
“In ‘Akanthai’, the creative lines were drawn even further apart. A musical traffic border in which all lights were switched to green. Elia is not a traffic controller, but rather someone who needs infinite possibilities for his visions.”
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
INSTRUMENTAL WORKS
[Orchestra] [Solo Instrument(s) & Ensemble] [Ensemble (more than 7 instruments)]
[Chamber Music (up to 7 instruments)] [Solo Music]
ORCHESTRA
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[AUTOSYMPHONIC] [AKANTHAI (2009)] [ELPIS] [AKANTHAI (2006)]
AUTOSYMPHONIC
AKANTHAI
for symphony orchestra, choir, 80 pre-recorded cars and electronics
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Year of Composition: 2010/11
Parts: I. OVERTURE, II. GENESIS, III. MAN AND MACHINE, IV. THE DREAM, V. THE PROMISE, VI. VIRTUAL REALITY, VII. FINALE.
Instrumentation: Flute 1-3 (1-3 doubling piccolo), oboe 1-3 (3 doubling English horn), clarinet 1-3 (3 doubling bass and contrabass), bassoon 1-3 (2-3 doubling contrabassoon), horn 1-4 (In FINALE 1-6 ad lib.), trumpet in C 1-3 (In FINALE 1-4 ad lib.), trombone 1-3 (3 doubling bass trombone, In FINALE 1-4 ad lib.), tuba (bass, contrabass), harp, grand piano / celesta / synthesizer (1 player), timpani, violin I (14), violin II (12), viola (10), violoncello (8), double bass (6).
Choir: Soprano (8), alto (8), tenor (8), bass (8).
Note: All parts (with variable doubling) are separately performable.
The inclusion of the pop band vocal ensemble and the song of THE DREAM with regards to musical style is variable.
Text: “Die Erfindung des Automobils. Erinnerungen eines Achtzigjährigen” (The Invention of the Automobile: Memories of an Octogenarian) by Carl Benz (in German).
Duration: 45′
Commission: m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH, City of Mannheim.
Premiere: In preparation.
for large orchestra
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Year of Composition: 2006/09
Title Translation: THORNS
Instrumentation: Flute (3), oboe (3), clarinet (3), bassoon (3), horn (4), trumpet (3), trombone (3), percussion (3), piano, violin I (12), violin II (10), viola (8), cello (6), double bass (4).
Text: “The 9th of July 1821” by Vasilis Michaelides (in English).
Duration: 16′
Commission: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken – Kaiserslautern, Network Music Saar.
Premiere: Mouvement – Festival for New Music (May 21, 2009).
Great Broadcasting Hall of the Saarland Radio.
German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken – Kaiserslautern (Cond. Johannes Kalitzke).
ELPIS
AKANTHAI
for accordion orchestra
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Year of Composition: 2006/07
Title Translation: HOPE
Instrumentation: Accordion (I, II, III, IV), electronium (I, II), bass accordion (I, II), percussion (2).
Text: Impulses from “Hope Wanted” by Antonis Samarakis (in English).
Duration: 8′
Commission: Deutscher Harmonika Verband – DHV e.V. (German Harmonica Association).
Premiere: Harmo Novi, Trossingen – Festival for Contemporary Accordion (in preparation).
Akkordeonorchester Hof (Cond. Günter Zeilinger).
for chamber orchestra
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Year of Composition: 2006
Title Translation: THORNS
Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet (2), trombone, percussion (2), piano, violin (I, II), viola, cello (I, II), double bass (partially amplified).
Text: “The 9th of July 1821” by Vasilis Michaelides (in English).
Duration: 7′
Commission: Ensemble Modern, Allianz Cultural Foundation, Gesellschaft für Neue Musik (ISCM – German Section).
Premiere: House of the German Ensemble Academy, Frankfurt (February 18, 2007).
Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt (Cond. Stefan Asbury / Hsiao-Lin Liao).
SOLO INSTRUMENT(S) & ENSEMBLE
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[THALATTA, THALATTA!] [WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND A THOUSAND THREADS]
THALATTA, THALATTA!
WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS AND A THOUSAND THREADS
for mandolin and ensemble
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Year of Composition: 2007
Title Translation: THE SEA, THE SEA!
Ensemble: Flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello.
Text: Impulses from “Anabasis” by Xenophon (in English).
Duration: 8′
Commission: Klangspuren Schwaz.
Premiere: Klangspuren Schwaz – Festival of Contemporary Music, Tyrol (September 8, 2007).
Manuel de Roo (mandolin), Austrian Ensemble for New Music (OENM).
for violin, one guitarist simultaneously performing on two guitars and ensemble
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Year of Composition: 2002/05
Ensemble: Violin, double bass, percussion (2).
Instrumentation Alternative: For guitar duet and ensemble.
Note: The work is originally composed for a guitarist with two guitars and violin.
Duration: 12′
Commission: Mozarteum Salzburg – Institute for New Music and String Studies.
Premiere: Toihaus Theatre Salzburg. A portrait concert of works by Marios Joannou Elia (June 10, 2005).
Guitars: Kostas Tosidis, Mozarteum Ensemble for New Music.
ENSEMBLE (more than 7 instruments)
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[ELPIS] [SPIEGEL:EYE ] [C STORY] [DEBATE] [DER WEGWEISER]
ELPIS
SPIEGEL:EYE
for accordion septet and percussion duet
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Year of Composition: 2006/08
Instrumentation: Accordion (5), electronium, bass accordion, percussion (2).
Text: “Hope Wanted” by Antonis Samarakis (in English).
Duration: 8′
Commission: Hanne Darboven Foundation, Hamburg.
Premiere: Gaudeamus Music Week, Amsterdam (September 2, 2008).
Nederlands Accordeon Ensemble, Enschede (Cond. Egbert Spelde).
for ensemble
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Year of Composition: 2006
Instrumentation: Trumpet, saxophone, piano, percussion (2), violin, viola, double bass.
Alternative: Flute, clarinet, saxophone, piano, percussion (1), violin, viola, cello.
Duration: 8′
Commission: Hamburger Klangwerktage.
Premiere: Hamburger Klangwerktage – Festival for Contemporary Music, Hamburg (October 8, 2006).
Ensemble Modern – IEMA Frankfurt (Cond. Nacho de Paz).
C STORY
DEBATE
for mixed western and non-western instruments
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Year of Composition: 2006
Instrumentation: Erhu, pan flute, recorder, qanum, viola da gamba, double bass, percussion (2).
Text: Impulses from “Cyprus History” by Costas Montis.
Duration: 6′
Commission: Ensemble Ziggurat.
Premiere: Gaudeamus Music Week, Amsterdam (September 8, 2006).
Ensemble Ziggurat, Amsterdam (Répétiteur: Theo Leovendie, Joël Bons).
for ensemble
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Year of Composition: 2005
Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, trumpet, horn, bassoon, trombone, percussion, violin viola, cello, double bass.
Note on Composition: This is an excerpt from the Zeitoper “As Time Goes By”.
Duration: 15′
Commission: Hannover State Opera (funded by Deutsche Bank Stiftung).
Premiere: Hannover State Opera, (September 29, 2005).
Hannover State Orchestra (Cond. Johannes Harneit).
DER WEGWEISER
for ensemble
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Year of Composition: 2005
Title Translation: THE SIGNPOST
Instrumentation: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion, violin (I, II), viola, cello, double bass.
Note on Composition: This is a sequel to the homonymous Schubert song from the “Winterreise”.
Text: Impulses from the “Winterreise” by Wilhelm Müller and “Ithaka” by Constantine Cavafy.
Duration: 5′
Commission: European Cultural Year of the Ten, Berlin.
Premiere: Berlin Philharmonic (May 27, 2005).
Sinfonietta of Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Cond. Johannes Harneit).