Kalogerson Music

Callie Kalogerson (Calliope Kalogeropoulou) is a 2nd generation Greek-American. She began playing clarinet in her father Chris Kalogerson's Greek band at age 13. Though natives of Minnesota, Calli and Chris' Greek heritage is from Arkadia, the center of Peloponnesus, and the Aegean island of Chios. Callie learned to play clarinet by listening to master clarnetists Mamakos, Sevastakis, Karacostas, Gladinis, Halkias, Rassias, etc. She developed a singing style from recordings of Poly Panou, Rosa Eskinazi, Rena Dalma.