The Kombos Collective (formerly Greek Chamber Music Project) presents captivating programming in intimate concert settings inspired by the Hellenic World.
Vardari album out Sept 5 https://komboscollective.bandcamp.com/album/vardari-shared-balkan-melodies The Greek Chamber Music Project (GCMP) is an ensemble that celebrates the Greek world through captivating programming in intimate concert settings. Recent programs have included the East Coast tour Remembering the Jews of Greece, deeply personal songs about The Iliad in Conversations with Homer, and
08/06/2026
Thank you to The National Herald The National Herald The National Herald for the press about our latest:
✔️ Winning a grant award from the Elios Charitable Foundation
✔️Fundraising campaign to make a music video about unity
✔️Uproot in concert now available for streaming
Now streaming: Uproot in Concert
In collaboration with rembetiko interpreter Katerina Clambaneva, Kombos Collective's critically acclaimed program Uproot features modern arrangements of Greek music from Asia Minor, celebrating this vibrant musical heritage and capturing the refugee experience through song. This hour-long concert video features footage from live performances in Baltimore and Traverse City, Michigan.
Purchase streaming pass: https://kombosmusic.com/watch/
07/30/2026
Yes! Kombos Collective won a grant from the Elios Foundation to support our latest project, which is to compose a new multilingual song about unity with an accompanying music video.
It's groundbreaking work that captures the essence of what the Bay Area folk community is all about, building peace through music and dance.
Now the ask: the grant covers half the cost, but we need your help to raise the remaining $2,000 by August 22.
Learn more and donate to this project: https://kombosmusic.com/vimata/
The Kombos Collective celebrated the great Greek poets set to popular songs by Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis. Performances by Mary-Victoria Voutsas (piano), Melinda Becker (mezzo soprano) and Ellie Falaris Ganelin (flute) and special guest student performer Ioanna Shami.
Filmed on Feb 7, 2026 at the Community School for Music and Arts in Mountain View, California.
San Apokliros Gyrizo (1950)
I Wander in Exile
Composed by Vassilis Tsitsanis
Arranged by Ellie Falaris Ganelin
The Kombos Collective presents the critically acclaimed Uproot, a powerful program of Greek songs from Asia Minor. In collaboration with rembetiko interpreter Katerina Clambaneva, the ensemble performs modern arrangements of Greek music from the region, celebrating this vibrant musical heritage and capturing the refugee experience through song. Uproot weaves histories and personal stories throughout, generating a universal dialogue about the impact of forced migration and building a bridge to the experience of modern-day refugees.
Performances by:
Katerina Clambaneva - vocals
Ellie Falaris Ganelin - flute & arrangements
Emma Selmon - clarinet
Mary-Victoria Voutsas - piano
Filmed by and at The Alluvion, Traverse City, Michigan on March 21, 2026
Learn more: https://kombosmusic.com/uproot-music-from-asia-minor/
"Osman Aga"
Arranged by Ellie Falaris Ganelin
A late-Ottoman urban folk tune that exists in many languages, performed here in Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) and Greek.
Performances by:
Vardari, exploring shared Balkan melodies
Ellie Falaris Ganelin, vocals, flute & arrangements
Christina Walton, violin & backing vocals
J. Maddox, guitar
Joe Belson, bass
Sage Baggott, drumset & percussion
Filmed on May 17, 2026 at Piano Palace
Half Moon Bay, California
Presented by Artist Migration
From the Song Cycle "Another Shore, Another Country" by Michael Malis
Set to the poetry of C.P. Cavafy
Poem: "Thimisou Soma" (Body Remember)
Performances by:
Constantine Novotny, baritone
Michael Malis, piano
Filmed at PianoForte Studios in Chicago
April 25, 2025
More about this project: https://kombosmusic.com/out-of-time-out-of-place/
"To Ouest" (1920)
The West
Original song composed by Epaminondas Asimakopoulos & Harilaos Piperakis
Arranged by Ellie Falaris Ganelin
The Kombos Collective presents the critically acclaimed Uproot, a powerful program of Greek songs from Asia Minor. In collaboration with rembetiko interpreter Katerina Clambaneva, the ensemble performs modern arrangements of Greek music from the region, celebrating this vibrant musical heritage and capturing the refugee experience through song. Uproot weaves histories and personal stories throughout, generating a universal dialogue about the impact of forced migration and building a bridge to the experience of modern-day refugees.
Performances by:
Katerina Clambaneva - vocals
Ellie Falaris Ganelin - flute & arrangements
Emma Selmon - clarinet
Mary-Victoria Voutsas - piano
Constantine Novotny - baglama
Filmed by and at The Alluvion, Traverse City, Michigan on March 21, 2026
Learn more: https://kombosmusic.com/uproot-music-from-asia-minor/
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"Mortissa Smyrnia"
Smyrniote Rebel
Original song composed by Costas Karipis (music) and Georgios Petropouleas (lyrics)
Arranged by Ellie Falaris Ganelin
The Kombos Collective presents the critically acclaimed Uproot, a powerful program of Greek songs from Asia Minor. In collaboration with rembetiko interpreter Katerina Clambaneva, the ensemble performs modern arrangements of Greek music from the region, celebrating this vibrant musical heritage and capturing the refugee experience through song. Uproot weaves histories and personal stories throughout, generating a universal dialogue about the impact of forced migration and building a bridge to the experience of modern-day refugees.
Performances by:
Katerina Clambaneva - vocals
Ellie Falaris Ganelin - flute & arrangements
Emma Selmon - clarinet
Mary-Victoria Voutsas - piano
Filmed by and at The Alluvion, Traverse City, Michigan on March 21, 2026
Learn more: https://kombosmusic.com/uproot-music-from-asia-minor/
#ελληνικημουσικη #σμυρνέικα #ρεμπετικο #σμυρνεϊκα #σμυρνεικα