Sirenes (2009)

This was the fourth and final piece from the concert.

Sirenes

Και πρώτα ταξιδεύοντας θα φτάσης στις Σειρήνες,

που όλους μαγεύουν τους θνητούς που λάχουνε κοντά τους·

όποιος σιμώση απ' αγνωσιά κι ακούση τη φωνή τους,

από γυναίκα και παιδιά χαρά να μην προσμένη

μήτε πατρίδα πως θα δη, τι με γλυκά τραγούδια

αυτές τόνε μαγεύουνε μες απ' τη λιβαδιά τους.

Tom Martin Soprano Sax

Spyros Aristeidou Electirc Guitar

Michael Valentine West Wiiremote 1

Tychonas Michailidis Wiiremote 2

Skylla & Harivdi (2009)

This was the third piece of the concert. Skylla and Harivdi page 143

SKYLLA

Κει μέσα η Σκύλλα κατοικεί και φοβερά γαυγίζει·

έχει φωνούλα σκυλακιού νιογέννητου, κι ως τόσο
είναι κακότροπο θεριό, κι ούτε θνητός κανένας,

κι ούτε θεός θα χαίρονταν θωρώντας το αντικρύ

του.Έχει και πόδια δ

ώδεκα, που ξέκρεμα είναι όλα......

HARIVDI

Τόν άλλο χαμηλότερο, Οδυσσέα, θα δης το βράχο·

κοντά 'ναι οι δυό τους, θά 'φτανε η σαγίτα σου να ρίξης.

Μεγάλος είναι ορνιός εκεί, μυριόφυλλος, και κάτου

η θεία η Χάρυβδη ρουφάει το μελανό το κύμα.

Τη μέρα τρεις φορές ξερνάει, και τρεις φορές ρουφάει·

να μη σου τύχη και βρεθής την ώρα που ρουφήξη,

τι δε θα σε ξεγλύτωνε μηδέ του κόσμου ο σείστης.

Chris Smith Trumpet

Spyros Aristeidou Guitar

Sebastiano Dessanay Double Bass

Cyclopes

Cyclopes (2009)

Improvisation for Double Bass and live electronics

This is the second piece from the concert. Few mouths ago we try an experimental improvisation approach between Sebastiano Dessanay on double bass and me on live electronics. After that we realize that the outcome was good material and we decided to develop it further. Here is an extension of this collaboration with Sebastiano were the bass is taking the form of the Cyclops.

I am recording live, improvised fragments from the bass and then I am feeding the sounds back to the audience through a surround system. The recorded fragments are layered (up to three for now) and automatically looped and processed live through the Wii remote accelerometer that I am holding in my right hand. The surround distribution is controlled through a custom made sensor glove the I am wearing in my left hand.

The MA performance concert on the 2nd September

For my MA Digital Arts in Performance degree I have to produce a 45 minutes concert. This is not a part of MA program but my suggestion that I have made to Greg since the program is very flexible in terms of creative outcome. This is the beginning of a journey toward the realisation of this concert from the practical and conceptual point of view.

In addition to the concert I will produce an interactive installation that will be placed at the Vaad Galery, which is next to the theatre and then at Margaret Street on Friday.

The concert will be at the Custard Factory in Birmingham on the 2^nd of September at 18:30. There will be one big rehearsal on the 1^st from 16:00 until 22:00. The theatre is small (100 seat) with a small stage and a surround system. There is also a fitted projector screen 3x4 that I can use. I will come back to this later on since I have to figure out the equipment that I will need in order to book it from the conservatoire.

The concept of the concert will be the Journey of Odysseus. I will come to this all as soon as I decide which episodes I am presenting. Also I am waiting for the final draft of the poster to put it on