Graecia Magna : traditional songs from Early Modern Greece

Abstract

Songs 1. The Jasmine Plant (Το Γιασεμί) 2. Why, Little Bird, Do You Not Sing? (Γιατί Πουλί Δεν Κελαηδείς) 3. I Told You Time And Time Again (Στο 'πα Κει Στο Ξαναλέω) 4. My Jewel (Τζιωαέρι) 5. Song Of The Lemon Tree (Μωρή Κοντούλα Λεμονιά)

Artist Bio: Maria Georgakarakou was born in Greece and studied voice and harpsichord in Athens. In 1997 she came to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship, earning a master's degree in Early Music at the Longy School of Music. At the time of this recording she was a doctoral candidate in Historical Musicology at Boston University [PhD, 2015]. Maria performs regularly in the US and Greece, including Boston First Night, Boston Early Music Fesitval Fringe Concerts, and the Athens Early Music Festival. She can be reached at mylarynx@gmail.com