Inauguration Ceremony of Pierce – The American College of Greece Kindergarten & Elementary School
Monday, September 5, 2022, 19:30
Event Flow
| TIME | |
|---|---|
| 18:45-19:30 | Arrival of guests |
| 19:30-19:36 | ACG Institutional video |
| 19:36-20:00 | Welcome Remarks • David G. Horner, President, The American College of Greece • Niki Kerameos, Minister of Education & Religious Affairs • Jim Logothetis, Chair, ACG Board of Trustees • Iliana Lazana, ACG Senior Vice President of Administration & Pierce |
| 20:00-20:10 | Holy Blessing Ceremony, Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia & Lavreotiki |
| 20:10-20:30 | Musical Theater performance, by Pierce students and alumnae |
| 20:30 | Ribbon cutting | College Anthem Alma Mater |
| 20:35 | Cocktail Reception | Deree Musical Ensemble | select venues open to visit |
Master of Ceremony: Claudia Carydis, ACG Vice President, Public Affairs
Summary of the theatrical performance
Foivos decides to play hide-and-seek in the school yard with his friends.
The game will turn into an enchanting adventure; with the help of two fairies, Meli and Neli, and four spirits, he will discover the important values of life – values which Pierce stands for.
Through this experience, Foivos will realize that in order to have a meaningful life, one should have strong values, thirst for knowledge and love for life.
A theatrical performance by Giorgos D. Lebesis
Participation
Music Theater Performance (in order of appearance):
Pierce Alumnae (starring as spirits):
- Sofia Zarabouka (spirit 1)
- Eva Simatou (spirit 2)
- Anneta Papathanassiou (spirit 3)
- Loukia Papadaki (spirit 4)
Pierce students
- Foivos: Michail Nathanail
- Meli: Christina Ioanna Mantelou
- Neli: Eleni Maria Lyropoulou
Pierce Choir members (in alphabetical order)
- Afentaki Elli
- Apostolopoulos Kyveli
- Apostolou Myrsini
- Berlitz Marinou Dioni
- Ganou Elli
- Gerapetriti Emmelia
- Dedeloudi Maria
- Eliezer Nineta
- Fourka Mary
- Hatjinaki Krystallenia
- Houve Annie
- Koukos Marios
- Kouri Marina
- Kyriazopoulou Christiana
- Leridi Evangelia
- Levi Danae
- Mavroyiannis Eleni Anna
- Minogianni Salomi
- Mpormpoli Nana
- Mygdali Konstantina
- Papouli Melina
- Peraki Maria
- Ritsoudis Demosthenis
- Tsipi Vassileia
- Tsougou Eleni
Pierce Orchestra members (in alphabetical order)
- Antimesari Paraskevi – Eleni
- Chondroudaki Maria
- Choromidis Maria
- Hadjinikolaou Athanasios
- Iakovou Serafeim
- Karagianni Ioanna
- Katsanos Dimitris
- Lymberaios Christos
- Mainemeli Lydia
- Mandelou Maria Loukia
- Minogiannis Konstantinos
- Mostriou Iris
- Mostriou Lydia
- Mousa Papakonstantinou Dafni
- Mpita Ariadne
- Mygdali Panagiota
- Negrin Marcel
- Negrin Moses
- Papadaki Xanthippi
- Papadakis George
- Papageorgiou Christos
- Pelargidis Christoforos
- Sovatzoglou George
- Tsipolitis Dimitris
- Tsoumas Foivos
- Ward Anna
Songs
- The Sun, Parov Stelar, 2014
- Χέρια σαν κι αυτά, Locomondo – Μ. Κούμαρης, 2009
- Vois sur ton chemin, B. Coulais – C. Barratier, 2004
- La vita è bella, Piovani – Noa, 1997
- Εγώ κι εσύ μαζί, R. Newman – Τζ. Πανούσης, 1995
Cover versions – orchestrations: Dora Panagopoulou – Orestis Hatzinakis for the Pierce Choir & Orchestra.
Deree Musical Ensemble
The Music Department of the Deree School of Fine and Performing Arts is proud to present Music major and minor students together with graduates and guest artists, in music performances for the Pierce Kindergarten & Elementary School inauguration ceremony. Students have prepared their repertoire under the guidance of Deree Music faculty as members of the Jazz and Popular Music Ensemble.
We hope you will enjoy the performances!
Participation (in alphabetical order):
- George Alexopoulos, voice & keyboard (Music Performance major, Graduate)
- George Antonelis, electric bass guitar (Guest artist)
- Eirini-Simoni Corvington, voice (Music Performance Major)
- Panagiotis Giannoulatos, electric guitar (Music Minor)
- Marianna Kakava Papantonaki, keyboard (Guest artist, Parallel studies, Graduate)
- Spiros Kapasakalis, electric guitar (Guest artist)
- Dimitris Kokos, drums (Psychology Major, Graduate)
- George Mantas, voice & keyboard (Music Performance Major)
- Avgoustinos Michalopoulos Stathopoulos, electric bass guitar (Psychology Major)
- Christos Papadopoulos, drums (Music Major, Graduate)
- Sophia Polychroni, voice (Music Performance Major)
- Eleftheria Sakellaridi, acoustic guitar (Music Major)
- Damo Serafeimidou, voice (Music Performance Major)
- Ioli Sifoniou, electric keyboard and backup vocals (Music Major)
Songs performed
- Superstition by Stevie Wonder
- Smooth Operator by Sade
- At Last by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
- Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson
- Disco Yes by Tom Misch
- Rushin by Great Time
- San me koitas by Dimitris Spanos
- Can’t help falling in love and unchained melody (medley)
- Night in Tunisia by John “Dizzy” Gillespie, Arr. Sami Vasilios Amiris
- Summertime by George Gershwin, Arr. Sami Vasilios Amiris
- Something about us by Daft Punk
- Forget regret by The R.H. Factor
- Spring Summer Winter and Fall by Aphroditie’s child
Music Department Head: Leslie Jones, Assistant Professor, Deree-ACG
Pierce Ambassadors (in alphabetical order):
- Eleni Christia
- Ilias Georgiou
- Maria Giannakaki
- Nefeli Giannoudi
- Sofia Foteini Kyparissi
- Konstantina Makantasi
- Despoina Rousiaki
- Zinovia Stavropoulou
- Aikaterini Tsoulou
- Evangelia Vonatsou
The wine is courtesy of Avantis Estate.