Phanos Dymiotis Memorial Concert

At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, musicians from Baltimore and around the country will memorialize violinist and composer Phanos Dymiotis in a free public concert. Dymiotis was a resident of Lutherville, Md. and was killed in a car accident in 2007 at the age of 41. The concert will be held at St. Ignatius Church, 740 North Calvert St. in Baltimore. It will last approximately one hour and is free and open to the public.
The performance will feature several of Dymiotis’ own compositions, including his “Elegy” for violin and piano, “The Soldier’s Blues” and his “Suite for String Orchestra.” Also on the program is Dave Brubeck’s “Regret” in the string orchestra version. Many of the musicians involved live in the Baltimore area and performed with Dymiotis in regional orchestras. Others are coming from as far as the west coast for this concert. All are volunteering.
“Phanos’ untimely death was a huge loss for the music world, but he wrote a great deal of wonderful music during his too-short life, and it deserves to be heard,” says Richard Rosenberg, who is flying from Arkansas to conduct “Regret” and the “Suite for String Orchestra.”
Dymiotis was a native of Cypus who came to the U.S. in 1987 to study for a Ph.D. at Princeton University. After completing the degree he moved to the Baltimore area, where he taught at Goucher College, Towson University and McDaniel College. He was a sought-after violinist who played with the Baltimore Opera Company, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and the Mariner String Quartet, among others. His music has been performed all over the world.
A nonprofit organization is currently being formed to promote and perform Dymiotis’ music, and this concert is the first of what will become an annual memorial series. For more information about the organization or the Nov. 7 concert, contact Caitlin Patton at caitlin@caitlinpatton.com or (410)708-3521.