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)
MA MÈR(E) MÉDITERRANÉE – A Vocal Drama in 24 parts
Commissioned by La Monnaie/De Munt
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)
Year of composition: 2019 -20 | Duration: c. 25 min.
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.