Ancient Lyre & Vocals - "Télos" melody by Aphrodite Patoulidou and Theo Koumartzis - Pausis

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“If we are to preserve culture, we must continue to create it.” – Johan Huizinga

"Télos" is an original song for an ancient lyre and vocals, inspired by the oldest Greek melody surviving to this day, the well-known "Seikilos Epitaph". It is performed by the classical singer Aphrodite Patoulidou and Theo Koumartzis on a LUTHIEROS Lyre of Orpheus.
According to the philosopher Aristotle, "Telos" refers to the full potential or inherent purpose of a person, similar to the notion of 'raison d'être'. It is the "supreme end of a human's endeavor."
This is a live recording that took place in SEIKILO Museum (Greece) during 2020, based on an on-spot improvisation by the two artists. "Shine" (studio recording) is part of the upcoming first album by the PAUSIS ensemble.

Ancient lyre: Theodore Koumartzis
Vocalist: Aphrodite Patoulidou

🎬 Filmmaking by Nikolaos Koumartzis

// Pausis or Pausa - a secret form of communication
A parallel unobserved form of expression behind the obvious, the unseen point where all obvious forms of communication (dialogue, sounds, gestures, writing) communicate and become capable of expressing something higher than their sum.

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// Who is Aphrodite Patoulidou?
Aphrodite Patoulidou embarked on an international career as a member of the Equilibrium Young Artists Initiative by Barbara Hannigan, and as a Guest of Sasha Waltz. She has appeared in theaters such as Staatsoper Berlin, La Monnaie, Teatro Real Madrid, Greek National Opera; in concert halls such as the Berliner Philharmonie, Gothenburg Konserthuset, Snape Maltings, Bruges Concertgebouw, Utrecht’s TivoliVredenburg and festivals such as the Ojai Music Festival in California, Flanders Festival, La Monnaie Sleepover, Dresden Music Festival and Ludwigsburg Festival through digital performances due to the epidemic and many festivals in Greece. She has collaborated with conductors such as Kirill Petrenko, Barbara Hannigan, and Chris Moulds.

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// Seikilos Epitaph Lyrics
(English)
While you live, shine
have no grief at all
life exists only for a short while
and Time demands his due.

(ancient Greek)
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἔστι τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.

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