The Columbia Hellenic Studies department presents an evening of music and poetry readings in celebration of the poet Constantine P. Cavafy. A diverse program of compositions by Sofía Avramidou, Marcos Balter, Zosha di Castri, Stylianos Dimou, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Lena Platonos, and Georgios Poniridis, will be performed by the National Sawdust Ensemble under the music direction of Jeffrey Zeigler, with Greek guest musicians Yiannis Palamidas (voice) and Stergios Tsirliagos (synths). Cavafy poems will be recited in Greek and/or Arabic as well as new writing prepared for the occasion by some of the most exciting living poets. The program draws its title from Cavafy’s many works named “Days of,” reflecting on a year of his life.
This event is a part of the Onassis Foundation's "Archive of Desire": A Festival Inspired by the Poet C. P. Cavafy
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