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Christos Hatzis (1953-    )

Christos Hatzis, composerChristos Hatzis was born in Greece, educated in the United States and became a Canadian citizen in 1985. With a large number of presentations of his music in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia every year, commissions by an international list of soloists and ensembles and several recording projects by major and independent labels, Hatzis is becoming widely known as a leading figure in contemporary classical music. His music is inspired by proto-Christian spirituality, his own Byzantine musical heritage, world cultures and various non-classical-music genres including jazz, pop and world musics. He has created several works inspired by the music of the Inuit, Canada's arctic inhabitants, and these works, particularly the award-winning radio documentary Footprints in New Snow, have promoted Inuit culture around the globe. His strongest inspiration is his own religious faith, and a number of his religious works have been hailed as contemporary masterpieces by critics and audiences alike. Hatzis’ music is often combined with visual media. His most important multimedia music theatre piece to date, Constantinople, was  described as "A multi-media feast of the imagination... a work unlike any other in the Canadian musical literature… Constantinople defies categories... it is in a class of its own", and "a stunning theatrical triumph". Currently a professor of composition at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Hatzis is the recipient of several national and international distinctions, including the Jean A. Chalmers National Music Award, the Prix Italia Special Prize, the Prix Bohemia Radio, the Jules Léger Prize for chamber music and the New Pioneer Award, as well as two Juno Award nominations (2003 and 2004).

COMPOSITIONS                                                            Hatzis Links     ~ ~ ~     Works by Genre    ~ ~ ~    Hatzis on Hatzis
Arcana, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, viola, cello, piano and percussion (1983) [text: Gwendolyn MacEwen]
Omen, flute, chamber orchestra (1985)
Equivoque, accordion and tape (1985) [based on J. S . Bach's "The Art of the Fugue"]
On Cerebral Dominance, flute, bass clarinet, violin, viola, vibraphone and piano (1987)
The Temptation of St. Anthony, electroacoustic work (1987) [3rd piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Nadir, recorder (or flute), viola and tape (1988) [1st piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Crucifix, Byzantine cantor and tape (1988) [Text: from the Byzantine] [4th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Pavillons En l' Air, tuba, percussion and tape (1989) [also for double bass, percussion and tape]
Orbiting Garden, piano (or MIDI piano; or amp. harpsichord) and tape (1989) [2nd piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Mortiferum Fel, chamber orchestra and electronics (1985-1990)
Stylus, 3 or 4 instruments (1990) ["a palimpsest on 'Contrapunctus VII' from 'The Art of the Fugue' by J. S. Bach]
The Mega4 Meta4, viola and tape (1990) [5th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Earthrise Cycle (collection of previously composed works)
    - Nadir, recorder (or flute), viola and tape (1988) [1st piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
    - Orbiting Garden, piano (or MIDI piano; or amp. harpsichord) and tape (1989) [2nd piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
    - The Temptation of St. Anthony, electroacoustic work (1987) [3rd piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
    - Crucifix, Byzantine cantor and tape (1988) [Text: from the Byzantine] [4th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
    - The Mega4 Meta4, viola and tape (1990) [5th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
The Birth of Venus, double bass and tape (1990)
Anaktoria, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1990; rev. 2009)
Byzantium, oboe and tape (1991) [centrepiece of Bharatha Natyam dance trilogy collectively titled "New Cities/Ancient Lands"]
Erotikos Logos, song cycle (6 songs), countertenor, clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1991) [text: George Seferis]
The Gouldberg Variations, MIDI piano (played by a computer) and large chamber ensemble (1992)
From the Vanishing Gardens of Eden, 12 violas and tape (1992)
The Idea of Canada, work for radio (1992)[for CBC Glenn Gould Week w/Steve Wadhams, Rod Crocker & Laurence Stevenson]
Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1993)
Burial Ground (In Memoriam: Chari Polatos), woodwind quintet (1993)
Three Songs on poems by Sappho, countertenor, clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1993)
Heirmos, oboe d' amore, chorus, violin, cello, harp and percussion [vibraphone & bass drum] (1994)
Of Threads and Labyrinths, oboe, harp and tape (1994)
String Quartet No. 1, "The Awakening", string quartet and tape (1994)
Melisma, clarinet and drone (1995)
Tetragrammaton, soprano and tape (1995) [text: based on texts from the "Book of Job", edited by the composer]
Zeitgeist, string orchestra (1996)
Footprints in New Snow, radio documentary/composition (1996)
Confessional, cello and orchestra (1997)
Kyrie, soprano, countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass, double chorus, 2 double basses, 2 percussion and organ (1997)
Fertility Rites, marimba and tape (1997)
Farewell to Bach, baroque orchestra; or 2 violins and modern chamber orchestra (1998)
Viderunt Omnes, work for radio (1998)
De Angelis, mezzo soprano, 3 altos, chorus and drone (1999)
Everlasting Light, countertenor, tenor, baritone, chorus, percussion [marimba & bells] and crystal glasses (1999)
String Quartet No. 2, "The Gathering" (1999)
Constantinople, 8 mvt multi-media work (2000)
    - Constantinople, violin, cello and piano (2000) [3 mvts from "Constantinople", 2000]
Pyrrichean Dances, viola, percussion and string orchestra (2001)
From the Book of Job, soprano and orchestra (2001)
Afterthoughts 1, violin, cello and piano (2002)
Arctic Dreams 1, flute, vibraphone and tape, w/opt. child soprano (2002)
Light from the Cross, mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (2002)
K 627: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F Major in the Spirit of W. A. Mozart (2003)
LIGHT (Arctic Dreams 2),  multiple children's choirs (or single children's choir), flute, vibraphone & digital audio playback (2003)
Sepulcher of Life, soprano, Middle-Eastern singer (alto), chorus and orchestra (2004)
The Troparion of Kassiani, soprano and chorus (2004)
Four Rituals, percussion quintet, chorus and audience (2004)
Parlor Music, vibraphone, clarinet, cello and piano (2004)
Four Rituals, percussion quintet, chorus and audience (2004)
Cruel Elegance, string quartet (2004)
Sepulcher of Life, soprano, Middle-Eastern singer (alto), chorus and orchestra (2004)
Christos Anesti, alto, Middle-Eastern singer (alto) and orchestra (2004)
Vera sto dexi, TV series score (2004)
Telluric Dances, oboe and orchestra (2005)
Wormwood, bass baritone, child soprano, rap singer, chorus(es), violin, cello and piano (2005)
Through a Glass Darkly, piano (2005)
Rebirth, viola and orchestra (2006)
Mystical Visitations, Arabic vocalist, 2 backup female vocalists, bamboo fl/sax, fiddle, oud, guitar, elec bass & 2 perc (2006)
Tongues of Fire, percussion and orchestra (2007)
Easter Kontakion, chorus and organ (2007)
Lazy Afternoons by the Lake, clarinet, marimba and piano (2007)
Afterthoughts 2, flute, vibraphone and piano (2007)
From the Song of Songs, Arabic singer (alto), tenor, chorus, oud, string quintet (or small string orch) and harpsichord (2008)
WATER, 3 or more children's choirs, Celtic fiddle and Irish bouzouki (2008)
From the Song of Songs, Arabic singer (alto), tenor, chorus, oud, string quintet (or small string orch) and harpsichord (2008)
Psalm 91, chorus and harp (2008)
In the Fire of Conflict, percussion and audio playback (2008) [text: Steve Henry]
    - also arr. for cello, marimba (and other percussion) and audio playback
Mirage?, vibraphone, cloud gongs (one soloist) and string orchestra (2009)
Redemption: Book 1, string quartet and chamber orchestra (2009)
Arabesque, violin, string orchestra and piano (2009)
Coming To, violin and piano (2009)
Dystopia, violin (2009)
Symbol of Faith, baritone and piano (2009) [text: The Nicene Creed]
Credo, baritone, 2 or 3 background male vocalists and orchestra (2010)
Modulations, 2 vibraphones and 2 marimbas (2011)


WORKS BY GENRE                                                            Hatzis Links    ~ ~ ~    Hatzis on Hatzis     ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Byzantium, oboe and tape (1991) [centrepiece of Bharatha Natyam dance trilogy collectively titled "New Cities/Ancient Lands"]
Constantinople, 8 mvt multi-media work (2000)

Orchestra
Omen, flute, chamber orchestra (1985)
Mortiferum Fel, chamber orchestra and electronics (1985-1990)
The Gouldberg Variations, MIDI piano (played by a computer) and large chamber ensemble (1992)
Zeitgeist, string orchestra (1996)
Farewell to Bach, baroque orchestra; or 2 violins and modern chamber orchestra (1998)

Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1993)
Confessional, cello and orchestra (1997)
Farewell to Bach, baroque orchestra; or 2 violins and modern chamber orchestra (1998)
Pyrrichean Dances, viola, percussion and string orchestra (2001)
K 627: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F Major in the Spirit of W. A. Mozart (2003)
Telluric Dances, oboe and orchestra (2005)
Rebirth, viola and orchestra (2006)
Tongues of Fire, percussion and orchestra (2007)
Mirage?, vibraphone, cloud gongs (one soloist) and string orchestra (2009)
Redemption: Book 1, string quartet and chamber orchestra (2009)
Arabesque, violin, string orchestra and piano (2009)

Chorus w/Orchestra
Sepulcher of Life, soprano, Middle-Eastern singer (alto), chorus and orchestra (2004)
From the Song of Songs, Arabic singer (alto), tenor, chorus, oud, string quintet (or small string orch) and harpsichord (2008)

Choral
Heirmos, oboe d' amore, chorus, violin, cello, harp and percussion [vibraphone & bass drum] (1994)
Kyrie, soprano, countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass, double chorus, 2 double basses, 2 percussion and organ (1997)
De Angelis, mezzo soprano, 3 altos, chorus and drone (1999)
Everlasting Light, countertenor, tenor, baritone, chorus, percussion [marimba & bells] and crystal glasses (1999)
LIGHT (Arctic Dreams 2),  multiple children's choirs (or single children's choir), flute, vibraphone & digital audio playback (2003)
The Troparion of Kassiani, soprano and chorus (2004)
Four Rituals, percussion quintet, chorus and audience (2004)
Wormwood, bass baritone, child soprano, rap singer, chorus(es), violin, cello and piano (2005)
Easter Kontakion, chorus and organ (2007)
WATER, 3 or more children's choirs, Celtic fiddle and Irish bouzouki (2008)
From the Song of Songs, Arabic singer (alto), tenor, chorus, oud, string quintet (or small string orch) and harpsichord (2008)
Psalm 91, chorus and harp (2008)

Chamber
On Cerebral Dominance, flute, bass clarinet, violin, viola, vibraphone and piano (1987)
Nadir, recorder (or flute), viola and tape (1988) [1st piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Pavillons En l' Air, tuba, percussion and tape (1989) [also for double bass, percussion and tape]
Stylus, 3 or 4 instruments (1990) ["a palimpsest on 'Contrapunctus VII' from 'The Art of the Fugue' by J. S. Bach]
From the Vanishing Gardens of Eden, 12 violas and tape (1992)
Burial Ground (In Memoriam: Chari Polatos), woodwind quintet (1993)
Of Threads and Labyrinths, oboe, harp and tape (1994)
String Quartet No. 1, "The Awakening", string quartet and tape (1994)
Melisma, clarinet and drone (1995)
String Quartet No. 2, "The Gathering" (1999)
Constantinople, violin, cello and piano (2000) [3 mvts from "Constantinople", 2000]
Afterthoughts 1, violin, cello and piano (2002)
Arctic Dreams 1, flute, vibraphone and tape, w/opt. child soprano (2002)
Parlor Music, vibraphone, clarinet, cello and piano (2004)
Four Rituals, percussion quintet, chorus and audience (2004)
Cruel Elegance, string quartet (2004)
Mystical Visitations, Arabic vocalist, 2 backup female vocalists, bamboo fl/sax, fiddle, oud, guitar, elec bass & 2 perc (2006)
Lazy Afternoons by the Lake, clarinet, marimba and piano (2007)
Afterthoughts 2, flute, vibraphone and piano (2007)
In the Fire of Conflict, percussion and audio playback (2008) [text: Steve Henry]
    - also arr. for cello, marimba (and other percussion) and audio playback
Modulations, 2 vibraphones and 2 marimbas (2011)

Instrument and Piano
Coming To, violin and piano (2009)

Solo Instrument
Equivoque, accordion and tape (1985) [based on J. S . Bach's "The Art of the Fugue"]
The Mega4 Meta4, viola and tape (1990) [5th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
The Birth of Venus, double bass and tape (1990)
Byzantium, oboe and tape (1991) [centrepiece of Bharatha Natyam dance trilogy collectively titled "New Cities/Ancient Lands"]
Fertility Rites, marimba and tape (1997)
In the Fire of Conflict, percussion and audio playback (2008) [text: Steve Henry]
Dystopia, violin (2009)

Piano
Orbiting Garden, piano (or MIDI piano; or amp. harpsichord) and tape (1989) [2nd piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Through a Glass Darkly, piano (2005)

Vocal
Arcana, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, viola, cello, piano and percussion (1983) [text: Gwendolyn MacEwen]
Crucifix, Byzantine cantor and tape (1988) [Text: from the Byzantine] [4th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Anaktoria, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1990; rev. 2009)
Erotikos Logos, song cycle (6 songs), countertenor, clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1991) [text: George Seferis]
Three Songs on poems by Sappho, countertenor, clarinet, viola, cello and piano (1993)
Tetragrammaton, soprano and tape (1995) [text: based on texts from the "Book of Job", edited by the composer]
From the Book of Job, soprano and orchestra (2001)
Light from the Cross, mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (2002)
Sepulcher of Life, soprano, Middle-Eastern singer (alto), chorus and orchestra (2004)
Christos Anesti, alto, Middle-Eastern singer (alto) and orchestra (2004)
Symbol of Faith, baritone and piano (2009) [text: The Nicene Creed]
Credo, baritone, 2 or 3 background male vocalists and orchestra (2010)

Incidental/Film
The Idea of Canada, work for radio (1992)[for CBC Glenn Gould Week w/Steve Wadhams, Rod Crocker & Laurence Stevenson]
Footprints in New Snow, radio documentary/composition (1996)
    - Welcoming Song
    - Winds of Change
    - Voices of the Land
    - Katajjaq
    - In the Name of God
    - Footprints in New Snow
Viderunt Omnes, work for radio (1998)
Vera sto dexi, TV series score (2004)

Electronic/Electroacoustic
Equivoque, accordion and tape (1985) [based on J. S . Bach's "The Art of the Fugue"]
The Temptation of St. Anthony, electroacoustic work (1987) [3rd piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Nadir, recorder (or flute), viola and tape (1988) [1st piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Crucifix, Byzantine cantor and tape (1988) [Text: from the Byzantine] [4th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Orbiting Garden, piano (or MIDI piano; or amp. harpsichord) and tape (1989) [2nd piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
Pavillons En l' Air, tuba, percussion and tape (1989) [also for double bass, percussion and tape]
Mortiferum Fel, chamber orchestra and electronics (1985-1990)
The Mega4 Meta4, viola and tape (1990) [5th piece of the "Earthrise" cycle]
The Birth of Venus, double bass and tape (1990)
Byzantium, oboe and tape (1991) [centrepiece of Bharatha Natyam dance trilogy collectively titled "New Cities/Ancient Lands"]
From the Vanishing Gardens of Eden, 12 violas and tape (1992)
Of Threads and Labyrinths, oboe, harp and tape (1994)
String Quartet No. 1, "The Awakening", string quartet and tape (1994)
Tetragrammaton, soprano and tape (1995) [text: based on texts from the "Book of Job", edited by the composer]
Fertility Rites, marimba and tape (1997)
Arctic Dreams 1, flute, vibraphone and tape, w/opt. child soprano (2002)
LIGHT (Arctic Dreams 2),  multiple children's choirs (or single children's choir), flute, vibraphone & digital audio playback (2003)
In the Fire of Conflict, percussion and audio playback (2008) [text: Steve Henry]
    - also arr. for cello, marimba (and other percussion) and audio playback


HATZIS  LINKS                                                            Works by Genre    ~ ~ ~    Hatzis on Hatzis      ~ top of page ~
[under construction]
The Mindful Bard - Christos Hatzis (The Voice Magazine)

Composer's website   . . .   contact Christos Hatzis:  here
Hatzis @ Twitter

Hatzis @ Wikipedia
Hatzis @ Answers.com    also    here
Hatzis @ Audiophile Audition (via Google Advanced Search)
Hatzis @ The Canadian Encyclopedia
Hatzis @ Canadian Music Centre
Hatzis @ Canadian Music Centre/Influences of Many Musics
Hatzis @ CBC Music
Hatzis @ City Opera Vancouver
Hatzis @ Classical Archives
Hatzis @ Classical Composers Database (in Greek)
Hatzis @ Classical Music Review
Hatzis @ Classical Net
Hatzis @ composition:today
Hatzis @ Facebook
Hatzis @ The Glass
Hatzis @ Gryphon Trio
Hatzis @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Hatzis @ InstantEncore
Hatzis @ Kalvos & Damian
Hatzis @ Chris Younghoon Kim
Hatzis @ MusicWeb International
Hatzis @ MySpaceMusic
Hatzis @ Naxos
Hatzis @ The New York Times
Hatzis @ Promethean Editions
Hatzis @ Regis College
Hatzis @ ReverbNation
Hatzis @ Scotiabanks Northern Lights Music Festival
Hatzis @ Skills for Change
Hatzis @ Symphony Nova Scotia
Hatzis @ University of Toronto

Publisher
Hatzis @ Composer's website/publisher listings
Hatzis @ Promethean Editions

Streaming Audio
Hatzis @ Composer's website
Hatzis @ Canadian Music Centre
Hatzis @ Canadian Music Centre/Influences of Many Musics
Hatzis @ Classical Archives
Hatzis @ last.fm
Hatzis @ MySpaceMusic
Hatzis @ ReverbNation
Hatzis @ Rhapsody.com
Hatzis @ SoundCloud

Recordings
Hatzis @ Composer's website
Hatzis @ Amazon.com
Hatzis @ Analekta
Hatzis @ ArkivMusic
Hatzis @ CD Universe
Hatzis @ ClassicsOnline
Hatzis @ Discogs
Hatzis @ itunes
Hatzis @ Naxos

Video
Hatzis @ YouTube
Hatzis @ Google Video
Hatzis @ Vimeo (via Google Advanced Search)
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Hatzis on Hatzis: Interview/Your Greek News/blip.tv (VIDEO)    also    here
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