Theo Abazis

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Theo Abazis (born July 15, 1967 in Athens , Greece ) is a Greek composer and theater director.

Life

Theo Abazis studied piano and music theory at the National Conservatory in Athens . In 1987 he went to the Netherlands. From 1989 to 1993 he studied conducting and composition at the Utrecht Conservatory . He studied composition with Henk Alkema and conducting with David Porcelijn (* 1947) and Kenneth Montgomery (* 1943). During this time he worked with the local theater academy on musical theater productions and seminars. In 1991 he received a three-year scholarship from the Alexander Onassis Foundation and studied composition with Tristan Keuris until 1993 . In 1993 his ballet Anathema was premiered by the Stuttgart State Ballet in a choreography by Roberto de Oliveira . From 1993 to 1995 he studied composition with Dimitri Terzakis at the Bern Conservatory . In 1995 the Orfeas ballet was premiered , again by the Stuttgart State Ballet in a choreography by Roberto de Oliveira. His composition Algos was selected in 1997 for a performance in the annual Young Composers Project of the Netherlands Ballet Orchestra . In the same year he founded the Music Theater Group Amsterdam.

From 2004 to 2010 he was Treasurer, General Secretary and Vice President of the Greek Center of the International Theater Institute . He is the assistant artistic director of the National Theater in Athens. From 2010 to 2012 he was artistic director of the City and Regional Theater Kavala . From 2012 to 2015 he was the artistic director of the Patras Municipal and Regional Theater .

Works (selection)

  • Quasi improvissazione for clarinet solo, 1991, dedicated to Marc van der Meer, published by Donemus in Amsterdam, 1991 OCLC 253408849
  • Medea , orchestral work and multimedia spectacle, final thesis of the composition course, 1993
  • Anathema , Ballet, premiered in 1993 by the Stuttgart State Ballet
  • Algos for violin and orchestra, 1993, published by Donemus in Amsterdam, 1997 OCLC 725251496
  • Psalms for violoncello solo, 1993/94 OCLC 50083777
  • Attractive moralities for large ensemble (3 flutes (piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 alto saxophones, 2 bassoons, piano, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones and double bass), published by Donemus in Amsterdam, 1994 OCLC 725180593
  • Den for two recorders, clarinet, viola and harpsichord, published by Donemus in Amsterdam, 1994 OCLC 69072888
  • Aquarel for three recorders (soprano recorder, treble recorder, tenor recorder) and recorder ensemble (2 soprano recorders, 2 treble recorders, 2 tenor recorders, 2 bass recorders), published by Ascolta , 1995 OCLC 778282502
  • Orfeas , Ballet, premiered in 1995 by the Stuttgart State Ballet
  • Erotikon: a bed-tale for adults [a bed story for adults] for mixed choir and poet, published by Donemus, 1996 OCLC 65193479
  • Pas de deux, recorded on the CD Different worlds, published by Erasmus Muziekproducties Rotterdam, 1998 OCLC 902652445
  • September for saxophone solo, recorded by Theophilos Sotiriades on the CD Recollections: solo saxophone in Greek contemporary compositions on the label Eurodisc OCLC 71355243
  • Jonny Buy for recorder quartet, recorded by the Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam on the CD Vintage Brisk: contemporary music for recorder quartet, released in 2006 on the Globe OCLC label 154812904
  • L'Homme Qui Rit

literature

  • Theo Abazis. In: muziekencyclopedie.nl, 1998 (English)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Theo Abazis. In: http://en.muziekencyclopedie.nl . Muziekencyclopedie.nl, 1998, accessed on December 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Abazis, Theo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens , Greece