Prana, excerpt, Part 1 (Breaking the Waves 2011)

No 35 Prana (2007) (Pt. 1 live excerpt)

One might consider the idea of reverberation in a metaphorical way.
As the sound resulting from an action depends both on the geometry of the particular place and on the frequency content of the sound source, similarly any object or action might have a type of reverberation inside us. For example, I see a glass of water reflecting the light in a particular way and this sensation might evoke a type of “resonant” reaction inside me. A chain reaction of associations could begin from a sound. 
This association model  has been applied in this composition to sonic memories. An action in the present environment might evoke a memory and this record another one, and so on. The pathways created by this type of procedure can coexist simultaneously while the forming might have an analogy to an imaginary journey.
This form results in a guided sonic experience which is organised using this model of indirect- direct causality in parallel with evocative association both
at the level of meanings evoked from the soundings and of the sounds
themselves. 

Reverberations - Αντηχήσεις

vibraphone solo, Konstantinos Argyropoulos, December 2023

A Breath Of Remembrance

Seven Pebbles (2025) is a playful exploration of the relationship between two distinct modes of perception: structured counting and attentive listening to a soundscape. These modes intertwine within a contemplative, minimalistic framework, as performers move fluidly between them to create a multi-layered sonic texture. 
At the piece's heart is a mantra-like process of counting to seven in Greek, inspired by Tom 
Johnson’s Counting Languages. This continuous thread unfolds alongside the instrumentally 
reconstructed soundscape of a small beach in Heraklion during the winter—a quiet pocket of 
nature within the urban landscape—offering space for interaction, reflection, and memory.
In memory of Tom Johnson.

Seven Pebbles fragment

ACL 2016 New Music Concert at Seoul Arts Centre. 18.Nov.2016
Mutuality for two guitars and vibraphone

Mutuality

For four electric guitars

Recorded by Nuntempe Cuarteto de Guitarras

Discipline for four electric guitars

Clips from the album Pîrî Reis:
00:00.0 Şehnaz Yürük Semâî
00:48.7 Kürdî Saz Semâî «Zaman Yolcusu»
02:07.6 Ανάμνηση | Anamnisi
02:43.4 Dügah Saz Semâî
03:49.8 Nev-Eser Peşrev «Muhabbet»
04:30.8 Nihâvend Saz Semâî «Το Λαϊκό | To Laiko»

Compositions, arrangements and production: Michiel van der Meulen

Musicians: Manolis Kanakakis: kanun | Marijia Katsouna: percussion | Harris Lambrakis: ney | Yorgos Mavromanolakis: oud | Giorgos Papaioannou: violin

Recording, mix and mastering: Vangelis Apostolou - Studio Vasmaris, Heraklion, Greece, 13-16 November 2016

Pîrî Reis

Pîrî Reis album sampler

Violin
Viola
Cello
Thai Gong
3 Tam Tams

Talea Ensemble - Musiikin Aika - Viitasaari, Finland

voices… accompaniment...

Tom Johnson - An Hour for Piano (1971)

One to One (2018) אחד לאחד (Dedicated to Hagai Yodan)
by Tzvi Avni (b. 1927)

1. Little Red Devil - שדון אדום קטן
2. Nocturne at the Gaza Shore - נוקטורן על חוף עזה
3. I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes - אשא עיני אל ההרים
4. Toccata
5. On the Way, Always… - ...בדרך, תמיד בדרך

* World Premiere Recording *

| The Israeli Contemporary Music Project

Tzvi Avni: One to One | Hagai Yodan, piano

Silhouettes (1963) צלליות | by Zvi Snunit (1933-1966)

1. Ornamented Unison - אוניסון מעוטר
2. Accompaniment in Large Intervals - ליווי במרווחים גדולים
3. Lyric - פיוט
4. Pastorale - רועית
5. Invention - אינוונציה
6. Melody and Silhouette - נעימה וצללית
7. Repeated Melody - נעימה חוזרת
8. Toccatina - טוקאטינה

| The Israeli Contemporary Music Project

Zvi Snunit: Silhouettes | Hagai Yodan, piano

Nikos Kokolakis (1981 GR) is a composer,  performer (electronics/visuals), sound artist, and an educator currently based in Crete. 

He studied Physics at the University of Crete, and Music Composition at the Ionian University and at the University of York. He obtained the Master in Composition at The Royal Conservatoire in The Hague with Peter Adriaansz, Yannis Kyriakides and Raviv Ganchrow.

In his works he conceptually approaches approach the spatial aspects of sound within sonic structures, while exploring mathematical algorithms and models in a playful way. He is engaged in multidisciplinary artistic approaches and an active member of various artists’ initiatives.

In 2016 he won the first prize in the Composition Concours within the TROMP international percussion competition for his piece Stream for Marimba performed by Jonathan Bonny, and in 2015 the second prize in the International Carillon Composition Contest in Zwolle for his piece Squarcle for Carillon performed by Gijsbert Kok.

Contact: nikos.kokolakis.music@gmail.com
Website: https://nikoskokolakis.com/

Seven Pebbles fragment

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