Birdology

A lively and spontaneous conversation with the natural world… Soundscapes, chirps, croaks, the voice of air and water in conversation with human creativity.

The trio Birdology consists of Nikos Sidirokastritis (drums), Agapi Zarda (live electronics) and Andreas Papagiannakopoulos (guitar, fx). It is based on free improvisation and processes recordings of birdsong, leaves rustling, water sounds and other natural elements to create an experience where natural and artificial sound meet.

Nikos Sidirokastritis was born in Athens in 1963. He studied with Nikos Korantzinos at the percussion school of the Athens Conservatory, music theory and counterpoint with Vangelis Kokkoris and drums with Yannis Floros. He has participated in the improvisational scene of Greece for the last 40 years and has collaborated with international and local renowned musicians.

Andreas Papagiannakopoulos is a graduate of the Conservatory of Utrecht (specializing in jazz guitar and music education) and a graduate of the Department of Theatre Studies of the Athens School of Philosophy. He runs his own jazz music school in Athens and is an active member of the Greek jazz scene, composing, recording, as a sideman and with his personal project “leoforio”.

www.andreaspapagiannakopoulos.com

Agapi Zarda is a graduate of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science (EKPA) with specialization in “Instrumental Art” (Creative Dance) and the Department of Early Childhood Education (PTH) with research interest in Creative Music Pedagogy and Sound Technologies. She graduated from the MSc “Arts and Technologies of Sound” of the Department of Music Studies and Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University. She focuses on Electroacoustic Composition, Sound Installations Construction, Music with Code and Free Improvisation. Since 2023, she is a member of the Hellenic Association of Electroacoustic Music Composers (ESSIM).