UN SILENCE EXTRAORDINAIRE – Vocal Drama
Commissioned by the Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence
Year of composition: 2022-23 | Duration: 9 min.
Instrumentation: chamber choir** and instrumental ensemble *Saxophone (Soprano/Baritone -1 player), Cimbalom, Harp, Accordion, Violoncello | **Choir Voices: Soprani / Mezzi / Baritones
Text compiled by the composer, from Jules Vernes” Un voyage au centre de la terre” (French) and from the 3rd Psalm of David (Greek)
World premiere: 9 June 2023, Festival d’ Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France Performers: Ensemble Vocal d’Aix-Marseille Université (dir. Philippe Fransceschi) with Ensemble C Barré (dir. Sébastien Boin)
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MA MÈR(E) MÉDITERRANÉE – A Vocal Drama in 24 parts
Commissioned by La Monnaie/De Munt
Year of composition: 2019-20 | Duration: c. 25 min.
Instrumentation: Solo Mezzo-Soprano, two choirs (Children chorus and Youth SAB chorus) and Symphony Orchestra * [Piccolo (1),Flute (1), Oboe (1), Cor anglais (1), Bb clarinets (2) one of them doubling Eb clarinet, Bassoon (1), Contrabassoon (1), French horns (2), Eb Soprano Cornet (1), Trumpet in C (1), Tenor Trombones (2), Bass-tromb (1), Timpani (1), Percussion (2 players), 1 Harp, Strings – *minimum 10.10.8.6.4]
Multilingual Libretto: Marion Aubert (in the French language), Stella Voskaridou (in the Cypriot Greek dialect), and further texts selected/or compiled by the composer in following languages: Lingua Franca (the language of commerce of the Mediterranean of the late Byzantine period) – Greko (Calabrian Greek, South Italy), Arabic (Ibn Hamdîs), Corsican (Pierre Lucciana ou Vattelapesca) and Spanish (Vicente Medina)
ITA VIVAM Chamber Opera in One Act
Commissioned by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Year of composition: 2003 | Duration: c. 55 min.
World premiere: 24 March 2004, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, U.K.
Performers: Graduating singers + Guildhall ensemble, conducted by the composer.