Nympholepsy is inspired by the immediate environment and history of ancient Messene and was premiered on June 3, 2018 at Tuned City. The CD was released December 21, 2019.
The work links the archaic with the contemporary by establishing a dialogue between the ethereal (sound) and the material (the ancient ruins). It is an exploration of the blurred limits between myth and history and the relationship between deities and human beings, nature and the supernatural.
The sonic material is based on the voice of Savina Yannatou which is manipulated and combined with environmental recordings.
Nympholepsy was premiered on June 3, 2018 at Tuned City | Ancient Messene, an event produced by Onassis Cultural Centre – Athens (OCC) as part of the INTERFACES project and co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.
Composed by Yiorgis Sakellariou (May 2018)
in memory of Costas Sakellariou
Available via https://mecha-orga.bandcamp.com/album/nympholepsy