Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
Nikos Gatsos: Music for a Better Day
with Maria Anastasi-Paschalidis, voice
and Aphrodite Mitsopoulou, piano
in honor of Agathi Dimitrouka
As part of the European Month of Culture, the Center for Hellenic Studies and the Embassy of Greece in Washington, DC hosted a lecture recital on the lyricist and poet, Nikos Gatsos, on May 13, 2019.
Nikos Gatsos: Music for a Better Day
with Maria Anastasi-Paschalidis, voice
and Aphrodite Mitsopoulou, piano
in honor of Agathi Dimitrouka
As part of the European Month of Culture, the Center for Hellenic Studies and the Embassy of Greece in Washington, DC hosted a lecture recital on the lyricist and poet, Nikos Gatsos, on May 13, 2019.
![Myrtle leaves [with English subtitles] | Agathi Dimitrouka](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hBxe9dUcvGA/mqdefault.jpg "Myrtle leaves [with English subtitles] | Agathi Dimitrouka
Myrtle Leaves presents Agathi Dimitroukas poems in Modern Greek with English subtitles. Four poems are inspired by Greek myths, three are based on Erotic Epigrams of the Greek Anthology, and one on Sappho’s poem, from Agathis two books, all in verse to be sung; two unpublished poems take inspiration from ancient Greek statues. Translations into English are by Agathi Dimitrouka and Natasha Bershadsky.")
