Byzantine legacy honoured at Kogarah commemoration for the Fall of Constantinople

Song: “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”

In 1953, “Instanbul (Not Constantinople)” was a Top 10 hit and certified Gold. It was first recorded by the Canadian vocal quartet, the Four Lads. The song was written by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon on the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans. The city was renamed Istanbul in 1930.It was covered multiple times, including by Bing Crosby and Bette Midler, before the 1990 cover by They Might Be Giants on their Platinum-se…

Byzantine legacy honoured at Kogarah commemoration for the Fall of Constantinople

A moving and full-capacity commemorative event was held on Thursday, May 29 at the Hermes Lounge in Kogarah to mark the 571st anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople, organised by the Greek Orthodox Parish of the Resurrection of Christ in collaboration with the Hellenic Lyceum of Sydney and the Melisma Ensemble. The evening paid tribute to the fall of the Byzantine capital on 29 May 1453 — a defining moment in Orthodox Hellenic history — with …