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See John performing live on sitar every Saturday at the Taj Mahal. |
| 2011 | Franklin and Marshall College • Lancaster PA World Music Class and Asian Religions Class Presentations |
| 2011 | Harrisburg Area Community College • Harrisburg PA Lecture Demonstration |
| 2011 | Lebanon Valley College • Lebanon PA Performance |
| 2011 | Roanoke College • Roanoke VA Benefit Performance |
| 2011 | Hollins University • VA Performance |
| 2011 | Willow Valley Retirement Center • Lancaster PA Performance |
| 2011 | Goucher College • Towson MD Asian Studies Class and Lecture Demo |
| 2011 | Messiah College • York PA Performance |
| 2011 | York College of Pennsylvania • York PA World Music Class |
| 2011 | Lancaster International Refugee Day • Lancaster PA Benefit Performance |
| 2011 | Unitarian Congregation of York • York PA Performance |
| 2011 | Woolen Mill Fan Company • York PA Benefit Performance |
| 2011 | Yoga on Orange • Lancaster PA Performance |
| 2010 | World Refugee Day Celebration Eastern Market • Lancaster PA |
| 2010 |  Asian FestWillow Valley PA |
| 2010 | Lecture Demonstration Harrisburg Area Community College |
| 2010 | Concert & Lecture Lebanon Valley College • Annville PA |
| 2010 | World Music Class Lecture Demo Franklin & Marshall College • Lancaster PA Asian Religions Class |
| 2009 | Ten Thousand Villages • Ephrata PA Café performance on Indian sitar and tabla drums |
| 2009 |
A performance dinner with the Alash Tuvan Throat Singers and guest artist John Protopapas on the sitar to help support the Manheim Township Public Library. The world reknown musicians have been featured on NPR and are masters of Tuvan throat singing. The dinner includes a buffet from Blue Pacific Sushi & Grill, Rice & Noodles, Taj Mahal, Tokyo Diner and a cash bar. |
| 2009 | "Like Nothing Else You've Heard: |
| 2009 |  Fairie FestivalSitar Performance (times vary) Spoutwood Farm • Glen Rock PA |
| 2007 |  Cultures
of the World Day Camp Presentation Kids & Cultures • Lancaster PA |
| 2007 | Sitarist to Present Classical Indian Music
In addition to performing, Protopapas will explain the concepts of improvisation as they are used in the Indian raga system and will compare Eastern modal music with Western harmony. He will display the drumming language and techniques of Indian rhythms on the tabla and pakhawaj. The Cyprus native is an accomplished performer on the Hindustani classical stringed instrument. Protopapas was born and raised in South Africa and has been studying the sitar for more than two decades. He teaches world music at York College. Protopapas’ presentation is part of the Mela: A Harmony of East & West celebration. This multi-event, multi-venue series is being presented from Feb. 25 to April 1 through a collaboration of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Elizabethtown and Franklin & Marshall Colleges, Lancaster Museum of Art, Millersville University and York Technical Institute with the support of the Embassy of India. |
| 2002 | "From the Himalayas, Music of Serene Beauty; John Protopapas and Family Bring Indian Music Here" Intelligencer Journal Article • Lancaster, PA Author: Ray Grunnert |
| 1999 | Ragas and Rhythms A performance by sitarist John Protopapas; Shriver Hall. |
| 1998 |
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John Protopapas will present “Classical Indian Music on the Sitar: The Essence of Improvisation” in Elizabethtown College’s Zug Recital Hall. The event is open to the public free of charge.
