BEL CANTES

What if music is ultimately the voice of our dreams, a reflection of our most fundamental human desires, and a narrator of our past experiences?

The BelCantes Choir of Saint Andrew of Eglykada, Patras, will perform at the TEDxPatras 2025 anniversary stage for a special performance that will take the audience on a journey through five songs, five eras, and three languages. Dreams, goals, the desire for love, and creation are intertwined into a musical tale rich in memories, shared experiences, and optimism for the future.

About the performers

The BelCantes Choir was founded in September 2016 and has since earned notable recognition in Greece and abroad. It participated in the Interkultur International Choral Competition twice, receiving gold and silver medals in 2017 and 2019. The choir has performed in the 9th Nafpaktos International Choir Festival and Competition “Mikis Theodorakis,” the ARTIVA Choral Festival in Nafplio, and other events. 

In May 2021, the Choir competed online in the World Peace Choral Festival alongside 251 choirs from 32 nations, winning first place in its category and qualifying for the Grand Prix. In September of the same year, it performed in an unforgettable concert at the Kallimarmaro commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution. This was followed by two silver medals at the 26th International Choral Competition of Preveza (2022), while in 2023 it won a Special Award for the presentation of a musical, a silver medal, and a cash prize at the 12th World Choir Festival on Musical and Competition of the Cultural & Spiritual Association “KORAIS” in Thessaloniki.

In December 2023, it staged Haris Pegiazis’ musical “Christmas of a Stingy Man” at the University of Patras Conference Centre. In April 2024, it performed successfully at the 18th Choir Festival at the Athens Concert Hall. In November, the choir participated in the 10th ARTIVA Choral Festival in Nafplio, where it won a gold medal in the Similar Voices category and a silver medal in the Chamber Choirs category.

The BelCantes Choir is directed by Elena Droukopoulou, and Konstantina Androutsopoulou accompanies the choir on the piano.