| Description |
“Phos Ilaron”, for mixed choir op.1 (1984). The first, in chronological order, work of the composer, the result of his theological quest. It is a setting of an early Christian era hymn known as “Epilihnios”, which is in use today in the Orthodox ritual. Written in a rather chromatic style, having no relation with the melodic line of the traditional hymn, the work attempts to express the intense agony and passion at the beginning of one’s prayer, up to the final “apatheia”,the inner sense of fulfillment in his soul. A state of being without any passion as a consequence of divine energy, the action of divine light (“phos”).The Adagio for string orchestra (2005) is based in this work. |