Psarantonis with the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

On January 1, 2013, “Psarantonis“ (Antonis Xyroulis) participated in a New Year concert with the orchestra of the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble at the Concertgebouw, the temple of classical music in Amsterdam. The New Year’s event was broadcast on the Dutch TV. ~ Antonis Xylouris (Greek: Αντώνης Ξυλούρης; born 1942), nicknamed Psarantonis (Greek: Ψαραντώνης), is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra. He comes from the mountainous village of Anogeia in Crete and is the younger brother of the late Nikos Xylouris, a notable Cretan singer/musician as well as the older brother of Yiannis Xylouris, an equally notable Cretan musician. Psarantonis is known for the special timbre of his voice and his lyra playing style. Apart from the lyra Psarantonis plays various traditional instruments.