Lyre Academy

Think a Lyre Is Limited? Watch This. Bet You’ve Never Played 14 Notes on One String.

Only 7 Strings. Infinite Sounds. Ready for the Challenge?
Meet the Lyre — 2,500 Years Old and Still Outplaying Modern Instruments.

In this short performance, a virtuoso lyre player showcases how just 7 strings can unlock a world of sound: arpeggios, harmonics, muted chords, pressing techniques for sharps/flats, rhythmic textures, and even fast tremolo-style finger rolls (rasgueado).

Advanced lyre players can extract up to 14 distinct notes per string, using techniques that rival and inspire modern guitarists.

🎸 Are you a guitarist? A string player? A musician looking for something fresh and powerful?
Then get ready to rethink everything you thought you knew about ancient instruments.

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Lyre: LUTHIEROS Musical Instruments
Lyre Player: Lina Palera
A Short Music Film by Nikolaos Koumartzis, D.Phil.
Filming, Color Grading & Editing: Yiannis Karakatsianis

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"Gentle Asclepius, the craftsman of new health for weary limbs and banisher of pain, the godlike healer of all mortal sickness."
— Pindar, Pythian Ode, 5th century B.C.

Song title:
Asclepius, the God of Medicine

Listen at:
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The origins of healing in Europe can be traced to the sanctuary of Asclepius, a hero, the son of Apollo, and the God of medicine in Greek mythology. In the sanctuaries (or temples) of Asclepius, music played a key role, along with the use of the lyre to soothe those who suffered.
These holy sites, with the sanctuary of Epidaurus in their center, date back to the 2nd millennium BC and were used for ceremonial medical practices. Additionally, in the 8th century BC, the Epidaurus sanctuary became associated with the cult of Apollo.

The healing music in this music album was composed using two fundamental blocks of ancient world music: the ancient lyre of Apollo and several ancient Greek modes.

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💡 Concept design & supervision by Nikolaos Koumartzis
🎙️ SEIKILO affiliate artists Evagoras Bekiaris (music production) & Lina Palera (ancient lyre) join forces
to produce inspiring music based on the ancient Greek modes
and inspired by the long-forgotten knowledge of the
ancient Greeks to soothe the human soul (or psyche)
and heal our bodies.

💡 Who is Nikolaos?
Nikolaos Koumartzis, Ph.D., is the visionary behind many cultural endeavors with international recognition, including LUTHIEROS Music Instruments and SEIKILO Music Channel.
He holds a Ph.D. in Journalism from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an MSc in Publishing from the University of the Arts London, a Ma in Strategic Product Design from the International Hellenic University, and a Ba in Computer Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He is the author of six personal books, co-author of dozens more, and the lead author of papers on the topic (among others) of ancient Greek musical instruments. As a natural consequence, in 2009, he co-founded a series of publishing houses in Greece (iWrite Publications, Pigi Publications, and Daidaleos Publications), where he served as the Art Director until 2019. Then, he decided to leave everything else behind and focus on the rebirth of the ancient lyre and its introduction to the modern worldwide music scene.
His thesis, titled "The Lyre 2.0 Project," was the spark that led to the creation of many related endeavors such as LUTHIEROS, SEIKILO Museum of Ancient Music, and SEIKILO Ancient World Music Channel.

In 2020 he founded the Lyre Academy, where he has served as its Director since. Among others, he focuses on gradually putting together a series of comprehensive educational tools for the rebirth of the ancient lyre.
Last, he travels worldwide as the lead filmmaker of the SEIKILO YouTube Channel, while he teaches design in the Department of Journalism at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in his spare time.

🎙️ Who is Lina Palera?
Lina Palera is a world-renowned lyre player with live performances at numerous concert halls, museums, international conferences, et cetera. such as the Greek Museum of Byzantine Culture and the Frankfurt Musikmesse.
She has an extensive discography as a guitar player and a vocalist. “Aurora” is her first music album dedicated solely to the ancient lyre and the emotions it can evoke.
She loves teaching adults and children how to play the ancient lyre, and this is why she co-founded and serves as the Head of Music Programs at LyreAcademy.com!

🎙️ Who is Evagoras?
Evagoras Bekiaris is the lead music producer for the SEIKILO Ancient World Music Channel on YouTube, a composer, and mixing engineer, based in Cyprus.
Among many, he has composed the music for the Virtual Reality documentary "The Green Line," which premiered at the 71st Festival de Cannes and has won several awards, such as LA Film Award, London Film Week Award, and the El Paso IMPACTFest award. What's more, he has composed music for the game "Raji: An Ancient Epic," which won the Taipei Game Awards, and nominated for Best Debut Indie Game at The Game Awards and SXSW awards.
Last, he is responsible for the sound design and mixing of several theatre and movie productions, along with music albums such as the debut album of "Pausis."

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