ORCHESTRAL WORKS
CONCERTOS
The Forest Ranger
“The Forest Ranger” is a piece for piano, orchestra and piccolo. It is based on the Cypriot traditional tune “O Thasonomos” (‘O Δασονόµος’) translated as “The forest ranger”.
The piccolo is imitating a traditional Cypriot instrument called “pithkiavlin” (‘πιδκιαύλιν’), and it should be performed on the balcony of the hall, imitating a shepherd in the mountains.
The work was commissioned by PHIL Haarlem, and the project was sponsored by the foundation Karel Hilsum.
ORCHESTRAL
Echolalia
An early orchestral work commisssioned for Cyprus ‘ 60 years of independence. It was premiered by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra during the new year’s concert. It contains a popular folk Cypriot tune in a Waltz style.
The Impressive Journey
An early work composed for windband.
CHAMBER MUSIC WORKS
DUOS
4 duos for 2 violins
A composition inspired by sea related Greek folk songs:
I. Η τράτα μας η κουρελού (‘Our tattered trawl’)
II. Γιω Μαργιώ (‘Yo Maryo’)
III. Νανούρισμα (‘Lullaby’)
IV. Κάτω στο γυαλό (‘Down by the seashore’)
Recording by Sam Panner and Weronika Weiss.
4 little pieces for Piano and Violin
These 4 little pieces were composed through old schemes that I did back in 2018, in Nicosia. I retook the cycle when I started my studies in Amsterdam and I finished composing them on November 2021. I dedicated them to this wonderful portuguese violinist Francisca Portugal.
Theme, Variations & Postlude
“(…) King David being a shepherd himself (pan flute), who eventually ends up leading a whole nation, always with the presence of God’s hand (organ). (…)”
The piece has been performed in Orgelpark: on the pan flute is Cristina Petcu and on the organ Nicholas Papadimitriou.
TRIOS
3 Pieces for Piano, Clarinet & Viola
These three little pieces were commissioned by the “Giorkin Project”.
“Sitting in the docks from day till’ night, watching the birds fly in circular movements under the scant rays of sunshine, gazing into the night lamps’ reflection over the mesmerising canals, that’s what this composition is about.”
Piano: Phaedra Mylona
Clarinet: Nicola Janjic
Viola: Marilia Andreou
Ρήγαινα
This piece was a comission by Zenith Trio. The composition has been inspired by a poem of my friend Andreas Rallis. It is based on the cypriot legend of “Ρήγαινα”, an important feminine figure, a queen during Medieval times in Cyprus.
QUARTETS
The Blessing
Part of the “Four Sketches for string quartet” composed with Sorin Alexandru Horlea. The work has been recorded by Fusionia Quartet.
FOR MORE PLAYERS
Relude
A piece for violin, cello, piano 4 hands
and 3 ebows. “Relude” is a piece composed for the memory of F. Chopin. The material is exclusively drawn from Chopin’s prelude op. 28 no. 20.
SOLO WORKS
PIANO WORKS
Mandra
Mandra is a piece composed at the start of 2023 and dedicated to my dear
friend Youngjae Kim. The term ”Mandra” refers to the Cypriot traditional dance, which is the closing of the series of 5 main male dances danced by a couple facing each other. . Major influences include: Béla Bartók and György Ligeti and the arrangement of the homonym song by the Cypriot band named ”Monsieur Doumani”.
Preludes:
I. Reminiscence
II. Sunflower Field
Two early preludes composed in 2020, written in an impressionistic style.
Bipolar Chrysanthemum
Small piece of music dedicated to Elizabeth Goh; it explores multiple characters in a chord progression.
VIOLIN WORKS
In Memoriam
After the death of the greek composer Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021), I composed this solo violin work. It is based on three works of his: “της δικαιοσύνης ήλιε νοητέ” (tis dikeosinis ilie noite’) , “ένα το χελιδόνι” (ena to helidoni) and the famous Zorbas.
WORKS WITH ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONICS ALONE
Night Dissolves in Palermo
A composition that explores the perception of pitch using purely a series of sine tones. Visuals are made by mistertenbel0w.
When the moon goes for a walk
” That night, the moon was walking away from the sky, she was certainly going for a walk and it wasn’t even midnight…” (Artwork by Anaida Melivia)
INSTRUMENTAL – ELECTRONICS
Ashερόμπασμαν
A composition for carillon and electronics, recorded during the Gaudeamus Festival (2022) from the Dom of Utrecht , performed by Malgosia Fiebig. Based on the cypriot traditional homonym song, the piece travels us to the inner driven by love thoughts of a person who packs chaff.
Hypnagogia
Commissioned in 2024 by the “TratSik” string quartet, this piece features a recording of Michalis Terlikkas singing the traditional Cypriot lullaby “Ayia Marina”. Inspired by Steve Reich’s Different Trains, the work also reflects on the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, incorporating the voices of children affected by the conflict. (DEMO REC)
On Prometheus
A piece for prepared piano and tape about Prometheus. The text is written and spoken by Andreas Rallis. (Recording of the Prologue)