On June 10, 2023, famed Greek composer Yannis Markopoulos passed away at the age of 84. Born in Heraklion, on the island of Crete, in 1939, Markopoulos was influenced musically at an early age by not just the Byzantine liturgy and traditional Cretan music, but by the sound of detonating landmines following World War II. He joined the Athens Conservatoire {…}