Pavlo provides a taste of the Mediterranean

By Ellen Jordan
Cardinal Staff

On Friday, Sept. 14, the Winona community was invited to experience the music of Pavlo at the Saint Mary’s University Page Theatre.

Pavlo was interactive with the audience members and provided a pleasurable musical experience in which people felt as though they were in the heart of the Mediterranean.
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In addition to Pavlo, four other band members helped create the music: George Vasilakos, Gino Mirizo, Randy Rodrigues and Spyros Gazetos.

The band members combined several types of music including Latin, classical and Greek.

The mix of genres allowed audience members to experience sounds that varied from traditional music.

Pavlo’s interaction with the audience members was the highlight of the show.

Before starting a new song, Pavlo gave the history and album name from which it came. Pavlo also urged audience members to clap their hands and dance.

Midway through the show, he even asked an audience member to accompany him in dancing on stage. The personal contact raised the energy level throughout the entire theater.

Students were satisfied with the concert as well.

Sophomore Samantha Sokol said, “I had to come to this concert for a class, but I am really glad I did. It was fun and interesting to hear music that was so different from what I normally hear.”

Pavlo was successful in getting a theater filled with people, playing a combination of diverse and different styles of music and providing the Winona audience with an enjoyable evening.