Aesop Project - V. The Old Man & Death - Lefteris Kordis Octet

"Oh Raven, If You Only Had Brains..."

Original music by Lefteris Kordis based on selected fables by Aesop (c. 620-564 BC) set in the original, ancient Greek language with narration in English.

This project is an instinctual amalgamation of Eastern Mediterranean traditional and Western Classical musical textures combined with free improvisation and elements from the Jazz language. "The Old Man & Death" is part of a set of nine compositions, which are the realization of germinal assignments given to me by Charlie Banacos.
This project is dedicated to his loving memory.

Premiere Concert on April 13, 2010
Williams Hall - New England Conservatory
Boston, MA

Special guest:
Anna Goutzilika (vocals)
on demotic Greek song
"Με γέλασαν μια χαραυγη της άνοιξης τ'αηδόνια"

Panayota Haloulakou: vocals, narration
Darryl Harper: clarinet, narration
Alec Spiegelman: clarinet
Helen Sherrah-Davies: 5-string violin
Catherine Bent: cello
Greg Loughman: contrabass
Austin McMahon: drumset
Lefteris Kordis: piano, composition


Athan Anagnostopoulos:
Translation from ancient Greek to English

Tomas Cruz: animation
Lucia Nhamo: videography

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Aesop
• Αίσωπος
• Anna Goutzilika
• Panayota Haloulakou
• Darryl Harper
• Alec Spiegelman
• Helen Sherrah-Davies
• Catherine Bent
• Lefteris Kordis
• Λευτέρης Κορδής
• Greg Loughman
• Austin McMahon