The title of the piece is a combination of the Greek words Parenthesis (something in brackets) and ekthesis (exposition or exposure). 
Parekthesis, is a short descriptive piece written as an encore for Trio Conova, performed in various concert venues and festivals.

Parekthesis, for Piano trio

"Moon" is an electroacoustic composition that combines live manipulation of voice, piano and violin that moves through a self-generative patch in Max/Msp, the sound of which is further manipulated in Ableton Live.

Narrated by vocal artist Myrto Stylou, her text for the Moon was created and manipulated live on a Full Moon ritual during the first lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic in Athens, Greece.
Our evening meditation's energetic field and ‘The Moon’ Tarot card brought transparency and the inspiration for a performance piece that combines organic elements with ideas of space weightlessness, integrating our feelings of discomfort and uncertainty in combination with the shift of our whole everyday life into the internet and the digital screen.

Finding our gradual healing process through our live performance, the technology of Max/Msp yielded ways to create a sound using filtered impulses and modulating delays that could then generate healing feedback overtones based on Pythagorean frequencies and tuning.
A midi keyboard could randomise partial numbers which multiplied these overtones, thus changing frequency rates. Connecting the patch into Ableton Live, incoming signal recordings were added to the Sampler, which allowed different recordings to generate a self-evolving synth. All these various midi sources could provide further melodic modulation and extreme levels of feedback effects. 

The Moon has a light and a dark side and floats into the endless matter of our solar system. 
Connecting with our inner consciousness, we align with our everyday reality but never give up on the search for universal awareness and origin. 

Composition and sound design V.R. Alevizos
Text and Voice Myrto Stylou

MOON

V.R. Alevizos is a pianist and composer that explores different mediums of art, therefore connecting his performance with a reflection on society through the high level of musical activity.
Currently based in London, he distinctively graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, with an MA in Piano Performance and an Artist Diploma in Piano and Composition, and he is currently a scholar at the Royal College of Music studying Composition for Screen. He received scholarships and awards for his exceptional virtuosity and substantial nominations for his music at several International Film Festivals in Milan, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Barcelona, and London, etc. He is a BFI delegate and he recently won the award for ‘Best Composer’ at the Oslo Film Festival. He has further collaborated with BBC3, Channel 4, SHOWstudio and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. Amongst other multimedia collaborations, he has worked closely with world-renowned composers such as Philip Glass and John Adams. A native of Athens, he graduated from the Athens Conservatory but also received his Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication and Mass Media. He has been invited to give lectures and seminars on society, communication and philosophy of arts at the University of Athens, the Athens Conservatory and King’s College in London where he is a current piano teacher.

MOON

V.R. Alevizos

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