Catherine (Katerina) Clambaneva

is a performing artist specializing in traditional and contemporary Greek music as well as a Marketing specialist and Arts Administrator. Catherine has completed a Masters in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Music at City University of London and is an international performer in Europe and the United States. Both her career and artistic ventures display her commitment to the arts and culture. She maintains a very busy performance schedule participating in several groups including the Josquin Singers of B.A.C.H., PAKAW!, the  SOAS Rebetiko group and the London International Rebetiko Orchestra (LIRO) and various Latin ensembles. In addition to her performance activities Catherine runs a concert series in collaboration with the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland supporting local ensembles from both classical and traditional music backgrounds. She is captivated by world music and is very interested in cultural fusion through musical expression. Catherine has a versatile voice, is a native speaker in Greek and English and is comfortable singing in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Slavic and more. Her performances entertain, educate and inform the general public while preserving the musical traditions of the complex and evolved Greek culture.

Catherine was born in the Bay Area and raised in Athens, Greece. From a very young age she expressed a strong interest for and demonstrated natural talent in music and dance. Her musical training started at the age of 5 with classical piano and continued through her school years by participation in choirs, theatre and music productions, dance groups, classical ballet and music theory exams. Upon her return to the United States, ready to start college at the age of 17, Catherine immediately got involved in the Greek American community in the Bay Area joining the Greek Orthodox Church Choir in Oakland and a Greek folk dance group. While working towards her BA in Classical Civilizations at UC Berkeley, she began to focus on vocal training. In the last few years Ms Clambaneva has studied with 3 vocal coaches and taken several music courses. She has a versatile voice, is a native speaker in Greek and English and is comfortable singing in many other languages. She is captivated by world music and is very interested in cultural fusion through musical expression.

Catherine joined Kymata in the Fall of 2003 and is thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to express her love for her Greek roots and culture.  Kymata was featured on Spark on KQED in June 2004.  Please click here to watch the video.  She is also expanding into the Latin scene by performing throughout the Bay Area with Latin salsa and jazz bands.  Please listen to the sound samples on this website.

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