When: Saturday, May 24, 2025 | 20:00
Where: Pierce Theater, Pierce – The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias, Aghia Paraskevi, Athens 153 42
Organized by: The ACG Office of Advancement-Alumni & the Pierce Parents Fundraising Committee
Supported by: Parents Association for Pierce Kindergarten and Pierce Elementary as well as by the Parents Association for Pierce Gymnasium, Lyceum & IB

About the event

Ιn 2025, The American College of Greece is celebrating 150 years since it was founded in Smyrna, Asia Minor. A century and a half of adversity and hardship, but also of perseverance, courage, innovation and achievement, has shaped the institution into what it is today: A futureproof, thriving educational destination transforming the lives of its students for the benefit of society.

To celebrate this trajectory of triumph and transformation and to commemorate the beginnings of the institution, multi-instrumentalist and singer Ifigeneia Ioannou and her band, Eivala, will take us on a musical journey through time with their nostalgic

traditional Greek and Smyrna tunes. The event has a fundraising purpose and all proceeds will support the School’s scholarship fund.

Eivala’s repertory is anchored in Smyrna, the mother place of ACG. Ifigeneia Ioannou is a female performer and ACG’s students were all female for more than 100 years. Smyrna contributed immensely to Greece’s culture, commerce, and the arts. Our music, from Vamvakaris’ rembetiko to the melodic lines of Tsitsanis, Theodorakis, and Hadjidakis, would not be the same without the influence of this musical tradition. Similarly, education would not be the same had it not been for the legacy of The American College of Greece.

Join us on a night of celebration and nostalgia and help us support our school’s mission of upholding academic excellence!

After the event a reception will follow.

About the artist and the band

Eivala Band is the latest project of multi-instrumentalist and singer Ifigeneia Ioannou, focusing on traditional Greek and Smyrna music. Since 2022, the band has been touring around Greece.

Born in Athens, Ifigeneia began her studies in classical guitar at the age of 8 and graduated from the Experimental Music High School and Lyceum of Pallini. She continued her musical education, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Harmony, a Bachelor’s degree in Guitar, a Diploma in Guitar with first prize, a Bachelor’s degree in Counterpoint, and a Bachelor’s degree in Fugue. Additionally, she holds a degree from the Department of Folk & Traditional Music at TEI of Epirus, specializing in the Kanun instrument, as well as a Master’s degree from the Department of Music Studies at the National University of Athens (with a thesis titled “Interpretation of Instrumental & Instrumental Music”).

In 2020, she established the music orchestra “Ensemble of Smyrna and Rebetiko Music” at the Greek Music Centre “Phoebus Anogeianakis.” That same year, she conducted a masterclass in vocal performance titled “Rita Abatzi – Rosa Eskenazy: A Comparative Study of Vocal Technique and Performance.” This masterclass was delivered online in 2021 in collaboration with the Greek Fringe. In the summer of 2022, she led a workshop on “Smyrna and Rebetiko Singing” at the Music Courts in Raches, Ikaria.

Currently, in addition to her work with Eivala Band, Ifigeneia teaches Kanun at the Music School of Athens.

To book your spot for the night of the event, please click here.

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