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greek composers’ union Greek Section of the International Society of Contemporary Music (I.S.C.M.) V. Sofias av. & Kokkali str., 115 21 Athens, tel. - fax: (0030) 210 7256607 Web Site: www.eem.org.gr www.gcu.org.gr www.icsm.gr www.polytonon.gr e-mail: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS President: Theodore Antoniou Vice President: Giorgos Kouroupos Athens’ Concert Hall V. Sofias av. & Kokkali str B΄ Vice President: Minas I. Alexiadis 115 21 Athens General Secretary: Joseph Papadatos Tel: (0030) 210 7282333 Web site: www.megaron.gr Treasurer: Alexandros Mouzas Goethe Institut B΄ Secretary / Concert Programming: Iakovos Konitopoulos 14 -16, Omirou str Public Relations / Technology: Leondios Hatzileontiadis 100 33 Athens Member: Maria - Christina Krithara Tel.: (0030) 210 3661000 Web site: www.goethe.de/athen Supervisor of “music POLYTONOn” magazine: Giorgos Hatzimichelakis Hellenic American Union 22, Massalias str Artistic direction: Theodore Antoniou 106 80 Athens Supervisor of the Hellenic Ensemble of Contemporary Music: Iakovos Konitopoulos Tel: (0030) 210 3680900 Web site: www.hau.gr SECRETARY - PRODUCTION Hellenic American Education Center 12, Kaplanon str Marianna Kazantzi 106 80 Athens Tel.: (0030) 210 3680950 Maria - Christina Krithara Web site: www.hau.edu.gr

Editing, translation: Maria - Christina Krithara Philippos Nakas Conservatory 41, Ippokratous str Design, layout: Maria - Christina Krithara, Eleni Skarkou 106 80 Athens Tel: (0030) 210 3634000 Print and production: FOTOLIO + TYPICON S.A. Web site: www.nakas.gr The programm is sponsored by the Greek Composers’ Union president, Theodore Antoniou EEMetisio2012-13Eng_Layout 1 11/29/12 2:15 PM Page 3

Theodore Antoniou and the Hellenic Ensemble of Contemporary Music GREEK COMPOSERS’ UNION he Greek Composers’ Union was founded on June 8th ΤΤ 1931. Its main aims are the protection and promotion of the Greek musical creations, the development of solidarity between the Greek composers and the protection of their professional and artistic rights. Since 1931, the Union has not relented in pursuing these goals, even during the Second World War. Its members include the most distinguished Greek composers such as Dimitris Mitropoulos, Nikos Skalkottas, Manolis Kalomiris, Antiochos Evagelatos, Iannis Xenakis, Gianni Christou, and Georgos Sissilianos. Since 1989, the president of the G.C.U. has been Theodore Antoniou, composer, director, and professor at the Boston Univercity. During his presidency, the G.C.U. has expanded its activities considerably. Besides the organization of many concert series, the Union organizes two Pan-Hellenic Photo: Agelos Pappas composition competitions: the “Yiannis A. Papaioannou” competition and the “Dimitris Dragatakis” competition. Moreover it organizes young composers’ workshops, lectures and congresses, and promotes the publication and release of different scores and CDs featuring contemporary music. Since 2003, the G.C.U. has its own magazine “music POLYTONOn”, a bimonthly publication whose main aim is to promote and disseminate Greek and international contemporary music to the wider public. The magazine also serves as an information and communication channel between the Greek musical community.

HELLENIC ENSEMBLE OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC he Hellenic Ensemble of Contemporary Music (H.E.C.M.) was created by Theodore Antoniou on February 1967 and gave its first performance TTin March, at the Hellenic American Union Auditorium during the “Contemporary Music Days” festival of 1967. Among its first members were the most talented musicians, with a specialization in contemporary music. Since then, the H.E.C.M. has presented hundreds of contemporary works of the most representative trends in the Greek and international repertory. A strong emphasis has always been placed on new composers; thus the H.E.C.M.’s programmes have included many premieres and specially commissioned works. 3 EEMetisio2012-13Eng_Layout 1 11/29/12 2:15 PM Page 4

SHORT CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012-2013

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MARCH 2013 APRIL 2013 MAY 2013 Δ Τ Τ Π Π Σ Κ Δ Τ Τ Π Π Σ Κ Δ Τ Τ Π Π Σ Κ n Athens’ Concert Hall 123 1234567 12345 n Goethe Institut 45678910 8910 11 12 13 14 678910 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 n Hellenic American Union 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 n Philippos Nakas Conservatory 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 EEMetisio2012-13Eng_Layout 1 11/29/12 2:15 PM Page 5

ATHENS’ dreas Zafiropoulos - piano. ano = Anastassios Moustakas: La Pluie = Theodore CONCERT HALL Featuring also the students of Margarita Sygeniotou: Antoniou: Epigrams II / Romantic duo = Paul Hin- Antonis Dimou, Fotini Athanassaki, Margarita Pa- demith: Harp = Doina Rotaru: New work. Dimitris Mitropoulos Auditorium padimitriou, Antonia Despouli. Soloists: Maria Bildea - harp, Sergiou Nastaza - violin, Stella Tsani - violin. Wednesday 23 - 1 - 2013, 20.30 Thursday 21 - 2 - 2013, 20.30 Voices Solo con fuoco = George Crumb: Vox Balaenae = Gérard Grisey: Qua- = : Serenade = Thomas Sliomis: tre chants pour franchir le seuil (berceuse) = Manos HELLENIC AMERICAN UNION Ideales = : Lem = : Se- Hatzidakis: Blood Wedding = Dimitris Dragatakis: quenza XIVb = Teppo Hauta - Aho: Simon’s scramble Monologue for a voice = Arnold Shoenberg: Ode to = Christos Chatzis: Birth of Venus = Stefanos Vassil- Napoleon Buonaparte. iades : En pyri. Soloists: Margarita Sygeniotou - mezzo soprano, An- Soloist: Vassilis Papavassiliou - . dreas Zafiropoulos - piano, Spyros Sakkas - narrator. Thursday 14 - 3 - 2013, 20.30 Young Greek Composers’ Workshops The Magic Flutes Tuesday 16 - 4 - 2013, 20.30 Monday 5 - 11 - 2012, 20.20 = Luciano Berio: Sequenza I = Salvatore Sciarrino: Works by: = Theodore Gougoussoudis = Nathalie Music is… Immagine fenicia = Thomas Reiner: Dusk = Peter Mavraki = Kalli Papagregoriou = Antonis Rouvelas Maxwell Davies: The Kestrel Paced Round the Sun = Anna Mouzaki: Noblesse oblige = Anastassis Philip- = Michalis Andritsopoulos = Danae Bletsa = Christos = Rolf Thomas Lorenz: Capriccio = Doina Rotaru: pakopoulos: Syrna = Antonios Antonopoulos: De- Samaras (supervising composer): Light V for piano and vouement = Fani Kossona: Strange planet of my soul string quartet. Tempio du fumo = Toru Takemitsu: Voice = Manos Panagiotakis: Metamorphosis of Alcyon = Theodore = Richard Lambert: Sonata for alto saxophone and pi- Antoniou: Lament = Giorgos Hatzimichelakis: A Game ano, Op. 36a = Nikitas Kissonas: Dilemma = Giorgos All the concerts in the Athens’ Concert Hall will be between One and Many Flutes = Dimitris Sykias: Malefakis: 1+1+1+1=1 = Nikos Panagiotakis: Wood- performed by the Hellenic Ensemble of Contempo- L’ Ouvre au Noir = Davide Ianni: Transparenze d’ Ac- wind quintet = Theodore Antoniou: Decem Inventiones rary Music. Direction: Theodore Antoniou. centi... = John Howard: Moving from Darkness to Light. Flutes: The soloist Ivona Glinka and her students: With the “Too…Bass” tuba quintet, the “Aeolos” Irini Vouzi, Giorgos Skrivanos, Kira Saplahidou, Rosa woodwind quintet and the soloists: Theofilos Sotiri- Giannoulou, Manos Panagiotakis, Ersi Kassarzti, adis - alto saxophone, Agelika Papanikolaou - piano, Maria Messari, Daphne Biniari - Panteleon, Rania Maro Papadopoulou - actress. GOETHE INSTITUTE Kavadia, Dina Vagelatou, Stephania Georgakakou - Contemporary Koutsonikou, Konstandina Tsekoura, Anastassia Tuesday 13 - 12 - 2012, 20.30 Soundscapes Velissariou. One Fairytale: The mean mother in law Irini Delezou - piano, Margarita Sygeniotou - mezzo = Giorgos Hatzimichelakis: composer / voice / oud / Thursday 17 - 1 - 2013, 20.30 soprano, Costas Alexandris - bass trombone and Geras- percussion / recorder, Angelina Tkatceva - tsymbaly Voices leading… simos Tsagarakis - percussion. Music direction: Iakovos Aemilia Fountouki - actress. Konitopoulos. Works by: = Stathis Gyftakis = Giorgos Hatz- Tuesday 31 - 1 - 2013, 20.30 imichelakis = Theodore Antoniou = Joseph Papadatos Thursday 18 - 4 - 2013, 20.30 The Names of the Roses = Paul Hindemith = Babis Kanas = Argiris Kounadis Panorama = Nickos Vassiliou = Giorgos Couroupos. = Francesco Antonioni: Six small portraits = Lowell Soloists: Margarita Sygeniotou - mezzo soprano, An- pi-= Athanassios Zervas: Trio for clarinet, violin and Liebermann: Gargoyles = Theodore Antoniou: 5 EEMetisio2012-13Eng_Layout 1 11/29/12 2:15 PM Page 6

Aquarelles = Joseph Papadatos: The Last of Satur- Tuesday 5 - 2 - 2013, 20.30 days = Witold Lutoslawski: Chantefleurs et Chantefa- Saxophone recital: Contemporary Works bles. Soloists: Maira Milolidaki - soprano, Titos Gouvelis - pi- = Athanassios Zervas: Saxologies II = Gustavo Leone: ano, Yiannis Christopoulos - tenor. Soliloquy = Nickitas Demos: Cathedrals of Air = Michalis Lapidakis: Comments upon a Theme Monday 18 - 2 - 2013, 20.30 = Christos Samaras: Ultimum I = Patricia Morehead: Prairie Portraits = Theodore Antoniou: For Saxophone Deconstucting the Song and Piano. = A music ensemble will perform songs by William An- Soloists: Athanassios Zervas - saxophone, Monica An- toniou. After the concert, there will be a discussion drianopoulou - piano. about songwriting, with the musicians and the audi- ence. Thursday 21 - 3 - 2013, 20.30 Broadway Highlights Tuesday 23 - 5 - 2013, 20.30 Contemporary Harpsichord Music Songs of famous musicals by Margarita Sygeniotou - mezzo soprano and Andreas Zafiropoulos - piano: = Hans Werner Henze: Euridice = Gyorgi Ligeti: Pas- Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, sacaglia Ungherese = Michael Nyman: I tango for Tim Cabaret, Lion King, Kiss me Kate, Les Miserables, = Kuznik Norbert Mateusz: Miniaturen = Maurizio Chorus Line. Kagel: Recitativarie fur singende cembalistin = Jacques François Iber: Deux interludes = Alexander Markeas: Square dance = Konstandinos Lignos: Danc- Thursday 25 - 4 - 2013, 20.30 ing in the sand = Pavlos Ventrouras: Invocation of the The Viola in my Life = Moon, Spyros Mazis: Three preludes and three po- = Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata op. 147 = Morton Feld- = ems Babis Kanas: Toccata. man: The viola in my life III = Philip Glass: Duo Soloists: Julie Ventoura - harpsichord, Maira Milolidaki = Theodore Antoniou: Lament for Walter = Arvo Pärt: - soprano, Antonis Giamvrias - flute, Anastassia Miliori Fratres. - violin. Director: Ilias Koundis. Soloist: Crystalia Gaitanou - viola, Titos Gouvelis - pi- ano and Marinos Tranoudakis - percussion.

PHILIPPOS NAKAS Thursday 16 - 5 - 2013, 20.30 CONSERVATORY Marimba - Flute Vibrations = Edison Denisov: Avant le coucher du soleil = Toru Takemitsu: Towards the Sea = Theodore Antoniou: Tuesday 18 - 12 - 2012, 20.30 Lament for Michelle / Friendly Encounters = Claude Concert dedicated to Giorgos Couroupos Debussy: Syrinx = J.S. Bach: Suite = Manos Pana- giotakis: Tu Solus = Apostolos Darlas: Metaplasmos Artemis Bogri - soprano and Tina Orfanou - pianist will op 91. perform songs by the composer, upon poems of Psap- Soloist: Theodore Milkov - percussion, Zacharias Tarpa- pha, D. Solomos, G. Sarandaris, P. Pamboudi, L. gos - flute. Kakaroglou, G. Varveri, N. Egonopoulos, K. Kariotakis,

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magazine the Greek Composers’ Union Aposolopoulou and Il. Iliopoulou. communication sponsor of the concerts 6