Meet your tutors: Ross Daly

Ross Daly is the originator of the term Contemporary Modal Music, which refers to contemporary compositional works which draw their influences and inspiration from the broader world of modal musical traditions which are found primarily although not exclusively in the vast geographical region between Western Africa and Western China. In this work shop Ross Daly…

Meet your tutors: Petros Klampanis

World renowned bassist, awarded composure and tutor, Petros Klampanis  based both in New York and Athens, Greece, has earned acclaim as “a formidable player and composer” (JazzTimes) and “a musician who has always spoken from the heart” (Downbeat) In this workshop Petros will focus and elaborate  on grooves and concepts about polyrhythms: how to study…

Meet your tutors: Nektarios Mitritsakis

Every morning starts with a meditation session lead by Nektarios Mitritsakis. He will use music as the root of the sessions. Nektarios Mitritsakis was born in Chania, Greece. From a very a young age he was expressing himself through his connection to nature and music, till at the age of 25 he decided to focus…

Meet your tutors: Tilasa Digeni

Tilasa was born and lives in Crete. Her father is a Cretan traditional dance teacher and her mother a kindergarten teacher . So from a very young age the game of arts became her expression of creativity. Her first steps and her base was around dance, then teaching and research of traditional Cretan dances, studies…

Cretan culture and its people

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Crete has a fascinating culture and it’s people can boast an amazingly varied heritage of influence from advanced cultures and civilisations in the ancient world. Crete has been the focus of attention for many civilisations over the centuries and the influence of conquering nations can be found in its culture, its buildings, its food, and…

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The Accommodation: Milia Mountain Retreat

The Westcretan Workshop will be hosted in Milia Mountain Retreat. Milia is located in a mountainous and environmentally sensitive area of Western Crete, at the prefecture of Chania and the center of Kissamos province. The region belongs to the Natura network of protected areas. The settlement is surrounded by a green valley formed by the…