On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the Republic, tomorrow Sunday, July 21, the garden of the Presidential Palace will remain open to the public, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

At 11:00, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulouthere will be a presentation of 60 works by well-known cartoonists, who captured with their pen, in the newspapers of the time, the first year of the Postcolonial period, from July 1974 to August 1975. The exhibition is held with the cooperation of the Club of Greek cartoonists.

From 11:30 the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens, the MUSICA choir of the Megaros Musikis, the Camerata Junior-Orchestra of Youth of Friends of Music, the String Quartet of the Athens Conservatory and the bands of the Armed Forces will perform, among others, works of Greeks composers, such as Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis, Yannis Markopoulos, Mimi Plessas, Dionysis Savvopoulos, Stavros Xarhakos, Marios Tokas, who during the junta period expressed their opposition to the dictatorial regime and became symbols of free expression and spiritual upliftment in the Post-colonial period.

In detail, the program is as follows:

At 11:30 Philharmonic of the Municipality of Athens

Street of Dreams – M. Hatzidaki

  • Top Kapi – M. Hadjidaki
  • The Myth – M. Hadjidaki
  • A white day will come for us too – St. Xarchakou
  • A dance takes place in Lavrio – M. Hadjidaki
  • Don’t ask the sky – M. Hadjidaki
  • Let the dances last – D. Savvopoulos

At 12:00 MUSICA Choir of the Friends of Music at the Athens Concert Hall

  • The circle with the chalk – M. Hadjidaki
  • Six songs in a choral arrangement by Giorgos Kouroupos
  • Four generals
  • I need to pick you up
  • Once upon a time
  • Passport for looting
  • At the time when the leventis
  • The whole world turned upside down

At 19:00 Chamber Music Ensemble “Winter” by Camerata Junior – Youth Orchestra of the Friends of Music

  • Casta Diva transcription for solo flute and string ensemble – V. Bellini
  • Reverie in old style (transcription for chamber music ensemble) – N. Skalkota
  • I open the door at night (transcription for solo cello by Alexandros Botini) – M. Theodorakis
  • It’s raining in the slum (Neighbourhood the dream) – M. Theodorakis
  • Theme from Schindler’s List for violin and ensemble – J. Williams

At 19:30 French music – Solo clarinet – Athens Conservatory

At 19:45 Athens Conservatory String Quartet

  • Five Greek dances – N. Skalkotas
  • Dance no. 2 opus 71 – A. Dvořák

At 20:15 Bands of the Armed Forces

Army

  • The roads of fire – V. Papathanasiou
  • My own homeland – M. Toka / N. Yassin / E. Paionidou
  • Tsamikos – M. Hadjidaki / N. Gatsu
  • Refusal – M. Theodorakis / G. Seferis
  • In Othona the years – St. Xarhakou / N. Gatsu
  • If I refuse you – M. Plessa / D. Stratigopoulou
  • Let the dances last – D. Savvopoulos
  • Never on Sunday – M. Hadjidaki

Navy

  • Who pays the boatman – G. Markopoulou
  • I worship your grace my people – G. Markopoulou / M. Stavrakakis
  • The villains entered the city – G. Markopoulou / G. Skurtis
  • Old roads – M. Theodoraki / M. Anagnostaki
  • Gold-green leaf – M. Theodorakis / L. Maleni
  • Hello, your pleasure, Venice – St. Xarhakou / N. Gatsu
  • Like the karagiozi – D. Savvopoulos
  • Seascape – D. Savvopoulos

Air Force

  • Waltz of lost dreams – M. Hadjidaki
  • Prayer – X. Alexiou
  • If you remember my dream – M. Theodorakis
  • The moon is red – M. Hadjidaki
  • Beautiful city – M. Theodorakis
  • My Way – C. Francois
  • La Vita e Bella – N. Piovani
  • Don’t ask the sky – M. Hadjidaki
  • Performances by both bands
  • Make your mattress for two – M. Theodorakis / I. Campanelli
  • Neighborhood of angels – M. Theodorakis