written for and performed by ensemble Phace
conducted by Nacho de Paz

performed at Imago Dei
Krems, Austria

cocommissioned by ensemble Phace and Land Niederösterreich, as part of my residency in AIR-Krems

Zesses Seglias_madrigali alla luce e al sangue

06.. Αυγούστου 2005
03.04.17.24. Σεπτεμβρίου 2005

Τζίμης Πανούσης - Δούρειος ήχος Αύγουστος/Σεπτέμβριος 2005

PLAYS (reading Samuel Beckett)
for electric guitar, barytone saxophone, accordion, symphony orchestra & electronics
Yaron Deutsch, el. guitar
Patrick Stadler, bar. saxophone
Krassimir Sterev, accordion
Thessaloniki State Orchestra
Miltos Logiadis, director
19 May 2017, Vassilikon Theater, Thessaloniki

PlayS (reading Samuel Beckett)

Play on Words I
for barytone saxophone, orchestra & electronics
Patrick Stadler, bar. saxophone
Thessaloniki State Orchestra
Miltos Logiadis, director

PLAY ON WORDS I

Colour Cycle for accordion solo "Five Illuminations:
(Dedicated to Panagiotis Andreoglou)

1. Ablaze, unevenly RED
2. Airily, transparent BLUE
3. Dense, tenebrously BLACK
4. Crystal-clear, WHITE
5. Thistly, GOLDEN

"Five Illuminations" Colour cycle for accordion solo

Entry VI: answer simply answer (hommage to Thelonius Monk and Samuel Beckett) - or just "somebody answer simply" - is a piece for piano solo that can be optionally played with a voice reciting certain texts from the fourth Text for Nothing by Samuel Beckett.
Ioanna Polizoidou, piano
Graeme Malcolm , reciter
Michalis Lapidakis, music

Somebody Answer Simply

Stop That Train.WAV

Michalis Lapidakis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1960. He began his musical studies at the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. In 1988 he earned a Master's degree (M.M) in Composition at Boston University and in 1993 a Doctoral degree (D.M.) in Composition at Northwestern University. He has studied with A. Stout, Th. Antoniou, Β. Rands, O. Messiaen, P. Boulez, T. Takemitsu and I. Xenakis among others. His compositional output includes works for orchestra (“Five Pieces”, “Three Portraits”, “ΔIAΔPOMH (Route E-75)”, "Narration: to compose the serenity . . .", “In a Sate of Flux IIa”, “Improptu Noir”), various instrumental ensembles (“Vera Quartet”, “Entweder Oder”, the “Diary” series, “Triptych”, “Howl”), solo intruments (“Five Preludes”, “Prespectives”, “Comments”, “Akira's Dream”, “Ein andrer Hauch”, “Taxims”), voice (“Days, “Un soleil noir”, Go End There”) and electronics (Die Niemandsrose, “Pop erotique”) that have been performed internationally and received numerous awards. He has received commissions by orchestras and contemporary music ensembles like Camerata, Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria, Orchestra of Colours, Sate Orchestra of Thessaloniiki, Alea III, e.t.c. His works are published by the music house "Philippos Nakas" and have appeared with various labels (Capstone Records, Lyra, Dissonance Records, e.t.c.). A large part of his music is based on literary and other exramusical sources whereas in all his music one can trace the composer’s tendency to integrate the strict organization of musical structures with a deep respect for the unexpectedness of true improvisation. He has also written music for multi-media productions, theater and contemporary dance.  He is a member of the Greek Composers’ Union.  Since 2014 Michalis Lapidakis is Professor of Composition at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and since 2009 director of the Contemporary Music Lab of A.U.Th.


PlayS (reading Samuel Beckett)

Michalis Lapidakis

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