Evgenios Voulgaris
Musician - Oud
His involvement with music began with studies in Byzantine music, which culminated in obtaining the corresponding Diploma.
Since 1992, he has been systematically engaged with the oud and traditional music, initially studying under Christos Tsiamoulis. Furthermore, through frequent visits to Istanbul starting in 2001, he studied the yaylı tanbur, makam performance, and improvisation under Fahrettin Çimenli. Within the framework of modal music seminars organized by the "Labyrinth" Musical Workshop in Houdetsi, Crete, he has also focused on the study of Afghan and Persian music.
He has collaborated in concerts and recordings with a large number of musical creators, including Ross Daly, Christos Tsiamoulis, Nikos Kypourgos, Dimitris Papadimitriou, and Notis Mavroudis. Moreover, together with Thodoris Kotepanos, Iraklis Vavatsikas, and Teo Lazarou, they form the "Quartet of Senses and Illusions" (Kouarteto ton aisthiseon kai ton paraisthiseon).
Since 1995, he has collaborated with the Orchestra of Colours (Orchestra ton Chromaton), playing the mandolin and bouzouki. He has also performed with the Camerata and the Athens State Orchestra.
Teaching forms a significant component of his musical presence. His teaching experience includes the School of Greek Music at the Municipal Conservatory of Patras, the Music Schools of Vartholomio and Patras, his collaboration with the seminar series of the "Labyrinth" Musical Workshop and the "Music Village" (Mousiko Chorio), as well as the Department of Folk and Traditional Music at the TEI of Epirus in Arta. In 2007, Fagotto Publications released his book (co-authored with Vasilis Vantarakis and edited by the Department of Folk and Traditional Music) titled The Urban Folk Song of the Interwar Period: Smyrna and Piraeus Rebetiko.
His personal discography includes Taxidia ("Journeys", in collaboration with singer Dora Petridi) and To Mynima tou Prigkipa ("The Prince's Message", in collaboration with Christos Galanopoulos). His work as a composer includes setting parts of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat to music, as well as composing music for the theatrical productions: The History of a Captive, The Straw Gatherer, and The Woman of Zakynthos (Ionian Theatre), as well as Endgame and Pope Joan (Municipal and Regional Theatre of Patras). Additionally, in collaboration with Dimitris Mystakidis, Apostolos Tsardakas, and Theodora Athanasiou, he released the CD Apsilies, and as a duo with Dimitris Mystakidis, the CD Whispering Rebetiko, among others.