1998

for orchestra

By:

• John Psathas

Duration:

12' 00"

Instrumentation:

2222; 4331; timp. perc. (2 players: very high roto-tom, 3 tom-toms (2 sets), snare drum, bass drum, crash cymbal, china crash cymbal, triangle, vibraphone); strings

Availability

• This work has a score and a recording

Commissioned:

Commissioned by the Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust with the assistance of Creative New Zealand

Difficulty:

Advanced

Dedication:

Dedicated to Emmanuel and Anastasia Psathas

Related Works

Song of Seikilos

John Psathas

Performance History

	05 Dec 1998	Performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young in Edinburgh, Scotland
		Kenneth Young
	06 May 2005	Performed by the Auckland University Orchestra conducted by Uwe Grodd
		Uwe-Alexander Grodd
	12 Feb 2001	Performed in a rehearsed reading by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich as part of the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings
		Hamish McKeich    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
	12 Feb 2001	Performed in a rehearsed reading by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young as part of the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings
		Kenneth Young    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
	17 Feb 2006	Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich as part of a special edition of the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings which were recorded for later broadcast by Radio NZ Concert
		Hamish McKeich    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
	25 May 2009	Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich as part of a special edition of the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings. The performance was broadcast by Radio New Zealand Concert in May 2009
		Hamish McKeich    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
	07 May 2010	Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tecwyn Evans at Wellington Town Hall in Wellington
		New Zealand Symphony Orchestra    Tecwyn Evans

Awards

• NZSO-SOUNZ Readings (2001)
  

  Seikilos was performed at the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings in February 2001

• NZSO-SOUNZ Readings (2006)
  

  Seikilos was performed at the NZSO-SOUNZ Readings in February 2006, and recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert for broadcast