page_title: Philharmonic Society of Corfu
hierarchical_section_title: Philharmonic Society of Corfu
caption_attribution_description: English: Πάσχα στην Κέρκυρα - Παλαιά Φιλαρμονική Εταιρεία Κέρκυρας
context_page_description: The Philharmonic Society of Corfu, or Old Philharmonic -to be distinguished from the others on the island-, is a widely known community music band in Corfu, Greece.
  When it was founded in 1840, its initial scope was to become the first Greek music academy organised on European prototypes. Its first Artistic Director was Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros, who retained this office until his death in 1872. The Philharmonic had a fully organised programme of tuition both in music theory and practice. Its students, who for the first time in modern Hellenic history could learn music regardless of their social class, had the opportunity to be taught by professional musicians and teachers basic music theory, harmony, counterpoint, instrumentation, composition, as well as piano, vocal music, string and wind instruments.
context_section_description: The Philharmonic Society of Corfu (Greek: Φιλαρμονική Εταιρεία Κερκύρας, Philharmonice Ɛtaerɛia Cɛrcyras, [filarmoɲiˈci eteˈri.a cerˈciras]), or Old Philharmonic (Παλαιά Φιλαρμονική) -to be distinguished from the others on the island-, is a widely known community music band in Corfu, Greece.
  When it was founded in 1840, its initial scope was to become the first Greek music academy organised on European prototypes. Its first Artistic Director was Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros, who retained this office until his death in 1872. The Philharmonic (PSC) had a fully organised programme of tuition both in music theory and practice. Its students, who for the first time in modern Hellenic history could learn music regardless of their social class, had the opportunity to be taught by professional musicians and teachers basic music theory, harmony, counterpoint, instrumentation, composition, as well as piano, vocal music, string and wind instruments.
caption: The band during an Easter parade in 2018.
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