TOWARDS_NONE_for_ensemble (Snippet)

Dedicated to the victims of the wild-fires in Attiki-Greece, that took place in 2021

TRAUMA_for_large_ensemble (Snippet)

Dedicated to Antonis Sykaris, who died during his descent form the peak of mountain Dhaulagiri

ensemble: Unheard-of @unheardofproject
https://soundcloud.com/unheardofproject

ANTONIS_SYKARIS_YOU_LEFT_EARLY_(ASYLE) for small ensemble and fixed media

Bassoon Performance by https://soundcloud.com/galaxaphoons
Voice by Brooke Michael Englehart

ALLEGORY for bassoon, live electronics & lights

FOR_VOICE_VERSION_II_2023 for alto voice and live electronics

Massive thanks to:
• EVOKE TATTOOS CHICAGO for the dope space they provided
• CRUISE MYERS  https://soundcloud.com/cruise222 for the dope performance 
• BROOKE M. ENGLEHART for the dope and super freaky costume that she created 
• H12 AUDIO for the dope mastering
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Ancient Greek text: 
Πρὸ τοῦ ἐμβῆναι ἐν βάθει εἰς τοιαῦτα μυστήρια, γνώθι:
ὁ παντοδύναμος νέος θεός ἡμῶν μεταβάλλει τὸν ἄνθρωπον 
πρὸς πηλόν πάλιν.
ὦ Δὶa
Ὦ Δὶa, ἄκουσον τὰς προσευχὰς τὰς κλαίουσας,
ἀναστῆθι ἐκ σήψεως, ἵνα γένωμαι τὸ παιδίον σου!
Ἔσο ὑπόσχεσίς μου!
Ἄκουε.
Ἄκουε, νεφέλωμα τοῦ ὑψίστου οὐρανοῦ,
ὡς γαυγίζει ὥσπερ πεινών κύων.
Μακάριος ἐστὶν ὁ δουλεύων τῷ Διὶ.
ὦ Δὶa
ὦ Δὶa
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English translation:
Before entering deeply into such mysteries, know:
our almighty new god turns man back into mud 
ὦ Zeus 
ὦ Zeus, listen to my weeping prayers,
rise from decay, so that I give birth to your child!
That's my promise!
Listen.
Listen, to the nebula of the heavenly highest sky,
as it howls like a hungry dog.
Blessed is he who works for Zeus.
ὦ Zeus
ὦ Zeus

RITUAL for Double bass, live electronics & lights (LYRICS IN DESCRIPTION)

This piece was made as the first miniProject during my cursus in IRCAM 2025

BADTRIP_ADVISOR_#2 for electronics

Konstantinos Baras, a Greek composer with a passion for complex and saturated sound, embarked on his musical journey following a diagnosis of HanDL syndrome at the age of 18. Baras is recognized for creating works that convey intense emotions and delve into the complexities of trauma, employing visceral, chaotic sounds marked by a continuous energy flow and aggressive gestures. 

Utilizing digital signal processing, noise, distortion and live interactivity, Baras extends the timbral profile of traditional instruments and seamlessly blends disjunct materials into unified structures. With interest in site-specificity and interdisciplinary collaboration, he works often with dancers and movement artists and engages creatively with space, lights, and visual effects. 

His continued entanglement with black metal and techno contributes to an arrestingly distinctive sound palette, exploring the potential of repetition and bodily mechanics to intensify a sound’s impact on the listener. Toward that aim, Baras organizes his compositions through various processes of iteration and fragmented circularity, manipulating duration and density, often utilizing repetitive material but subtly altering it with every reappearance. The end result is driving, gripping, and grave.

His music has been performed and commissioned by Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Intercontemporain Moscow Contemporary Ensemble (MCME), Vertixe Sonora Ensemble,Ensemble Multilaterale, among other, with performances in festivals and conferences such as, IRCAM ManiFeste, MIXTUR, Darmstadt, reMusik, ilSuono, Ticino Musica, among others.

Currently pursuing a PhD in Composition at Northwestern University, Baras holds Masters degree from Boston University, and Bachelors degree Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

BARAS

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