est croisée (2020)
for large ensemble 

International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) 2019/20
September 11th, 2020, at the Haus der DEA, Dachsaal, Frankfurt – Germany
Conductor: Lucas Vis

Other performances:
International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) 2019/20
September 19th, 2020, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Großer Saal, Frankfurt – Germany
Conductor: Marc Hajjar


“est croisée” belongs to a series of recent compositions where the composer is exploring frameworks of dramaturgy characterized by a continuum of repetitive rhythmicities. Strictly defined by concrete sound blocks, the structure of the piece introduces the horizontal and vertical symbiosis of material opting for phrasal collision, concatenation, and displacement. The gradual deconstruction of the structural constituents of each and every sound block introduces a new view on the hypostasis of the material delineating the eventual dramaturgical development as well as shaping new structural pillars. One of the goals of the composer is to compose a self-referential soundscape where the notion of repetition and micro-parallaxes, the phrasal shortening and stretching, can lead to a new perception of the sound blocks as entities, where repetition can cause a sense of exhaustion and perversion in their singularity. “est croisée” was commissioned by the Trägerverein Herrenhaus Edenkoben e.V. with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. It was written for the IEMA - Ensemble 2019/20 and is heartily dedicated to Konrad and Barbara Stahl.

est croisée, for large ensemble (2020)

Paroxysmen, composed 2016-2017, electronics realized in 2021. Recorded by Martin Steuber (steel string guitar), Ermis Theodorakis (harpsichord), and Johannes Cotta (percussion instruments) on April 16th 2021 in Leipzig, Germany.

Paroxysmen

from album "Convex Mirrors" release September 2021 Aut Records

Anastasios Savvopoulos guitar and composition
Peter Ehwald saxophone 
Antonis Anissegos piano and fender rhodes
Ludwig Wandinger drums

cover design Sandro Crisafi

False Mirrors

Electric Guitar Phase - Steve Reich

Premiered by loadbang ensemble on March 2nd, 2023 at OPERA America, New York City

Tyler Bouque, baritone voice
Andy Kozar, trumpet
Adrián Sandí, bass  clarinet
William Lang, trombone

[pictured: "Matter Level Perspective" by Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven]

Matter Level Perspective (2023) for baritone, trumpet, bass clarinet, and trombone

Of Blue Dreams And Anti - Dreams

Performed at Festival Mixtur, Barcelona - Fabra i Coats
Ensemble Regards:
Fanny Vicens, accordion
Jeanne Maisonhaute, violoncello
Mai Toyama, tenor saxophone

L'attente du visage (2016)

22 10 2018 Anais Solo at Petersburger Art Space

Mon Corps de Lune for cimbalom

And/Or (2019) - 14 musicians and electronics - Turning Point Ensemble - live-recording

This work explores the micro-synchronicity within a pulsation to create timbral and musical situations that are:
organic and/or synthetic,
mechanical and/or lyrical,
symmetrical and/or asymmetrical,
integrated and/or separated,
on-the-beat and/or off-the-beat,



Performers: Turning Point Ensemble
Conductor: Owen Underhill
Electronics: Anthony Tan

False Mirrors

Anastasios Savvopoulos

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