Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS)

Thessaloniki Art & Music Summit (THAMS) is a new international center for artistic creation, cultural exchange, and contemporary music inspired by Greece.
Organized by Global Arts United (GAU), in partnership with Ablaze Records, THAMS brings together composers, visual artists, ensembles, and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (TSSO) for two weeks of performances, workshops, collaborations, and cultural immersion in one of Europe’s most historic and vibrant cities.
 Each edition celebrates a Greek-oriented theme, drawn from mythology, history, philosophy, or tradition, ensuring that new artistic creation remains rooted in the country’s millennia-old cultural legacy.

Theme: ORPHEUS
The inaugural 2026 edition explores Orpheus, reimagining the ancient myth through new compositions, performances, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Concert #1

Friday, May 29, 2025
at 20:30
Aristotle University Ceremony Hall

Conductor: Evan Harger

Theme: Orpheus

Programme:
James Gaudi (USA): The Unseen Wire     
Hangzhong Lian (China): Elegy in Dreaming 
Aaro Pertmann (Estonia): Symphony, part III
Guy Renardeau (The Netherlands): Earth Sounds 
Panagiotis Botzios (Greece): Dichotomie 
Kervy Delcy (USA): II: ‘The Song that Escaped the Grave’ from ‘Of rain and ashes’    
Jack Frederick (USA): Orpheus in Visual Art 
Taner Kemirtlek (Scottland): Scroll and Soft Toccata 
John Maclachlan (Canada): Peripeteia
 
Composers' CVs here


Tickets:5€

Co-production TSSO – Global Arts United & Ablaze Records