Soprano Maria Georgakarakou was born in Greece and studied voice and harpsichord in Athens. She received her Bachelor's degree in linguistics from the University of Athens. In 1997, she came to the United States as a Fulbright scholar. In 2001, she received her Master's degree in Early Music with distinction from the Longy School of Music, where she also received the Erwin Bodky award for excellence in early music performance. She is a founding member of Ensemble Trident and Duo Oriana. Georgakarakou has appeared at First Night, the Boston Early Music Festival, and on the Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) Summer Concert Series. Most recently, she performed at the University of Athens and the American College of Greece. Currently, she is a doctoral candidate in Historical Musicology at Boston University.

Panayotis Terzakis (bass/baritone, saz, percussion) was born in Athens, Greece, where he received his B.A. in Music at the American College of Greece, and his Diploma in Classical Voice from the Attiko Conservatory of Athens. In 2003, he came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar and recently completed his Master's degree in Vocal Performance at the Longy School of Music. Terzakis has participated in many performances both in Greece and the United States which include operas, oratorios and lieder concerts, as well as jazz and Greek music, in small and large ensembles and with orchestras. He has had major roles in Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar", Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Puccini's "Il Tabarro" and Barbieri's "El Barberillo de Lavapies". In June 2004, he participated in two concerts of Afro-American Spirituals at the State House in Boston, in conjunction with the Sol Opera Fest program (Key West, Florida). In November 2004, he presented his first solo performance in Boston entitled "My Hellenic Soul." This successful performance, the first of its kind in Boston, featured music by composers whose works are not well known outside of Greece.


Richard Maloney (oud, percussion) received undergraduate degrees from Bates College and Berklee College of Music, a Graduate Diploma in Early Music Performance from the Longy School of Music, and a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Boston University. He has performed with the Boston University Opera Institute, the Harvard University Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Revels, and Renaissonics. With the early music quartet Mille Corde, he performed at First Night (Boston), the Boston Early Music Festival, and on the Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) Summer Concert Series. He is also a doctoral candidate in Law, Policy, and Society at Northeastern University where his research focuses on the arts and economic development. Currently, Maloney is Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Arts Administration Department at Boston University.