User:Velianitis1

Panaghiotis Velianitis (Athens 1963)

He studied composition and electroacoustic music with Th. Antoniou, St. Vasileiadis and H. Xanthoudakis. At the same time studied Economics and Statistics as specialization in the Economic University of Athens. From 1986 participates as a composer in concerts of modern music in many countries. In his multimedia works has collaborated with artists as I. Tampakeas (in the work "Pithiyia"), Ersi Hatziargyrou (music for the mobile sculpture "Lavrion 23 ") etc. He participated in the MusICA's Festival in London with his work "Loghias" -for trombone, piano and tape-, specially written for the trombonist - performer and composer John Kenny and the pianist Joanna Haratsari. For a short period he turned to improvised music working with musicians in Athens and Salonica and participated in various productions. His work "Kledon" is included in the CD collection "Greek Music Avant guard of the 20th century". He has written music for movies, animation and many theatrical performances of ancient Greek drama and modern theater too. Since 1991 he works under the director Th. Terzopoulos in ancient Greek drama performances. He is a member of the Hellenic Electroacoustic Music Composers Association (HelMCA) and of the Centre of Contemporary Music Research (CCMR), where he was specialized in the system of UPIC developed by J. Xenakis as well as in computer music, sound synthesis and composition. He has written books and articles about music and since 2003 he’s a teacher of music at the elementary school. From 2007 – 2010 he was detached to the Department of Music in the University of Athens teaching electroacoustic music composition techniques.

Works:

• Electroacoustic – Mixed media

o	Os en Parodo… o	Mneme K. Kariotakis o	Einai fores o	Introduction: «Apollonios Rodios» (Art Video of K. Athanasopoulou & Tape) o	InterMedea (Mixed & Children’s Chorus, 1 Sopr. soloist, 2 Sopr. & Tape) o	Seirios (Perc, Tape) o	Ikesiae (Soprano, Tenor, Vln) o	Seirinae (Tape) o	Hemenaeos (Chorus, Vln, Perc) o	Onar (3 Soprani, Tape) o	Event Horizon (Electroacoustic work in 5.1 surround - 2005) o	Sonorous Ocean (Electroacoustic work in 5.1 surround - 2006) o	Stone Elegy (Electroacoustic work in 5.1 surround - 2007) o	Ardor (Electroacoustic work in 5.1 surround - 2011) o	Lamentia o	Eterna o	Esperia
 * Hermetikon (Tape – 1986)
 * Anti the fotos… (Tape – 1987)
 * Lavrion 23 (Mobile sculpture of E. Hatziargyrou & Tape – 1988)
 * Etude Ι (Fl, Cl, Pf, Vlc, Tape – 1989)
 * Chronos (Fl, Cl, Pf, Vlc, Narrator, on poems of A. Empirikos – 1990)
 * Pithighia (Art video by I. Tampakeas & tape – 1990, edited in 5.1 surround mix: 2008)
 * Diaglypton (Tape – 1992)
 * Loghias (Trb, Pf, Tape – 1993)
 * Kledon (Tape – 1995, edited in 5.1 surround mix: 2008)
 * Fugue (solo Pf - 1999)
 * 3 songs (on poems of Chr. Katsighiannis, Tenor, Pf - 1999):
 * Aifighia (Mandolin, Tape, written specially for mandolinist Dimitris Marinos – 2000)
 * Octet (Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Vln I & II, Vla, Vlc – 2002)
 * Argonautika (of Apollonius Rodius, Multimedia work under the direction of Sp. Vrahoritis – 2002):
 * 4 sketches (Vln, Pf – 2003)
 * 4 epigrammata (Multimedia work: Art Video of M. Arfaras & Tape - 2003)
 * Electronic Quartet (Multimedia work for -1st vrs-: string quartet, electroacoustic material in 5.1 surround & art video – 2004 -2nd vrs-: electroacoustic material in 5.1 surround & art video)
 * Heavens & Elements (tetralogy in 5.1 surround):
 * Evriavlos I (Fl, Electroacoustic material in 5.1 surround – 2007)
 * Chrismos (Alto, accordion, Electroacoustic part in 5.1 surround – 2008)
 * Fuga to Ipsikaminos (Multimedia performance based on the poetic collection of A. Empirikos “Ipsikaminos” for narrator and the “Opticoacoustic Reactor” & “Audio to Video Reactor” applications – Athens 2011)
 * Esperia (Multimedia performance in 3 parts, for 3 actors, sculptures of Kaliope Laemos and Electroacoustic material in 5.1 surround– Kiato 2011):

Theatre


 * Aeschylus, “The Persians” (production of ATTIS Theatre, Athens 1991, Istanbul 2006 )
 * Aeschylus, “Seven Against Thebes” (production of Theatre of Patras, 1995)
 * Euripides, “Raging Heracles” (production of ATTIS Theatre, Athens 1999)
 * Euripides, “Vacchae” (production of Schauspielhaus of Düsseldorf, 2001)
 * Sophocles, “Oedipus Rex” (production of Alexandrinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg, 2006)
 * M. Pontikas, “Kassandra” (production of ATTIS Theatre, Athens 2007)
 * H. Müller, “Mauzer” (production of ATTIS Theatre, Athens 2009)
 * T. Terzopoulos, “Alarm” (production of ATTIS Theatre, Athens 2010)
 * Aeschylus, “Prometheus Bounced” (production of “Instabul - Essen cultural cities of Europe” Athens 2010, Athens - Istanbul - Essen 2006 )
 * A. Retsos, “Atreidae Throne” (production of Athens Festival”, Athens 2011)
 * F. Radaz, “Achilles’ Revenge” (production of Dreamshot Company for the Sicyon Ancient Drama Festival, 2011)