Event

It was a packed house at Maliotis Cultural Center last night, 11/19, as The Anatoliama Ensemble, in collaboration with Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir, presented a concert featuring the musical traditions of Asia Minor.

The concert was 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 were special guests: Aimilia Chalkia from Greece and world-renowned Palestinian cellist Naseem Alatrash.

This concert was sponsored by the Boston Byzantine Music Festival, a program of the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture.

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