soprano Julie Ziavras will present an evening of Greek song by well known and beloved Greek composers including Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarchakos, Markopoulos, Kouyioumtzis, and many others. A musical ensemble lead by maestro Spiro Cardamis at the piano will include Aimilio Koumanis, bouzouki and mandolin, Dimitris Kottarides, cello and Akis Sipsas classical guitar. The concert will also feature the premiere a new song written by Spiro for Julie's voice. The concert will take place under the stars in the courtyard of the Kastorio Highschool. Kastorio is a beautiful village with traditional stone houses, bakeries and taverns and panoramic views of the Taygetos Mountains. The concert is a part of the Summer Cultural Events of Kastori and is organized by the Municipality of Sparta's office of Culture and the Environment, the Kastori Local Council and the Cultural Association Polydeus. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 4:00 pm	The Rossetti Foundation for the Arts & Culture presents: "A Greek Musical Odyssey with Julie Ziavras"	The Rossetti Estate 1005 Vine Street Scranton,PA 18510
Soprano Julie Ziavras will present a collection of Greek songs capturing the lyric expression and the rich, deep texture of the Greek spirit and culture. Her program is geared to help and a non-Greek speaking audience appreciate the depth and beauty of the lyrics of her songs. The repertoire will include songs by well known and beloved Greek composers such as Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarchakos and rembetika music (Greek blues). She is accompanied by maestro Spiro Cardamis at the grand piano and bouzouki master Kostas Psarros. To complete the Greek experience, the Rossetti House will serve acatered Greek menu starting with Greek Meze (finger food), Greek wine and buffet Greek dinner. For tickets and more information call The Rossetti Estate at 570-445-3610. More information to come.
2020
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Saturday, February 29, 2020 7:30 pm	The College of Arts and Letters, Musica Mundana and DeBaun PAC present: "Musical Journey with the Orient Express"	Stevens Institute of Technology DeBaun Performing Arts Center 24 5th Street Hoboken, NJ 07030
Soprano Julie Ziavras is guest soloist with the chamber ensemble Musica Mundana under the Artistic Direction of pianist Aysegul Durakoglu. The musical program is inspired by the journey of the legendary Orient Express which traveled between Paris and Istambul at the end of the 19th century. The international repertory includes waltzes, tangos, gypsy and czardas music by Bartok, Liszt, Strauss and Monti, music by Debussy, Satie, Piazzolla, operatic arias by Lehar and Offenbach and Ottoman court music from the 19th century. Julie will present Ravel's Greek Songs, Offenbach, Massenet, Franz Lehar and Richard Strauss, accompanied by the chamber ensemble. Performers include Members of the Chamber Music Society Musica Mundana; Aysegul Durakoglu, pianist and Artistic Director, cellist Leo Grinhauz, violinist Claudia Schaer and narrator Anthony Pennino. Durakoglu, an acclaimed pianist, has recorded and performed internationally with major orchestras. She began her musical training at the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and as a scholarship recipient continued her studies in NY receiving her Master degree from Juilliard and Ph.D from New York University, where she served on the piano faculty. In 1998, she established the Chamber Music Society Musica Mundana and is currently on the faculty of the Music and Technology Department at the Stevens Institute. General admission to the concert is $10, $5 students and seniors, with Stevens ID admission is free. Reception to follow the concert. Click for link to ticket URL. For further info call: 201-216-8934 or visit: stevens.edu/DeBaunPAC.
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 4:00 pm	Mostly Opera presents: "From Verdi to Verismo"	Jewish Community Center 601 Jefferson Ave Scranton, PA 18510
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join the cast of Mostly Opera in a program of opera arias and scenes by Verdi and the verismo composers. The program is led by Music Director Linda Houck at the piano with Artistic Direction by Anne Marie Dupre. For reservations call: 570-677-4287. More information to come.
2019
Saturday, March 31, 2019 3:00 pm	Celebration of Life: A Concert for Claudia	Union Presbyterian Church 44 Old Balmville Rd. Newburgh, NY 12550
Julie Ziavras will join a cast of six opera singers celebrating the life of the late soprano Claudia Cummings, who has had a lasting impact on the classical music scene of the Hudson Valley. In her 25 year operatic career, Claudia Cummings had appeared all over the world singing lead operatic roles, including with the NY City Opera, San Francisco Opera and Chicago Lyric Opera. After moving to the Hudson Valley in 1979, she produced numerous concerts throughout the region as the Co-Producing Director of the Festival Theater of New York with her husband, the eminent Shakespearean actor Jack Aranson. She also was the Founder and Artistic Director of the Opera Company of the Highlands (OCH) and Conductor of the Newburgh Symphonic Chorale. Mount Saint Mary College conferred upon her the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. Julie performed in numerous concerts and operas that she directed, including principle roles in her OCH productions of The Marriage of Figaro, Die Fledermaus, Hansel & Gretel and Showboat. This concert is being organized by two of her colleagues from OCH Terri Vargas and Rose Wolvek. For this Celebration, Julie will join the following principal singers of OCH singing arias and ensembles from operas that Claudia directed; Lori-Brown Mirabel, Jeremy Moore, Vira Slywotzky, Jabob Feldman and Rebecca Gordon, with piano accompanist Ryan Kennedy. There will be a showing of selections from Claudia's superb PBS performance of Lucia Di Lammermoor. Claudia's DVDs will be on sale for $15. All the proceeds and donations from this concert will be given to the Alzheimers Foundation and "The Mount Scholarship Fund" in Claudia's name. A reception in Fellowship Hall will follow the concert. For more information, contact Terri Vargas, Chairman at teeanjaa@yahoo.com or call 845-565-6366
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Sunday, May 5, 2019 4:00 pm	Great Music of the Hudson Valley series presents: "An Afternoon with Ken and Julie"	Unitarian Universalist Meeting House 9 Vance Lane New Windsor, NY 12575
Ken and Julie will present an afternoon of acoustic music accompanying themselves on guitars. Showcasing outstandingly lyrical vocals, rich harmonies and tight musicianship, their songs include originals by Ken, traditional and international folk covers. Tickets are $20 at the door.
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Saturday, May 18, 2019 7:00 pm	The Mostly Opera Company presents: "Prince Orlofsky's Gala Party"	St. Luke's Episcopal Church 232 Wyoming Ave Scranton, PA 18510
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join the cast of Mostly Opera in a program of Act 2 of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss which features a big gala party in which the cast will perform opera and musical theater as part of the celebration. The orchestral ensemble is led by Music Director Linda Houck at the piano with Artistic Direction by Helene Tinsley. Tickets $20 for adults and $10 for students and are available at the door. Free parking. For additional information visit www.mostlyopera.net, email: mostlyoperasings@gmail or call: 570-702-4356.
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 9 pm	Greek Concert celebrating the poet Nikos Gatsos	Akovos SW Acadia, north of Kalamata Greece
Friday, August 23, 2019 9:30 pm	Greek Concert	Neos Skopos (East of Serres) Central Macedonia Greece
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join the eminent Greek singer Yiannis Thomopoulos in a musical concert celebrating the poet/lyricist Nikos Gatsos, with songs by Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, Stavros Xarchoskos and others. The concert is accompanied by a musical ensemble with Aimilios Koumanis, bouzouki, mandolin, Vassilis Tzamouranis, bouzouki, Yiorgos Pantazopoulos, piano and the well known singer Yiannis Thomopoulos, who enjoys an extensive concert career and has a large discography in this genre. Video editing by Anna Resvani. The concert on August 10 at 9:00 pm takes place in the school in the picturesque village of Akovos in the Taygetus mountains, located just north of Kalamata in the Peleponnese. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert on August 23 is organized by the Orpheus Society of Neo Skopos and is sponsored by the mayor of Neo Skopos Emmanouil Pappas. It takes place the opening night of a week long festival which includes dancing groups from various regions of Greece, theater groups, a musical tribute to the classical composer Nikos Astrinides (whose family was from Skopos in Eastern Thrace) and culminates in the Hagios Prodromos feast. Julie's grandmother was a Greek born in 1903 in the town of Skopos, located in Eastern Thrace, Turkey and was a survivor of the expulsion of the Greeks from the area in 1916, after which she emigrated to the US. Tickets for the concert are 5 euros and the proceeds go towards improvements to the Orpheus Heritage Hall located in Neo Skopos.
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Saturday, September 21, 2019 3:00 pm	Mass of Consecration for Bishop elect Anthony Green	Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit 57 Hurlbut Street Albany, NY
Soprano Julie Ziavras will sing the Mass of Consecration for bishop elect Anthony Green in the Catholic Apostolic Church.
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Sunday, September 22, 2019 3:00 pm	The Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series presents: "Enchantments for a Sunday Afternoon" with Broadway composer Steve Margoshes,	Montgomery Senior Center 36 Bridge Street Montgomery, NY 12549
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join pianist, Broadway composer and arranger Steve Margoshes, composer/pianist Ada Margoshes and baritone Elex Vann in a program of works by Sondheim, Webber and Steve and Ada Margoshes. Featured are songs and duets from Webber's Phantom of the Opera, Sondheim's Company, Barnum and Follies, classical piano works by Debussy and Poulenc for 4 hands, the premiere of a song by Steve Margoshes, songs from Ada Margoshes' show The Little Prince and an arrangement medley of songs from Cirque du Soleil by Steve Margoshes. The concert is free and open to the public as part of the Grand Montgomery Chamber Music Series. Visit www.montgomerychambermusic.com.
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Sunday, November 17, 2019 4:00 pm	Mostly Opera presents: "Mostly Opera goes Cabaret"	Madame Jenny's (inside Ale Mary's) 126 Franklin Ave Scranton, PA 18510
Soprano Julie Ziavras will join the cast of Mostly Opera in a cabaret program of Dynamic Duos, the music of Lerner & Loewe and Rodgers & Hammerstein. The orchestral ensemble is led by Music Director Linda Houck at the piano with Artistic Direction by Anne Marie Dupre.
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Sunday, December 22, 2019 10:00 am	Christmas Mass	Ellis Residential Central Chapel 600 McClellan Street Schenectady, NY 12308
Ken and Julie will sing the Apostolic Catholic Christmas Mass with Bp. Anthony W. Green, M.Div., BCC officiating. The Mass will include special Christmas music and an original Christmas song by Ken. All are welcome.