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T
he 7
th
International Pharos Contemporary
Music Festival took place at The Shoe
Factory, in Nicosia, on 2 – 11 October 2015.
The Festival has established itself as one of
the most innovative and cutting-edge annual
music events in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Under the artistic direction of internationally
renowned Cypriot composer Evis Sammoutis,
the Festival is dedicated to the promotion of
new music: the well-established masterpieces
of contemporary music literature of the 20
th
century, as well as new works by the younger
generation of composers.
So far, the Festival has presented hundreds of
Cyprus premieres as well as a great number
of world premieres by composers who have
been especially commissioned by the Pharos
Arts Foundation to write new pieces for this
occasion. Providing a platform for composers
and performers to advance and develop new
projects and explore new sound worlds in
chamber music settings, the Festival aspires
to acquaint the general audience of Cyprus
with the music of our times, as this is directly
linked with many forms of visual and creative
arts and sciences, and it reflects the profundity
of the modern-day man and human spirit.
The 7
th
International Pharos Contemporary
Music Festival focused on bringing together
old together with new music, so that the listener
could become familiarised with the historical
cohesion of music evolution, comprehend the
various procedures and thoroughly enjoy the
end result. Over the span of a week, the Festival
featured four exciting concerts that were also
accompanied by a number of other interesting
events, such as documentary screenings,
lectures and educational workshops.
7
th
International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival
