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A Performance Analysis Of Cloud Folk For Percussion Octet And Piano By John Psathas, James Vilseck
A Performance Analysis Of Cloud Folk For Percussion Octet And Piano By John Psathas, James Vilseck
Theses and Dissertations--Music
John Psathas is the one of the most forefront, living New Zealand composers and is considered to be one of the three most important living composers of the Greek Diaspora. His music is performed across the globe, most notably as the opening and closing ceremony music for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. His percussion music has been championed by percussionists for three decades, starting with Dame Evelyn Glennie with the work Matre’s Dance. Psathas still receives regular commissions for percussion instruments, having released multiple works in the last few years and multiple works still to be premiered.
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