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The Storm
The Storm is a piece for string orchestra inspired by an intense storm last winter in Boston. The strings at the beginning of the piece prepare the listener for the coming storm. The melody then personifies the extreme weather conditions ultimately ending in absolute peace and tranquility.
Dreaming
Wanting to write for a wind quintet, I decided to start with a melodic ostinato and try to write a story about dreaming. As the dreamer experiences strange landscapes and confusing visions, he begins to fall into the void below him, then, suddenly,
he is awake.
Progression
This piece for solo vibraphone represents our ability to move on. Our lives are full of chaos and change and it is never easy to go back or feel exactly as one did at an earlier time. In a similar way, this piece moves on and evolves throughout its three parts.
I decided to dedicate this piece to his memory and to the memory of all our lost loved ones.
The spoken text is a small letter to a great artist and dear family friend who was taken far too soon
in 2021 by ALS; George Christodoulides.
I decided to dedicate this piece to his memory and to the memory of all our lost loved ones.
Intangibility
This piece was an exercise in writing for the cello. I named the piece after an object or entity that cannot be touched - something out of grasp.
I worked closely with Alan Hlozek, a close friend and cellist to make it as idiomatic as I could. The piece has been through some trials and tribulations and couldn’t be performed due to unforeseen circumstances, miscommunications, and global pandemics
(almost as if I unknowingly cursed it with its own name).
It was only performed in its current form in December of 2021 when Alan performed it at one of his concerts.
Eyes as Blue as the Sky
Inspired by tavern songs and fantasy melodies, I decided to write a solo violin work. The piece is a love letter. It is dedicated to my significant other Elisabeta Racolta whose unending love, affection and support has helped me through many difficult moments and improved my life in every way over the last four years we’ve spent together.
Suspicion
I wrote this waltz based on the dance that takes place in our heads between doubt and certainty when suspicions start clouding our judgment.
he instrumentation was inspired by my father’s adoration of the cello’s beautiful timbre.
Water Film
A Cypriot girl carries precious cargo as she runs across a ribbon.
Duration: 4 minutes
Country: Cyprus Language: English Year: 2021
Director: Maria Katerina Ieridou
Producer: Maria Katerina Ieridou
Writer: Maria Katerina Ieridou Cinematographer: Maria Katerina Ieridou
Composer: Constantinos Søren Demetriou
Musicians: Jayna Leach, Constantinos Søren Demetriou, Antonis Ierides Editor,
Maria Katerina Ieridou, Alexis Demetriou
Participation: Thea Demetriou, Antonis Ierides, Andreas Ktorides
Festivals & Awards: Won Best Film In National Competition (Student) in Animafest Cyprus Selected for The Animattikon Project, Cyprus International Film Festival “Golden Aphrodite”
