Nektaria Karantzi -Greek Orthodox Christian Byzantine Music

Nektaria Karantzi (born 5 August 1978, in Greece) is a Byzantine and traditional singerfrom Greece.

Education

[edit]Legal studies

Nektaria Karantzi studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and also obtained a postgraduate degree in criminal law from the University of Athens.^[1] She is currently a doctoral candidate in criminal law at the University of Athens.

[edit]Music

She holds a diploma in Byzantine music from the Byzantine School of Music, and has been taught by notable tutors, including Dimitris Verykios. She is currently in training, since 2003, for traditional singing by the renowned interpreter of traditional songs, Chronis Aidonidis. In addition, she has studied thepiano and Western musical theory, and has also had voice training under the tutelage of Thanos Petrakis and Dina Goudioti.^[1

Musical career

Nektaria Karantzi teaches Byzantine music at the “Central Conservatoire” of Athens.^[1] She has also begun collaborating with Chronis Aidonidis in concerts and recordings.

She has participated in a series of five tapes/CDs which include the chanting of Byzantine hymns, from the age of fourteen already accompanying the blessed Elder Porphyrios. She also collaborated with Chronis Aidonidis in the recording of two albums: When Paths Meet (a double CD) and He Was Grieved.

She is part of the development group of an internet musical community in Greece, www.musicheaven.gr and is a producer at a Greek radio station.^[1]

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