Folk Sacred Music from Crete

Date:	October 07, 2025 \| 19:30 (Tue)
Venue:	Kampus Hybernská
Duration:	60 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available

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Experience the rich musical heritage of Crete presented by the authentic ensemble Eran

Traditionally, one of the festival’s concerts is dedicated to folk sacred music from different regions of the former Byzantine Empire (Asia Minor, Cyprus, Thrace, Constantinople, etc.). This year, you are invited to taste the rich musical heritage of Crete, presented by the authentic ensemble Eran. The program will include traditional religious music, love songs, and modal improvisations.

Performing:

Eran Ensemble:

Nektarios Pachiadakis: Cretan lyra, vocals
Kyveli Sergiou: vocals, Cretan lutes, percussion

About the Archaion Kallos festival:

The Archaion Kallos International Festival of Orthodox Music offers a beautiful spiritual and musical experience. In its literal sense, the Greek expression “archaion kallos” means “ancient beauty,” but in the vocabulary of the Holy Fathers of the Eastern Christian Church, “archaion kallos” speaks of a certain archetype, an “original beauty;” that is to say, the beauty which man beheld in Paradise and which he experienced after Creation. The Philokallia Association (philokallia, a word of Greek origin meaning “love of the beautiful”) gave this name to the first and only festival of Orthodox music in Prague because they perceive every act in sacred music, whether of composition or interpretation, as a kind of conscious or unconscious search for this pristine beauty, the Archaion Kallos.

The festival is held under the auspices of
the Minister of Culture, Mgr. Martin Baxa,
the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Mr. Dinos Konstantinou,
the Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia, H.E Ms. Jana Vanaveski,
the Municipal District of Prague 2

and with the blessings of
His Eminence Michal, Archbishop of Prague and the Czech Lands.

Important:

No intermission
Dress code: casual
Program subject to change

Concerts in the Smetana Hall - Municipal House

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Kampus Hybernská

Address:	Hybernská 4 , Praha 1
Capacity:	100
Type:	Club, Restaurant, Gallery
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	No

Lively meeting place linking creativity, art and the academic world in the very heart of Prague

The Prague City Council and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, have created a lively multifunctional campus in the very heart of Prague (few minutes away from the Municipal House) that connects creative industries, arts, and the academic world. The campus welcomes students, staff, and the public from all around the world.

At the moment, the increasingly popular Camups Hybernská offers a cafe, several lecture rooms, a small cinema, a bar with a music stage, a separate house for student clubs and associations, an art studio, and an exhibition space.

Its program includes variety of conferences, festivals, concerts, exhibitions, discussions, film screenings, flea markets, book launches and much more.

Our experience:

We loved the international vibe, the whole complex of buildings as well as the perfect location. This is a place to visit!

* Accessibility by public transport:
metro B (yellow line) - Náměstí Republiky stop
tram - Masarykovo nádraží or Náměstí Republiky stop

* Nearest car parking:
Parking in Kotva or Palladium shopping malls (Náměstí Republiky),Prague 1