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Festival
Highlights
George Sapounidis:
International Singer
Multilingual singer, performer, songwriter,
recording artist
Grant recipient (Canada Council, Heritage
Canada, FACTOR, Region of O-C)
24 - 210 Stewart St., Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada K1N 6K2 Tel. (613) 241-9200 or (613) 951-6439
Email: sampgeo@statcan.ca
Fax (613) 951-5711
Originally from Montreal,
Canada and of Greek descent George Sapounidis Ph.D. embodies
the multicultural diversity of Canadian society within a single artist
and has been called "a modern day Theodore Bikel" and
"all around musical ambassadeur du monde". He sings in eight
different languages, has a commanding, articulate stage presence and
is a virtuoso on the Greek bouzouki. His CD, titled International
Folk Songs, features performances in five languages over eleven
songs.
From 1988-1997 he was leader
of the well-known Greek-Canadian band Ouzo Power which brought
the sound of contemporary Greek music to audiences at Canadian multicultural
and folk music festivals as well as to CBC radio and television. From
1995-1997 he was a member of The Continentals, a Toronto-based
trio performing eclectic international repertoire. In 1993 he participated
in a series of world music productions in Montreal and Quebec City mounted
by Quebec jazz singer Karen Young.
In June 2000 he presented
a concert titled East meets West at the National Library of
Canada Auditorium in Ottawa. This concert presented
the music of China, Greece, Quebec and Latin America performed by an
array of Canadian international performers.
In November 2000, at the invitation
of the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, he represented Canada at two
international festivals in mainland China as a solo performer:
- The Nanning International Arts
Festival of Folksongs (Guangxi Region)
On July 1, 2001 the National
Capital Commission (NCC) in Ottawa presented two performances by
Sapounidis as part of the 134th Canada Day Celebrations
taking place across the National Capital Region.
"… the Chinese folk songs that he
sings are especially exceptional and touching…
I hope that he can continually sing for the friendship between China,
Canada, and Greece." Mei Ping,
Ambassador of P. R. China
"… he is an exceptional artist and
a beacon in a strife ridden world - his art transports,
entertains and instructs." J. Thomoglou, former Ambassador of
Greece
Chinese Performances (January 1998 - February
2001)
-
Hong-Kong-Canada Business Association
Chinese New Year 2001Banquet, Ottawa
-
China Tour 2000 Shanghai
and Nanning, China
-
East meets
West Concert National Library of Canada Auditorium
-
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Montreal
Chinese Community
-
'Year of the
Dragon' Chinese New Year Yangtze Banquet Hall
- Northland Chinese Choir: Quartet and Solo Adult
High School, Ottawa
- 50th Anniversary
of P.R.O.C. Reception Chinese Embassy, Ottawa
- National Day Banquet Dinner
for 50th anniversary of P.R.O.C. Ottawa banquet hall
- National Day Variety Show for 50th anniversary
of P.R.O.C. Centrepointe Theatre
- Business Delegation from Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province Oriental
Palace, Ottawa
- 1999 Chinese International Qigone Festival Ottawa
Congress Centre
- Chinese community fundraiser for Ontario provincial
election Bronson Centre
- 'Year of the Rabbit' Chinese New Year Celebration'99 Parliament
Hill
- Reception with Chinese Ambassador Chinese Embassy,
Ottawa
- National Day Celebration of 49th anniversary
of P.R.O.C. Banquet hall
- 'Year of the Lion' Chinese New Year Celebration'98
Centrepointe Theatre
Selected Greek Music Performances under Ouzo
Power (1988-1997)
- Invited showcase of Musique Multi Montreal
(1997) Montreal, PQ
- 'North American Folk Alliance Showcase' (1994)
Boston, MA
- 'WORLDBEAT Concerts with Karen Young' Montreal,
PQ
- 'Mill Race Traditional Folk Music Festival'
Cambridge, ON
- 'Museum of Archaeology and History of Montreal
' (twice) Montreal, PQ
- 'CULTURES CANADA' (National Gallery of Canada) Ottawa,
ON
- 'CULTURES CANADA' (Canadian Museum of Civilization) Ottawa,
ON
- 'CULTURES CANADA' (Astrolabe Theatre - twice) Ottawa,
ON
- 'W.O.M.A.D.' Toronto,
ON
- 'Owen Sound Summerfolk Festival' Owen Sound,
ON
- 'Benefit Concert for CYPRUS' Montreal,
PQ
- 'Plein La Vue Et Les Oreilles'
Gatineau, QUE
- 'Touch the Sky Festival' CBC
Radio, Ottawa, ON
- 'Metro Toronto International Caravan' Toronto,
ON
- 'Earthsong Festival' Hamilton,
ON
- 'World Folklore Festival' Drummondville,
QUE
- 'Home County Folk Festival' London,
ON
- 'Northern Lights Festival Boreal'
Sudbury, ON
- 'Festival of Spring' Ottawa,
ON
- 'Canadian Multicultural Festival'
Guelph, ON
- 'Blue Skies Folk Festival'
Clarendon, ON
- 'Folkfest' Saskatoon,
SASK
- 'Festival of the Arts'
Ottawa, ON
Other Multicultural Performances
- Benefit for Villa Marconi Villa
Marconi, Ottawa
- Ottawa Greek Community cultural performance
Museum of Civilization
- CIBC Run for the Cure
Fundraiser at Civic Centre
- Carnival of Cultures'99 Astrolabe
Theatre, Ottawa
- Russian singer at Beta Sigma Chi International
Women's Association '99
Westin Hotel Banquet
- Papagus, Pilos, D.M. Theo's
Greek Restaurants Ottawa
Television and Radio
- Shanghai and Nanning Television China
- China Radio International China
- Carnival of Cultures commercial The
New RO, Ottawa
- Rogers Television (French interview) Rogers
Cable, Ottawa
- 'Citybeat' Interview (1994, 1997) CBC TV,
Montreal
- 'Roots and Wings' CBC
Radio (national)
- 'Breakfast TV' CITY TV,
Toronto
- 'CFMB-AM' radio interview Montreal
- 'Performance' CBC Radio,
Ottawa
- Univ. of Ottawa campus radio Ottawa
- Univ. of Toronto campus radio Toronto
Grants
-
Canada Council (Small Ensembles
grant) 1994
-
FACTOR
1994, 2000
-
Region of Ottawa-Carleton 2000
-
Multiculturalism Canada (now
Heritage Canada) 1990
Has Performed or Recorded with:
- Conrad Kipping : Multi-instrumentailist, toured
with Stompin' Tom Connors
- Denis Keldie : Keyboardist, has worked with
various international stars
- Linda Morrison : Montreal singer-songwriter
- Ouzo Power : Personnel and guest artists
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