KMN / for small ensemble  / 2020

――  dedicated to Слабе Ц. ――

• performed by Oros Ensemble 
Dimitris Karagiannakidis ― cello
Apostolis Koutsogiannis ― recorders
Eirini Krikoni ― violin
George Madikas ― vibraphone
Antonios Tsachtanis ― clarinet
Konstantinos Zigkeridis ― accordion

* Το παρόν έργο αποτελεί ανάθεση της Εθνικής Λυρικής Σκηνής στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος «Η αναβίωση της Βαμβακούς», το οποίο εντάσσεται στο ευρύτερο πρόγραμμα του Ιδρύματος Σταύρος Νιάρχoς «Πρωτοβουλία για τη Λακωνία»

ΚΜΝ

drums, piano, percussion, keys, midi, soundscapes, guitar

all music composed by dimitris tasoudis except 'Afro Blue' (composed by Mongo Santamaria) and 'Μουσικό Σχολείο Κατερίνης: επίσκεψη-ηχογράφηση στο στούντιο Cue'.

enjoy!

Dimitris Tasoudis is currently a music teacher in secondary education, in Pieria, Greece.
He holds a BA in Musicology (focusing on analysis) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
He holds degrees of Composition and Classical Percussion from the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki.
Also, a MA in Contemporary studies (department of Music, York, UK) combining perfomance of contemporary repertoire for percussion with composition as a reversed form of analysis.

As a drummer, and after attending lessons with Mr Nikos Sidirokastritis, and various workshops, he performs and records with different ensembles (Magnanimus Trio, Modal 4, Duet).

As a composer, he worked with the ensemble ‘Prefabricated Quartet’ scoring for films. He now works on his own in this particular area (1st prize: http://koyinta.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3770&Itemid=29&lang=en).

He has also taught at the department of Music Studies ‘improvisation on percussion instruments’ and at the department of Film Studies (both departments belong to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) ‘sound and music in films’.

In his compositions, as in his playing style, he tries to combine the clarity, finesse and demanding character of contemporary music with the spontaneity and freshness of improvised music, either jazz or free.

He is interested in the use of metaphor and metonymy in film music being a PhD student, supervised by Petros Vouvaris.


Useful links:
http://vimeo.com/58363241 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd_1jTu7a-Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOxbqEOWtjQ https://soundcloud.com/dimitris-tasoudis/p55sqroeb2lm http://www.youtube.com/user/dtasoudis/videos
http://magnanimustrio.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/99996734@N05/10462231453/
http://magnanimustrio.com/halfnote/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoYNAGnfzok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPUe4iKOKLA





Telis Dimitrakopoulos was born in Ioannina. He grew up in Preveza where he set out his first music steps by attending and finishing Music Junior High and Music High School of Preveza. 
He is a graduate of the Department of Music Science and Art, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, with specialization in Poetics [(Art of Composition)(class of Ilias Papadopoulos, Stamatis Pasopoulos)] and studied saxophone and Jazz studies at “Thessaloniki Contemporary Conservatory” (class of Haris Kapetanakis). He holds a Master;s degree in Musical Arts, with specialization in “Early Music and Modal Musical traditions of the Mediterranean”, at the Department of Music Science and Art, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.
As a composer and performer, he explores, studies and investigates new ways of approaching and applying traditional, classical world and modal music via contemporary art and creation, which is characteristic of his work and his performing act. Another element characterising his work is improvisation and its interaction in performance and composition, too.

A composer of modern music and piano pedagogue with compositional emphasis on serial and twelve tone techniques and pedagogical literature based on the Renaissance thru 20th century genres.

Earlier studies include industrial electricity, applied voice, drama and music theater, ballet and modern dance.

Starosta's compositions have been shaped and influenced by blues, heavy metal, and classical music along with the sounds of industrial cacophony and nature.