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Chaconne for piano trio & electronics premiere | Latvia

After a long and sad waiting period, Chaconne for Piano, Violin, Violoncello & Electronics is getting its premiere by Paula Šūmane (Violin), Herta Hansena (Piano), and Ēriks Kiršfelds (Violoncello). The concert will occur at Sigulda in Latvia on July 16th, 2023.

The piece was composed during the first half of March 2020 in Thessaloniki after a poem by Gundega Smite and Dimitris Maronidis. The form of the work is a Chaconne in the sense that an imaginary sound of a glass breaking, is repeatedly reflected in all musical gestures, creating a sonic environment where small sonic fragments are generated, cracked, and splintered constantly.

July 16th 2023, Concert Hall Baltais Fligelis, Sigulda, Latvia

4 hommages au carré premiere by Žvikovs-Glazenburga piano duet | Sigulda

Quatre hommages au carré (four squared hommages) for two pianos was composed in the spring of 2023. The piece is a revised and extended version of 4 (hommage) études for solo piano. In its initial version (etudes), the work had a pedagogical character. The current version for two pianos has been a journey of exploration for some of the work’s own hidden sonic territories. Not being a set of etudes anymore, the piece is departing from its inherent educational aspect and leans towards a broader sonic and expression spectrum.

July 15th 2023, Concert Hall Baltais Fligelis, Sigulda, Latvia

Orbits by Valeria Lapsin at Particles#10 | Freiburg

Orbits, an electroacoustic piece for piano and fixed media is getting a new exciting performance by Valeria Lapsin at the Concert Particles #10 in Freiburg. Electronics will be diffused by Valeria Vinogradova on a 10-channel audio setup.

6th of June 7:30 pm | Wolfgang Hoffmann Hall | Freiburg | Germany

Werke von: Adrien Trybucki, Dimitris Maronidis, François Sarhan, Heinz Holliger, Javier Álvarez, Martjin Padding, Rebecca Saunders,Toshio Hosokawa.
Cover photo by Elza Zhrerebchuk

Soundwalk Kodra SoundScapes | Thessaloniki

Korda SouncScapes is an in-situ sound installation/performance that creates an extensive and unpredictable soundscape through the use of the mobile devices of the participating audience. This sound walk will take place as a part of a broader performance at the military camp Kodra of Kalamaria in Thessaloniki. An experienced guide will navigate you through the buildings and wrecks of this dystopic place. Participants are encouraged to remain silent but hear very actively. The journey involves many stops where, dance, theatrical actions, monologues, and video projections will occur in a strongly interactive environment

July 7 & 8, 2023 | 20:00 | Kodra, Thessaloniki
booking: digitalculture.gov.gr

Dramaturgy, choreography, performance: Marianthi Psomataki
Composition, performance of electronic music: Dimitris Maronidis
Dramaturgy, performance: Dimitris Krikos & Marita Tsalkitzoglou
Video art: Antonis Prokopiou
Saxophone: Theofilos Sotiriadis

Orgiastic Compression by Piandaemonium at Thessaloniki Concert Hall | Greece

Orgiastic Compression, for 12 (or more) pianists will be presented, for a second time, at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall. The concert will take place on 27th & 28th of April 2023. It will be performed by the Greek Pandemonium as a part of the Thessaloniki Piano Festival 2023. The piece is programmed to be the last piece of the first part of the concert and -as it is asked in the score- it will take the form of a happening, covering all the break and extending till the beginning to the second half of the concert. An extensive set of sound-generating objects (vibrators, electric toothbrushes, etc) will be utilized to create a unique and autonomous soundscape.

Friday 28 & Saturday 29 – Public Performances | 18:00 & 20:30
Thursday 27 & Friday 28 – School Performances | 9.30 & 11.00
Concert Duration 60′ Concert Info: Anastasia Ioannou, tel.6981055760 & info@tpf.gr
More info here

Piandaemonium consists of Charalampos Aggelopoulos, Eftyhia Veniota, Evi Giamopoulou, Nikos Zafranas, Stephanos Thomopoulos, Nikos Kyriosoglou, Christos Lenoutsos, Nefeli Mousoura, Maria Mylaraki, Stephanos Nasos, Dionysis Pantis, Antonis Selemidis, Melina Tsinavou & Kostas Chardas

Pater Noster by Choir Lab AUTh | Thessaloniki

Pater Noster is my first composition. It was composed back in 1999 and got its premiere 24 years later at Megaron Concert Hall of Thessaloniki in 2023. Though the piece is a Christian prayer, I see God in a broader Spinozian way which encompasses everything and everyone. One thing that connects us all, is the need for hope in difficult and despairing times. I hope this prayer will find its path into the hearts of people who are in such need.

Performed by Choir Lab at the School of Music Studies AUTh
Conducted by Erifili Damianou

Choir Members: Athanasopoulos Ermis, Alexandrou Orthodoxia, Vasileiadi Zoi, Gavriilidou Antonia, Gkekas Anastasis, Gkountelaki Katerina, Glykokokalou Eleni, Grampsas Apostolis, Darkoudis Zacharias, Domvrou Nikoleta, Theocharous Kostas, Thoma Alkistis, Ioannou Lydia, Zazopoulou Ioanna, Kalaitzidou Kyriaki (solo), Kalou Christina, Karapinidi Anthi, Katsiou Vasiliki, Katsonis Grigoris, Kyrtsoudis Nektarios, Lagou Evelina, Mallas Vasilis, Manika Dimitra, Meleneklis Stelios, Beza Alexia, Pagoulatos Diamantis, Roumelioti Maria-rafaella (ariella), Semertsidou Efthymia, Soultanis Dimitris, Stafylidis Konstantinos, Syrlantzi Eva, Topaloglou Christina, Trouli Anastasia, Tsougkra Konstantina, Tsougkra Maria, Filippou Evangelos, Fragkalas Christodoulos

Cover Photo: Vitraux from St. Nicholas Chapel at Thessaloniki

Pater Noster at Thessaloniki Concert Hall | Greece

Pater Noster for mixed choir is getting its premiere a quarter of a century after it was composed at Thessaloniki Megaron-Concert Hall. The premiere comes at a devastating period as my hometown, Thessaloniki, mourns the victims of a horrifying rail accident that cost the lives of many people, many of whom were students at the university where I teach. I dedicate the performance of this prayer to the memory of the victims.

The concert will take place on the 6th of April 2023 as a part of the 10th Children’s – youth choir festival: THE A CAPELLA TIME

Choir Lab AUTh | Conductor Erifili Damianou
April 6th, 2023 | Thessaloniki Concert Hall

more information about the festival here

Nexus I premiere by Peter Katina | Slovakia

Nexus I for Accordion and fixed media is getting its world premiere by Peter Katina. The concert will take place at Divadlo Viola Centre on 7th of December 2022. The piece is dedicated to Peter who has commissioned it. In this piece, the Accordion is in an open dialogue and connection (nexus) with an imaginary part of itself (electronics). The musical material consists of very small, fragmented gestures closely examined and observed from multiple perspectives. The electronic part has at times symbiotic character, at other times an anti-biotic one. The sonic image of the piece can be seen as unpredictable star reflections on mirrors placed into the darkness of the abyss.

more info here http://www.peterkatina.sk

Orbits performance at Arts Incubator | Seoul

Orbits for piano and tape is getting a performance in Korea by Jongin Moon. The piece will be played as a part of this year’s Arts Incubator festival “Borderless Point”. October 22, 17pm at Oil Tank Culture Park T1, T2. More information about the festival and the program can be found here https://audio-trading-manual.kr/index.html

Contemporary Greek Music CD presentation | Thessaloniki

On April 6th, Fani Karagianni is presenting a new CD release with Contemporary Greek works for solo piano. The album includes 18 works for solo piano by 13 Greek composers of the 20th and 21st century: Nikos Skalkotas, Giannis A. Papaioannou, Argyris Kounadis, Costas Nikitas, Christos Samaras, Costas Tsougras, Maronidis, Dimitris Oikonomou, Stella Dalampira, Glykeria Koutoula, Orestis Papaioannou. The 4th etude from 4 (Hommage) Etudes is included in the CD.

There will be a round-table discussion with Costas Tsougras, Fani Karagianni, Georgios-Ioulios Papadopoulos, George Sakallieros, Petros Vouvaris. The presentation/concert will take place at the concert hall “Melina Mercouri” of the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki (15 Frangon, Thessaloniki) on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 20:00.

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