composer
Yannis Kyriakides was born in Limassol, Cyprus in 1969, emigrated to Britain in 1975, and has been living in the Netherlands since 1992. He currently lives in Amsterdam with his ...
related works
Satellites : for ensemble and soundtrack / Yannis Kyriakides, 2010
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Variable instrumentation with electronics
Scoring:
flute(s) clarinet(s) vl vc pf soundtrack
Concerto for iPad and Orchestra : Rotterdam Concerto II / Ned McGowan
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Orchestra with electronics
Scoring:
fl ob cl fg h trp trb perc pf str elec
Der Komponist : for orchestra and electronics / Yannis Kyriakides
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Orchestra with electronics
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl cl-b 2fg 2h 2trp 2trb tb 3perc pf str elec
Prostory Svitla : for large symphony orchestra and electronics / Alla Zagaykevych
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Orchestra with electronics
Scoring:
3fl/fl-a/picc 3ob/eh 3cl/cl-b 3fg 4h 3tpt 3trb/trb-b tb 5perc hp cel str
composition
One Hundred Years : for orchestra, voices and electronics / Yannis Kyriakides
Description:
One Hundred Years is built on the encoding of the days of all solar eclipses, which took (and will take) place from 1945 to 2045.Composed during this extraordinary year we are experiencing, 2020, the piece scans the past 75 years, from the beginning of the so-called 'atomic age', and looks forward 25 years to 2045, the date given by Ray Kurzweil, when technological 'singularity' will supposedly occur - the moment when artifical intelligence will surpass human intelligence.
The piece is not meant as a narrative comment on specific dates or years that are named, rather a contemplation on the passing of time. How we look to the past and how we look to the future. As we hear dates and years gone by, we might associate them with historical or personal memories, and perhaps feel melancholic about a lost age, or identify with a particular decade. Hearing dates in the future, might give rise to uncertainty and fear, but might also evoke feelings of excitement and hope.
Yannis Kyriakides