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Greek Community of Corona Celebrates Centenary from Elytis and Gatsos’ Brith

The Greek Orthodox Community of the Transfiguration of Christ paid a musical tribute to Greek poets Odysseas Elytis and Nikos Gatsos on November 13.

In its fourth cultural event of the year, the Greek community celebrated the centenary from the birth of a Nobel laureate Elytis and famous songwriter Gatsos, with readings from their poetry collections and a live musical performance of famous Greek songs based on their lyrics.

Well known Greek-American musician Seraphim Lazos performed and readers included Greek-American educator Peggy Simakos, a teacher at the Transfiguration’s Greek Saturday School as well as Dr. Constantine E. Kosmas, a top Greek-American cardiologist.

The event was organized by the community’s Cultural Committee.

The Director of Greek Education for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Dr. Ioannis Efthymiopoulos attended the event and congratulated the Transfiguration Community and its School for their efforts of keeping alive the Greek culture and spirit.

Chris Vrettos, who served as the master of ceremonies, spoke about the duty of the Greek Diaspora to actively contribute to the spreading of Greek culture and to act as the best ambassadors of the homeland.

During the free luncheon that followed, popular songs of Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, and Xarchakos were heard, echoing the lyrics of Elytis and Gatsos, such as “Axion esti”. The crowd joined in singing these much loved pieces.

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