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Welcome
to the homepage of composer Victor Kioulaphides. This site includes a biographical note, announces upcoming performances,
offers a sample of reviews, lists a complete catalog of works, and links to
performers and publishers of the composer's works.
Please inquire
via email regarding availability of scores, parts, etc.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
Victor
Kioulaphides was born in Athens, Greece, in 1961 and moved to New York in 1979. He studied double bass and composition at
The Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music; his composition teachers were Giampaolo Bracali and Ludmila Ulehla;
he is a recipient of the Pablo Casals Award and the Harold Bauer Award.
Member of ASCAP, American Music Center, American Federation of Musicians; published by Hal Leonard Corp., Joachim Trekel
Verlag, Liben Music Publishers, Wolfhead Music, the New York Classical Guitar Society, and Fiori Musicali. Performances in
the U.S. at Carnegie Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, the 92nd Street Y, The Salon Theatre, CAMI Hall, Berklee College of Music,
et al; recorded works on Chandos, Stemra, et al.
Commissions from neXus Arts, Het Consort (Netherlands), the Kammerorchester Riegelsberg (Germany), the New York Classical
Guitar Society, Trinity Lutheran / St. Michael's Episcopal Church, The Diller-Quaile School, Davka Dances, and numerous individual
performers. International performances in The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Argentina, Romania, Bolivia,
Japan, and Russia.
Faculty member at the Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance; former faculty member at the Brooklyn Conservatory. Recipient
of annual AscaPlus Awards since 1993, as well as Composer Assistance Program grants from The American Music Center in 1999,
2001, 2004, and 2005.
Staff at Mannes College The New School for Music.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
*** December 5: Hues of Dusk; Providence
Mandolin Orchestra; Mark Davis, Director; Goff Hall, Rehoboth (MA)
RECENT RECORDINGS:
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Diferencias; Alison Stephens, mandola; CD title: "Souvenirs"; Chandos Records
*** Concerto per orchestra
a pizzico, Variations on a Basque Melody (arr. John Craton); Het Consort; Alex Timmerman, Director; CD title: "Music for Mandolin
Orchestra"
*** Antwerp Harbor; Joseph Brent, mandolin; Bridget Kibbey,
harp; CD title: "Point of Departure"
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CHAMBER OPERAS:
The Merchants of Nations (1990)
Libretto by the composer after a novel by Alexandros Papadiamantis. One act, three scenes. Soprano, baritone, tenor, actor,
strings. Performed privately in 1991.
Ocean Dream (1992)
Libretto by Nancy Rhodes. One act. (Duration: 28 minutes) Two sopranos, strings. Produced by Encompass Music Theatre,
1997.
The Unlikely Voyagers ( 1995)
Libretto by the composer, after a Greek folk tale. Children's opera. One act. (Duration: 20 minutes) Four singing characters,
narrator, piano or three monophonic instruments. Published internationally by Hal Leonard Corporation; numerous performances
worldwide.
Dry Smoke (1998 )
Libretto by Adele Edling Shank. One-act monodrama for mezzo-soprano or contralto, non-speaking male actor, fl, ob, cl,
strings; tape (ad lib.) (Duration: 21 minutes) Premiered in concert version in Merkin Concert Hall by the Manhattan Chamber
Orchestra in 1998.
The Silver Swan (1999)
Libretto by the composer after Homer's Iliad. One act, three scenes. (Duration: 37 minutes) Baritone, mezzo-soprano, soprano,
tenor, men's chorus; 2 fl, tbn, hp, pc, strings. Premiered (2005) in Fresno, CA, by the California Opera Association.
The Gilded Cage (2000)
Libretto by Richard Olson. Two acts. (Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes) Mezzo-soprano, baritone, soprano, mixed chorus, strings.
Premiered by neXus Arts at the Church of the Transfiguration in 2001.
Medea (2002)
Play by Franz Grillparzer, translated from the German, abridged and adapted by the composer. Three acts. Mezzo-soprano,
tenor, bass-baritone, soprano; orchestra. As of yet unperformed.
The Vision of Perpetua (2003)
Libretto by Jeremy Black. One act, three scenes. (Duration: 30 min.) Soprano, mezzo, 3 baritones, tenor, bass-baritone,
3 sopranos; ob, vn, vla, vc, pno, perc. Produced by neXus Arts at the University Settlement, New York City, 2004.
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REVIEWS:
Ocean Dream:
"[the] music is accessible and lush, and draws occasionally on Baroque and Renaissance
elements."
Allan
Kozinn, The New York Times
"...his score
is endlessly nimble and clever. [The composer] has a fine way of supporting his singers without stepping on them and he gives
them music that connects them to the audience at every turn."
James L. Paulk, New Music Connoisseur
The Gilded Cage:
"[The] score...is often extremely beautiful... resolutely maintains a stately pace."
William V. Madison, Opera News Online
Riegelsberg Suite:
"Certainly none of the listeners could easily forget The [Riegelsberg] Suite... from the slow Pavane all the way through
to the merry Greek final dance- a sound that was lively and stirring but also tender and precious. The audience applauded
enthusiastically."
Saarbrücker Zeitung
"Spanish" Suite (for viola & guitar):
"... [The] Suite set the tone... with beauty mixed with intensity of expression."
Paul M. Somers, New Jersey Classical Society Journal
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SONGS:
Wandrers Nachtlied (Goethe; German) (mzo, 3 vc)
Erinnerung (Huch; German) (c.ten, hp)
Alla mia bella insensibile (Solomós; Italian) (ten, orch)
Five Fragments (Sappho; anc. Greek) (sop, pno)
Music to Hear (Shakespeare; English) (sop, gtr)
Mädchenlied (folk; German) (sop, pno)
Liebes-Lied (Rilke; German)
(ten, pno)
Herbsttag (Rilke; German) (ten, pno)
Dawn (Mavilis; English) (mzo, pno)
Dusk (Mavilis; English) (mzo, pno)
Irish Airs (trad. Irish arr.) (ten, hp, str
orch)
Lullaby (Mavilis; English) (sop, pno)
Oblivion (Mavilis; English) (sop, pno)
Portrait of a Child (Drosinis; English) (sop, pno)
Cherries
(Drosinis; English) (sop, pno)
Jasmine (Drosinis; English) (sop, pno)
My Arms in Yours (Drosinis;
English) (sop, pno) Seven Ancient Greek Lyrics
(various; English) (mzo, mdln)
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:
Canzone trovata (gtr)
Preludio (gtr)
Fantasia (gtr)
Toccata (gtr)
Ascoltando l'onde (pno)
Monemvasia (pno)
Sonatina (pno)
Sonatina "Commedia dell' arte" (pno)
Antiphon (org)
Ricercare a tutti i toni (org)
L'Enfant endormi (org)
Victimae Paschali Laudes (org)
The Magi (org)
Minnelied (ob/Eng.hn)
In Jubilo (d.b.)
Diferencias sobre Morenika (mdn)
Idillio (mdn)
El Malecón (mdn)
De Grote Markt (mdn)
Variations on a Basque Melody (mdn) Suite for
Ali (mdn/8ve-mla) Preludio Fiorillesco (mdn) Mimose (gtr) Après
de Bériot (mdn) Studio a quattro (mdn) Rip van Winkle Suite (gtr)
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Autumn (fl, gtr, d.b., perc)
Sur des pensers nouveaux (cl, gtr)
Anatolian Chaconne (vn, pno)
Little Pastorale (vn, pno)
Duettino (vc, d.b.)
Arioso (pno 4-hands)
A Mostly Happy Suite (2 gtrs)
Notturno (fl, gtr, hp)
"Spanish" Suite (cl/vla/mla, gtr)
Ionian Mandolinata (arr.) (mdn, gtr)
Athenian Mandolinata (arr.) (mdn, gtr)
Aegean Mandolinata (arr.) (mdn, gtr)
Passione Amorosa (G. Bottesini) (arr.) (2 mdns, gtr)
Sinfonia-Overtura
Nº 5 (N. Mántzaros) (arr.) (mdn, gtr)
Rhapsody (mdn, pno)
Toccata Scarlattiana (2 mdns)
Quartetto Classico Nº 1 "Le Clavecin" (2 mdns, mla, mc)
Quartetto Classico Nº 2 "Bells" (2 mdns, mla, mc)
Quartetto Classico Nº 3 "Manhattan" (2 mdns, mla,
mc) Quartetto Classico Nº 4 "Marzipan" (2 mdns, mla,
mc) Tugboat on the Hudson (pno 4-hands) Sonata for Viola/Cello and Piano Quartetto Classico Nº 5 "Cherry Trees" (2
mdns, mla, mc) Quartetto
Classico Nº 6 "Journey" (2 mdns, mla, mc) Concerto da camera (mdln solo, 2 mdns, mla, mc, gt, cb) Wedding Fanfare (vn, vc) Canzona (per Carlo Aonzo) (mdn, gtr) Sinfonia-Overtura Nº 2 (N. Mántzaros ) (arr.)
(mdn, gtr) Christmas Chimes (mdn, 8ve-mdn) Sentimentalia (Songs from Belle Epoque Athens) (arr.) (mdn, gtr) Hues of Dusk (2 mdns, mla, gtr)(alias: str quartet, gtr, db) Antwerp Harbor (mdn, hp) Sonata Marittima (mdn, gtr) Echoes of Magna Graecia (arr.)(mdn, gtr) Berceuse
(8 gtrs) Garlands (mdn, db)
ORCHESTRAL WORKS:
Preludio Sinfonico (orch)
Concertino (pno, ch. orch)
Chamber Suite (single ww, str)
Guitar Concerto (gtr, ch. orch)
Icons (lg orch)
Violin Concerto (in progress)
Concerto per orchestra a pizzico (mdn/gtr orch.)
Riegelsberg Suite (str. orch)
Idillio Sinfonico (str. orch) Sinfonia-Overtura Nº 5 (N. Mántzaros) (arr.) (mdn/gtr orch.) Broadway '79 (2 mdns, mdn orch) Passacaglia pizzicata (3 mdns, mc) Sinfonia a pizzico (mdn/gtr orch.)
BALLET/DANCE MUSIC:
La Giara (solo vla, gtr, str)
CHORAL WORKS:
Virga Jesse floruit (motet; Latin) (SATB)
Magnum misterium (motet; Latin) (SATB)
Missa Graeca (mass; Latin) (SATB)
Hymns & Hopes (cantata; English) (SATB, children)
Tristis est (motet; Latin) (ATTB)
O Give Thanks (anthem; English) (2-part, org)
In His Hand (anthem; English) (2-part, org)
Ego sum (anthem; Latin) (SA, hp)
VOCAL
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Madrigals (S1,S2,A,T,B) (Solomós; Italian)
"Madrigali spirituali e amorosi"
Sorge la notte
La rosa
La Risurrezione
Pellegrini augeletti
Il Paradiso
Se non conosci
Presta, colomba mia
All'ombra al fin
Tutto parla di Dio
Quando la notte
Or che ride la terra
Quando più
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