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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.iscm.gr www.polytonon.gr e-mail: [email protected]

A F F I L I A T E D O R G A N I Z A T I O N S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Theodore Antoniou Athens’ Concert Hall General Secretary / Concert Programming: Iakovos Konitopoulos V. Sofias av. & Kokkali str Vice President: Joseph Papadatos 115 21 Athens B΄ Vice President / International Affairs / Technology: Leontios Hatzileontiadis Tel: (0030) 210 7282333 www.megaron.gr B’ Secretary: Fani Kossona Publicity / Promotion material: Maria Christina Krithara Treasurer: Constantine Flerianos Goethe Institut 14 -16, Omirou str Electronic and Technical Support: Helena Skarkou 100 33 Athens Supervisor: Stathis Gyftakis Tel.: (0030) 210 3661000 www.goethe.de/athen Artistic direction: Theodore Antoniou Supervisor of the Hellenic Ensemble of Contemporary Music: Iakovos Konitopoulos Hellenic American College 22, Massalias str 106 80 Athens SECRETARY - PRODUCTION Tel: (0030) 210 3680950 www.haec.gr Marianna Kazantzi Telemachos Krevaikas Editing - translation: Maria Christina Krithara Philippos Nakas Conservatory 41, Ippokratous str Layout: Maria Christina Krithara, Eleni Skarkou 106 80 Athens Art Creative Director & Design: Eleni Skarkou Tel: (0030) 210 3634000 Print: FOTOLIO + TYPICON S.A. www.nakas.gr

The programme is sponsored by the Greek Composers’ Union president, Theodore Antoniou and also by the members of the Executive Committee, Maria Christina Krithara and Helena Skarkou. EEMetisio2016-17_ENGLISH_Layout 1 11/7/16 7:20 PM Page 3

GREEK COMPOSERS’ UNION

he Greek Composers’ Union was founded on June 8th 1931. Its main aims are the protection and promotion of ΤΤ 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, Jani Christou, and George 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 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 the composer and contuctor Theodore TT Antoniou - who also has the Artistic Direction of the Ensemble - on February 1967. The Ensemble gave its first performance in 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.

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SHORT CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2016-2017

NOVEMBER 2016 DECEMBER 2016 JANUARY 2017 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 123456 1234 1 78910 11 12 13 5678 9 10 11 2345678 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

FEBRUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 APRIL 2017 MAY 2017 M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 1 2 345 1 2 345 12 1234567 678910 11 12 678910 11 12 3456 789 8910 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31

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ATHENS’ CONCERT HALL All the concerts in the Athens’ Concert Hall will Thursday 2 - 3 - 2017, 20.30 be performed by the Hellenic Ensemble of Greek Composers Union - Contemporary Music. Goethe institute - Documenta Direction: Iakovos Konitopoulos. Jani Christou: Epicyclos John Cage: Theatre Piece Iannis Xenakis: Rebonds b for percussion. With the participation of the Contemporary Mu- Dimitris Mitropoulos Auditorium sic Lab by Alexandros Kalogeras. GΟΕΤΗΕ INSTITUTE Direction: Iakovos Konitopoulos and Telemachos Thursday 26 - 1 - 2017, 20.30 Krevaikas. Nikos Skalkottas Soloists: Marinos Tranoudakis - percussion. and the enviroment of Berlin (1921 - 1933) Nikos Skalkottas: Scherzo for 4 instruments / Monday 13 - 3 - 2017, 20.30 Eight variations on a Greek Folk Tune / Scherzo Music for two, and Menuetto cantato / Octet : pieces by Greek and foreign composers Sonatina op. 12 Kurt Weil: Five songs Hanns Soloists and not only Olivier Messiaen: Appel Interstellaire from the Eisler: Divertimento for Wind Quintet op. 4 piece Des canyons aux étoiles Sigurd Berge: Arnold Schönberg: Three songs for low voice Monday 16 - 1 - 2017, 20.30 Horn Lokk for French horn Howard J. Buss: and piano op. 48. and Germany II Aesops’ Fables Ion Marmarinos: L' Enfant Avec Soloists: Margarita Sygeniotou - mezzo sopra- August Klughardt: Woodwind Quintet op. 79 Les Trois Clepsydres Agapito Gαlán Rivera: no, George Skrivanos - flute, Stella Tsani - vio- Savvas Tsiligiridis: Hook ‘16 Iossif Valette: E- Under an uncertain moon… : lin, Costis Theos - violoncello, Vicky Stylianou - ningma Victor Bruns: Woodwind Quintet op. 16. Anthemes Iannis Xenakis: Mikka Theodore piano. By the Woodwind Quintet «Aeolos» Ensemble: Antoniou: Extracts from the piece 24 caprices Vangelis Stathoulopoulos - flute, Yiannis Tse- Μorton Feldman: For Idin Sami- Young Greek composers’ Workshops likas - oboe, Angelos Politis - clarinet, George from 8 to 13 – 5 – 2017 Faroungias - basoon, Spyros Kakos - horn. mi Mofakham: Ludus Consonus VI for violin Final Concert: Saturday 13 - 5, 20.30 : In Freundschaft Vassi- liki Filippeou: Remember. This years’ Workshops is dedicated to the mem- Monday 13 - 2 - 2017, 20.30 Angelica Poulimenou - French horn, ory of Nikos Kazantzakis, on the occasion of 60 Keys and Rotors Soloists: years from his death. Yiannis Drossitis: Rondo for horn in fa and Τania Sikelianou - violin. All the compositions presented, must use as piano Alkis Papadopoulos: A Quiet Afternoon a starting point and context, extracts from his Costantine Flerianos: New Start Iakovos Koni- Thursday 6 - 4 - 2017, 20.30 oeuvre. topoulos: Il Postino Josef Rheinberger: Sonate Female Choir of Kefalonian Municipality A Committee of leading composers and conduc- for horn and piano op. 178. Alkis Baltas: The kiss / Mother Nature Nikos tors, will choose 6 composers, up to 30 years Soloists: Grigoris Assonitis - horn, Maria Moschi- Astrinides: Flourished like a lily Theodore old, to participate at the Workshops. dou - piano. Antoniou: Sleep (Hypne) who take the sorrows 6 EEMetisio2016-17_ENGLISH_Layout 1 11/7/16 7:20 PM Page 7

Lina Tonia: The lament George Couroupos: Look Soloists: Vassilis Kanellopoulos, Charis Kam- Wednesday 3 - 5 - 2017, 20.30 how bright the Moon Μanolis Kalomiris: Eya Mo- bylis - guitar. Music and Symbolism la Mikis Theodorakis: Evening prayer (Esperi- in the 20th & 21st centuries nos) / What do I want Antiochos Evangelatos: Thursday 23 - 2 - 2017, 20.30 Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit Henry Cow- The Park Alekos Xenos: The Moon has set Minimum ... Pauses ell: 3 Irish Legends / The Banshee Vangelis (Dedyke men a Selana) Dionysios Lavrangas: Αrvo Pärt: Fratres Witold Lutoslawski: Subito Symsiris: Night Mode Helena Skarkou: Un rayon Now the moon rise Ina Papadopoulou Nekraso- Christos Anastassiou: Nomion Fazil Say: de soleil dans un tourbillon de neige (A ray of va: Ode to Peace Vassilis Makridis: Late in the for violin and piano op. 7 Toru Takemi- sunshine in a flurry of snow) Joseph Papadatos: night Maria Christina Krithara Diptych: Extract tsu: Hika Matthias Hutter: Rapsodie fur Violine 4 pieces from the piano cycle Invisible Land- from Carmen Seculare / Νurse’s Song Iakovos und Klavier op. 38. scapes, op. 91. Konitopoulos: Threnody. Soloists: DuO-ErgOn-a-TastOn: Constantine Soloist: Elsa Featham - piano Angelos Mourelatos - direction, Evangelia Fran- Karitzis - violin, Angelica Papanikolaou - piano. gia - piano. Monday 27 - 3 - 2017, 20.30 Works for the harpsichord FILIPPOS NAKAS CONSERVATORY by Greek and American composers HELLENIC AMERICAN COLLEGE Theodore Antoniou: Suite for violin and harpsi- chord / Who took my Love (from the movie The Girl from Mani) George Leotsakos: Little suite for harpsichord Pavlos Ventouras: Music swims back to me, (poem by Anne Sexton) for soprano and harpsichord Lou Harrison: Six for harpsichord Dominick Argento: Hymne from the Greek Soloists of the 21rst century Six Elizabethan songs for mezzo soprano and harpsichord Babis Kanas: Rondeau from the Par- Thursday 8 - 12 - 2016, 20.30 tita for harpsichord Helena Skarkou: Le cheval Female Conversations Wednesday 14 - 12 - 2016, 20.30 rouge (The red horse) for guitar and harpsichord A night with Greek music Dinos Constantinides: Lament of Euridice from Lera Auerbach: T' filah (Prayer) for violin Ger- Dimitris Nanos: Α new beginning Kostas Gri - the opera Antigone (transcription for mezzo so- maine Tailleferre: Sonatine Sofia Gubaidulina: goreas: Aegean Sketches / Suite for the pass- prano and harpsichord 2016) Theodore Spathis: Piano Sonata (2nd movement) Susanne Erding ing of time Dimitris Katharopoulos: Waltz no. 2 You don’t love me (poem by D. Solomos) for so- Swiridoff: Maske und Kristall II Maria Christina / Waltz no. 3 Costas Tsilides: Schertzo prano and cembalo. Krithara: Seven Miniatures Fani Kossona: Flow “Farewell” Nikos Piperis: Melancolia Michalis Soloists: Julie Ventoura - harpsichord, Nathali imprints. Archontidis: Pontiac Suite - 1rst and 4rth Korniluk - Sdrali - violin, Helena Skarkou - guitar, Soloists: Αnastasia Miliori - violin, Angelica part (transcription for guitar 2016) Iakovos Effie Dimitrelou - soprano, Ioanna Vrakatseli - Papanikolaou - piano, Dora Thomopoulou - Kolanian: Voices 1915. mezzo soprano. narration. 7 EEMetisio2016-17_ENGLISH_Layout 1 11/7/16 7:20 PM Page 8

Thursday 2 - 2 - 2017, 20.30 Concerts under the auspices of the Greek Not just six strings Composers’ Union Theodore Antoniou: Not just six strings Manos Hadjidakis: Improvisations upon his songs Zakynthos’ Music School Charalambos Ekmektsoglou: Νostalgia, Saturday 19 - 11 - 2016, 20.30 Thought, Quest, Nocturne Κyriakos Tzortzi- Music Wanderings in Greece nakis: Cadenza, Flamincos, Zabiru from the Manos Hadjidakis: Sarabande from the Ionian Americano for guitar and piano Suite / For a little White Sea - Shell: Syrtos, Man- Dimitris Minakakis: Preamble and Triptych dinada / Six folk paintings for solo piano George Kertsopoulos: Afternoon at Thera for Theodore Antoniou: Lament for Manos for flute and guitar. clarinet Constantine Kydoniates: Sonate for Soloists: Nikos Baloyiannis - guitar, Maria clarinet and piano Maurice Ravel: Five Greek Theofili - flute, Yiannis Tsanakaliotis - piano. Folk Songs for voice and piano Iakovos Koni- topoulos: Lullaby for voice and piano Stefanos Τuesday 25 - 4 - 2017, 20.30 Gazouleas: Five Greek Dance Images for 2 Piano works by Theodore Antoniou pianos. Aquarelles, Prelude and Toccata, Syllables, Soloists: Αndriana Likouressi - soprano, Alexan- Synaphes, Seven Rhythmic Dances, Sonata, der Agaliotis - clarinet, Dimitris Anastopoulos Entrata and Vera Stravopodi - piano. Soloist: Constantine Destounis - piano. Iakovos Konitopoulos - the G. Secretary of the G.C.U. - will preface the concert. Thursday 11 - 5 - 2017, 20.30 Athens’ Concert Hall A piano without keys/10+1 Nikos Skalkottas Auditorium Final Cycle of the «Y. A. Papaioannou Compo- Friday 10 - 3 - 2017, 20.30 sition Competition» Childrens’ performances, The pianist and member of the G.C.U. Apostolos ’ compositions Darlas, will perform George Crumbs’ piece Makrokosmos I and the ten selected pieces for The childrens’ choirs «Kallitechnimata», will the 14nth panhellenic Composition Competition perform folk songs, and songs of the following “Y. A. Papaioannou”. composers: Ang. Capsaskis, M. Theodorakis, Three awards will be given to three selected E. Economopoulou, M. Tziniolis, St. Vassiliades, composers by the committee, after the per- D. Kanaris, St. Zorzou, V. Makrides, V. Goulas, formance. B. Kanas, F. Kossona, M. Kalomiris, V. An- dreopoulos and D. Minakakis. Maria Michalopoulou: conducting - coaching -

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