Yiorgos Vassilandonakis-Music

List of Works

(listed by genre, and in reverse chronological order within each category)

Click on the links to download score extracts and audio clips, where available. All audio files are in mp3 format, and all score files are in pdf format.

Please visit often, as this page is frequently updated with new works and recordings, as they become available.

Opera

Chorevoume (Dance with me) (2006-8). Opera in one act for 4 singers, & large chamber ensemble. Libretto by Klairie Lionaki. newspaper announcement (in Greek).

Chamber

Skins and Metals (in progress) for the Meridian Arts Ensemble (Brass Quintet and Percussion).

Gaia (in progress) for Bassoon, Piano and Live Electronics.
Anakrouseis (in progress) for percussion ensemble (6 players).
Rex Tritus (2008) for Flute, Percussion, Harp & Contrabass.
PrEseNT(e) (2007), for Flute, Violoncello & Piano.
Air-scapes (2006) for Flute (alto flute), Alto Saxophone and Baritone Saxophone (2 players). score excerpt.
6x6x6 (2006) 6 movements (and a tuning interlude) for 6 amplified classical guitars: 1. glissy-glassy audio 2. campanelli 3. arpa-eggios audio 4. battuti audio 5. tuning interlude 6. chorales audio 7. rasgueaditos audio. (Ensemble GuitArte, Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, cond.)

Réfractions d'une trajectoire sans but (2005) for flute, clarinet (bass clarinet), percussion, piano, violin, viola, violoncello. audio clip 1, audio clip 2(Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Lauraine Vaillancourt cond.) score excerpt.
Le Métèque (2004) for brass quintet and chamber ensemble: flute (piccolo/alto flute), clarinet (bass clarinet), 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba, piano, percussion, contrabass audio clip 1, audio clip 2, audio clip 3, audio clip 4, audio clip 5 (the Meridian Arts Ensemble, the Worn Chamber Ensemble, David Milnes cond.) score excerpt.
A sort of Homecoming (2004) for 2 violins, 2 violas, violoncello, contrabass. audio clip 1 (openning), audio clip 2, audio clip 3, audio clip 4, audio clip 5 (Berkeley Contemporary Concert Players, David Milnes, cond.)
Aeriko (2003) for violin, violoncello, piano, percussion. complete score, audio, (Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, Chi-chu Hong, conductor).
Katoptron (2001) for 2 pianos and percussion. audio, (Mei-Fang Lin, & Hubert Ho pianos, Russell Greenberg, perc.) complete score.
Omphalio Loro (2000) for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, violoncello. audio clip 1, audio clip 2, complete score.
3 Brushstrokes for String Quartet (1998) for string quartet . complete score.

Orchestra, Large Ensemble & Wind Ensemble

Thalassino (2006) for orchestra (3,3,3,3, 4,3,3,1, Timp. +3, Pno, Hrp, Strings). score excerpt. concert poster
audio clip 1, audio clip 2, audio clip 3, audio clip 4, audio clip 5, audio clip 6 (UC Berkeley Symphony, David Milnes, cond.).

Symplegades II (2006) for orchestra (2,2,2,2 4,3,2,1 Timp+3, Pno, Hrp, Strings).
Symplegades (2005) for large ensemble: flute (piccolo), oboe, clarinet (bass clarinet), bassoon, horn, trumpet trombone, piano, 2 percussion, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, contrabass. audio clip 1, audio clip 2, audio clip 3(Alea III, Theodore Antoniou, cond.) score excerpt.
The Flyer (2004, revised 2007) concert suite from the film score to David Green's film for orchestra (3,3,3,3 4,3,3,1 Timp +3, Pno, Hrp, Strings) and overhead projection of the film. audio clip 1, audio clip 2, audio clip 3, audio clip 4 (UC Berkeley Symphony, David Milnes, cond.).

Tempi Cambiati (2002) for large ensemble: flute (piccolo), oboe, clarinet (bass clarinet), bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, contrabass. complete score.
Concertino for Wind Ensemble 2 versions: (2001) & (2006) for student ensemble. complete score.
Fanfare (2001) for orchestra (2,2,2,2, 4,2,2,1, Timp.+3, Pno. Hrp. Strings).

Vocal

Oracles (2006) for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano, poetry of Dimitris Kraniotis (Greek and French text). lyrics.
La Tierra (2004, revised 2006) for Lyric Soprano and small ensemble (horn, piano, violin, violoncello). Poem by Pablo Neruda (Spanish text). lyrics, complete score, audio clip 1, audio clip 2, audio clip 3, audio clip 4, audio clip 5 (Greek Contemporary Ensemble, Mina Polychronou soprano, Theodore Antoniou, conductor).
Light Eternal (2005) for off-stage Soprano, Chorus (SATB) dispersed around audience and orchestral strings (text in multiple languages).
Lux Aeterna (2005) for 6-part chorus (SSAATB), a cappela (text from the Latin Mass). complete score.
Elsewhere Thread (2005) for Mezzo-Soprano and violoncello. Poem by Margaret Ronda (English text). complete score, audio.
Juliana (2005) for Soprano and Guitar. Poem by Swati Rana (English text). complete score, audio.
Monogramma (2000) for Chorus (SATB) and Orchestra (2,2,2,2, 4,2,2,1, Timp. +2, Hrp. Strings). Poem by Odysseas Elytis (Greek text).

Solo Instruments

Cochleas/ Study in Metal (2005). For metallic percussion (1 player). performace notes, percussion legend, complete score.
Bagatelle for Unpitched Percussion (1999). complete score.
5 Greek Dances for Piano (1999)
Contemplation (1998) for violin.
4 Etudes for Guitar (1996)

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