The 2025 Tangents Greece Music Tour was the final one.  My decision is based on wanting to maximize my focus on Palestinian rights and producing Gaza Corner. The Tangents Greece Music Tour was a way to experience paradise for 17 nights in this dystopian world. But now I feel compelled to do everything I can to fully immerse in causes most dear to me. 
The October 2025 Tangents Greece Music Tour featured 12 concerts in 17 nights (11 conceived and produced by me and one fell into our lap). We benefited from yet another stellar group of Tangential souls (17 in all) who supported each other and devoured music, culture and delicious food on a daily basis.

Ann Rankin covered all the bases. 

Thank you for this amazing Greek Music trip! Your knowledge of traditional and contemporary Greek music is deep and comprehensive, and the number and variety of the concerts is exceptional.

Prior to joining this trip, I had heard some Greek and Balkan music, but nothing like the curated performances that you produced. The performances were all different from one another, and encompassed an amazing variety of instrumental and vocal artists, soloists, trios and quartets, traditional and modern and even ancient music, and a wide variety of highly skilled performers.  I was certainly one of the least knowledgeable group members about music in general and about this kind of music specifically, but I went home with CDs that I will treasure and with great memories of one of a kind performances.

Without your involvement, none of these concerts would have taken place.  In addition to our group, most of the concerts were attended by locals, who obviously were thrilled and revved up by them.  I came away from the tour with a new appreciation of traditional and modern Greek and Balkan music, and with amazement over the musicians who researched and re-created the ancient Greek lyre and played beautiful music on it.

This was my fourth trip to Greece, and I had been in Athens and in Chania on Crete before but never in Thessaloniki or in the mountains.  I appreciated your sharing knowledge of parts of Greece that are overlooked by most tourists.  We met many wonderful Greek people who were brought together by you and experienced authentic encounters that the average tourist would
never have had.

I also appreciated the fact that you handled every detail of the trip and gave each of us a personalized experience in a way that I have never seen before.  You handled our transportation to and from the airports, which I really appreciated.  You managed each challenge that faced any or all of the group members, and you created a temporary real community in which the group members helped and looked out for one another while sharing this special and meaningful experience.  You found great hotels and wonderful restaurants in addition to producing eleven amazing concerts.

I am so glad I joined the trip.  It exceeded my wildest expectations.   Thank you!!


Onward,

Dore