If you have the chance, watch... and other Patras, Greece Off The Beaten Path Tips

If you have the chance, watch a basket ball game. Patras, has a great basketball team 'APOLLON' (ÁÐÏËËÙÍ ÐÁÔÑÙÍ).-

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A few Kilometers from Patras is Rion suburb. Rion is an important transport junction (it connectes the 'Peloponnese' with the 'Sterea Hellas').
Rion has also a beautiful castle, and a lot of summer bars, disco-clubs and Cafes, you can visit them and drink a coffee or a coctail. It has also a lot of restaurants, you can visit them and eat tradional and others food.

Near Patras, there are many great beaches, excellent villages next to the sea. Swimming, surfing,fun, drinking ...!
Try 'Kalogria Beach'. You dont'n know what you 're missing.

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6th EGMYO-Meeting 2006 in Patras / Greece
8-17 April, 2006

The 6th meeting of the European Guitar and Mandolin Youth Orchestra (EGMYO) is taking place in Patras / Greece from 8 to 17th april 2006 (arrival at Saturday 8 april and departure at Monday 17 april). The Patras Orchestra will organize the transport between Athens and Patras.
Once again we invite young people from all European countries, aged between 16 to 27 years, who are interested in rehearsing a high quality music program during this period and to give public performances of this music at the end of the meeting period. In the programm there are some cultural events organized by our Greek friends of Plucked String Orchestra Municipality of Patras.

Following performances have been suggested for the program of which 4-5 pieces will be chosen. The selection depends on the availability of the music sheets:
* Erik 't Hart -Wild at heart
* Claudio Mandonico -new composition
* Michael Travlos -Fading Memories -Concertante for Solo Guitar, Plucked String Orchestra
and Percussion
* Robert Hangstrom -Suite for Plucked String Orchestra
* Christopher Grafschmidt -new composition

The artistic lecturers are:
* Marco Ludemann, conductor (Netherlands)
* Mari Fe Pavon, Mandolin (Spain)
* Juan Carlos Munoz, Mandolin (Luxembourg)
* Annemie Hermans, Mandola (Netherlands)
* Mirko Schrader, Guitar (Germany)

Permitted instruments are:
* Mandolin
* Bandurria
* Mandola
* Laud Espagnol
* Guitar
* Double bass

Conditions of Participation:
* Advanced performance level and experience as orchestral player
* Participant's contribution amounting 220,00 euros
* Travel expenses to Patras on own account
* Interested in meeting the youth of other countries

Moreover, we await all participants coming to this EGMYO-meeting being well prepared on the music sheets which we have sent before.

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