(c) Manolis Mathioudakis
Kelly Thoma
Lyra with Sympathetic Strings - Contemporary Modal Music
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(c) Giannis Karnikis
Kelly's lyras are made by Stelios Petrakis and Leonidas Spanos.
The design of this type of lyra was created by Ross Daly in 1991. The first one was constructed in Athens by Nikos Bras. This lyra has three playing strings (A-D-G) and 12 to 22 sympathetic strings.
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Kelly Thoma has been studying the lyra with Ross Daly since 1995 and soon after started travelling with him and his group, “Labyrinth” to perform in some of the most prestigious venues and festivals around the world. She has participated in many projects with musicians from various different traditions of the world.
The term "contemporary modal music" has been created by Ross Daly and describes the sum total of contemporary compositions created today by musicians working within various modal traditions. This music is the continuation of the procedure of modal composing through a very free perspective and is not at all connected with the goal of "preserving traditions". It is the contemporary expression of the beauty of modality (phrase-orientated non-harmonic music which often employs non-tempered intervals).
NEWS:
- NEW VIDEO "CATCH THE END OF THE THREAD" watch full concert here
- New video coming up on Monday, November 2nd, 2020 at 21:15 (Greek time) "CATCH THE END OF THE THREAD" watch the trailer here
- New Video: Lychnos , Kelly Thoma Quartet
- New Song: "The Tree's Song" feat.Giorgis Manolakis
- New Album Available Now! "Ama kopasoun oi kairoi" (As the winds die down)
- NEW PIECE!!! “Armanogeianes Kontylies” with Vasilis Stavrakakis Click to listen
- Interview to Sissy Papadogianni - Cretazine
- "Contemporary Greek music loses its baggage"by Bob Shingleton
JULY
July 8, Kelly Thoma Trio, with Aris Kornelakis and Eleanna Papanikolopoulou, Kato Archanes, 17Loukoumia, Synergeio Zominalis
July 15 , Labyrinth Musical Workshop, Houdetsi, 1st part, "The old man and the sea" Mayu Shviro, Nur Bar Goren, 2nd part "Elafos", Kelly Thoma, Aris Kornelakis, Mayu Shviro, Nur Bar Goren
July 21 , Concert by Yasamin Shahhosseini, at the Labyrinth Musical Workshop, Houdetsi
July 22, "Musical Alleys", Houdetsi , Ross Daly Kelly Thoma
July 23, "Musical Alleys", Houdetsi , Kelly Thoma Trio, with Aris Kornelakis and Eleanna Papanikolopoulou
July 29, "Kleidi", Katalagari, Kelly Thoma Trio, with Aris Kornelakis and Eleanna Papanikolopoulou
AUGUST
August 1 , Kelly Thoma Trio, with Aris Kornelakis and Eleanna Papanikolopoulou , Cooperative Cafe "Gaidaros", Vamos, Chania
August 9, Ross Daly Quartet, Smari, Minoa Pediados
August 11 , Labyrinth Musical Workshop, Houdetsi with Ross Daly, Yurdal Tokcan , Muhittin Kemal, Mayu Shviro
August 27 , Erotokritios, Kazarma, Siteia
August 28 , Erotokritios, Kazarma, Siteia
August 30 , Erotokritos, Labyrinth Musical Workshop, Houdetsi
SEPTEMBER
September 9-14 , Workshop with Eleonore Billy, Labyrinth Musical Workshop, Houdetsi
September 18-23 , Portugal with Efrén López
September 26 , Ross Daly - Kelly Thoma, ΚΑG, Kalamitsi Amygdali, Apokoronas, Chania
Check the Concerts and Seminars Calendar !
Read her interview at "The Goddess of the Hunt"