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Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music

Ελληνικό Συγκρότημα Σύγχρονης Μουσικής

Ensemble

The Hellenic Contemporary Music Ensemble was founded by Theodore Antoniou in February 1967. Its initial members were the most talented musicians of that time with a particular interest in contemporary music.

The Ensemble’s first performance took place in March 1967 at the Hellenic-American Union as part of the Festival “Days of Contemporary Music.” Since then, the Hellenic Contemporary Music Ensemble has presented hundreds of works representing various aesthetic directions and techniques both in Greece and abroad, including the most representative pieces of the international repertoire.

It has participated in numerous concerts and festivals worldwide. Greek composers of all generations have been included in the programs of the Hellenic Contemporary Music Ensemble, with a special emphasis on younger generations, featuring commissions and premieres.

In recent decades, the Hellenic Contemporary Music Ensemble has collaborated closely in all activities of the Greek Composers’ Union.

Source: Greek Composers’ Union

Performances

#	Date	Venue	City	Country	Festival	Organiser	Artist(s)	Ensemble(s)	Work(s) Performed
1	December 28, 1967	Hellenic American Union	Athens	Greece	N/A	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	Dimitris Vraskos (violin I), Spyros Tsoutsos (violin II), Marina Panagopoulou (viola), Anastasios Kipreos (cello)	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	String Quartet No. 3
2	December 22, 1968	Hilton	Athens	Greece	Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music	Hellenic Association of Contemporary Music (Ελληνικός Σύνδεσμος Σύχγρονης Μουσικής)	Theodore Antoniou (conductor), Giannis Mantakas (chorusmaster), Spirοs Kalogirοu (narrator)	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music, Giannis Mantakas Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Epiklesis II, Op. 29b
3	October 17, 1999	Dimitri Mitropoulos Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	N/A	Nikos Tsouchlos (conductor), Mata Katsouli (soprano)	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	Mellichomeide, Op. 44
4	October 16, 2007	Dimitri Mitropoulos Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	Unknown	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	Pantoum, Op. 46
5	April 11, 2009	Dimitri Mitropoulos Hall	Athens	Greece	N/A	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	Unknown	Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music	Timbres, Op. 63

Works

#	Catalogue Number	Work Title	Subtitle	Opus	Instrumentation	Work Page
1	YSC106	Timbres	for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Contrabass	63	Piano, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass	View
2	YSC88	Pantoum	for Violin, Cello and Piano	46	Violin, Cello, and Piano	View
3	YSC86	Mellichomeide	for Soprano and eleven instruments. Text in poems by Sappho and a dedication to Sappho by Alcaeus.	44	Piccolo, Alto Flute in G, Oboe, Cor Anglais, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Mandolin, Guitar, Harp, Violin, Cello, Soprano.	View
4	YSC70	Epiklesis (II)	for Narrator, male-choir, four women's voices and twelve performers. Original text from Aeschelus' tragedy "Persians"	29B	2 Horns, 3 Trombones, 3 Pianos (3rd Piano can be upright), Glockenspiel, Harp, Percussion (3 Performers: Xylophone, Tubular Bells, Vibraphone, 3 Large Suspended Cymbals, Piccolo Snare Drum, Bass Snare without Snares, Bass Drum, Large Tamtam), Choir (7 Tenors, 7 Basses, 4 Sopranos), Narrator	View
5	YSC49	String Quartet No. 3		15	String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello)	View

Discography

#	Album Cover	Title	Artist(s)	Work(s) by Sicilianos	Format	Label	Release Date	Album Page
1		Greek Composers - From the 3rd Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music	Giannis Mantakas, Giannis Mantakas Choir of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hellenic Group of Contemporary Music, Theodore Antoniou, Yorgos Sicilianos	Epiklesis II Op. 29b	LP - Vinyl	EMI - Columbia	1970	View

References

Valia Christopoulou, Yorgos Sicilianos Catalogue of Works [Κατάλογος Έργων Γιώργου Σισιλιάνου] (Athens: Panas Music Papagrigoriou - Nakas, 2011) , 48, 78, 82, 117
Greek Composers - From the 3rd Hellenic Week of Contemporary Music [Έλληνες Συνθέτες 3 - Από την 3η Ελληνική Εβδομάδα Σύγχρονης Μουσικής]. LP, EMI - Columbia, SCXG 55/59, 1970.
“Περί Ε.Σ.Σ.Μ.,” Ένωση Ελλήνων Μουσουργών, accessed September 2, 2024, https://eem.org.gr/περι-ε-σ-σ-μ/
Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011) , 285
Dimitris Agrafiotis, Theodore Antoniou, Tatsis Apostolidis, Valia Christopoulou, Giorgos Demertzis, Popi Eustratiadi, Byron Fidetzis, Gianni Ioannides, Apostolos Kostios, Giorgos Kouroupos, Katy Romanou, Yorgos Sicilianos, Michalis Stathopoulos, Nikos Synodinos, and Nikos B. Tsouchlos. Yorgos Sicilianos: In the Avant-Garde of Contemporary Music [Γιώργος Σισιλιανός - Ο συνθέτης στην πρωτοπορία της σύγχρονης μουσικής]. Edited by Valentini Tselika. (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2007) , 20, 228
Kostas Chardas, Giorgos Demertzis, Charis Dimaras, Nikos Maliaras, Giorgos Sakallieros, Nikos B. Tsouchlos, Markos Tsetsos, and Panos Vlagopoulos. Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005 - Anniversary Tribute [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος 1920-2005 Επετειακο αφιερωμα]. Edited by Stephania Merakos and Valia Vraka. (Athens: Friends of Music Association, 2016) , 51, 122

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