New Releases - Alea III

ALEA III at the Consulate

Consulate General of Greece in Boston

86 Beacon Street, Boston

Thursday, November 21, 2024, 6:00 p.m.

Free Admission

Four internationally acclaimed artists present an extraordinary evening of music for string quartet by Greek and American composers of our time.

String Quartet No. 1 (2024)

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Archival Videos

A live premier recording of Dimitris Antonakakis Giannisis' String Quartet No. 1 produced during Musa Hellenica Festival's 2024 ALEA III Young Composers' and Performers' Forum.

Naousa Music Plus Camp

August 1-6, 2024

Naousa, Paros, Greece

A week long program including daily instrument lessons, classes in music, arts, ancient Cycladic history and culture, and the environment. The camp is designed for students of the Greek diaspora (grades K-12), as well as those who live in Greece. The program welcomes children with special needs. Presented by Faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, in association with the Naousa, Paros Public Schools and the ALEA III New Music Ensemble in residence at Boston University.

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Naxos Summer Camp

June 24 - August 31, 2024

Naxos, Greece

A 10-week music program for beginners up to moderately skilled individuals, including music classes, instrument lessons, chamber music, and 16 concerts-events presented around the island of Naxos and Paros.

8th Musa Hellenica Festival Ligeti3

June 27- July 9, 2024

Chios, Greece

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Charles Ives' birth, the series Music of Our Time includes 3 concerts featuring several landmark works by American composers, 14 lectures on concert music in the U.S., an art workshop, and an International Forum of 15 young composers and performers invited to compose and work on new works for the festival.

ALEA III Contemporary Guitar Series

Marsh Chapel at Boston University

735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston hurwitzandClerch

April 19, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $25-$15 - Free with BU Student ID

Two internationally acclaimed artists unveil an extraordinary evening of 20th and 21st century guitar music, celebrating a cross-genre legacy.

Joaquin Clerch [bio]

Tal Hurwitz [bio]

Tickets available here

"Variations for Two" (2023)

by Alexandros Balaouras

Archival Videos

A live recording of Alexandros Balaouras' "Variation for Two," written for Musa Hellenica Festival's 2023 ALEA III International Young Composers Forum.

"Kammerkonzert" (1969-1970)

by György Ligeti

Archival Videos

A live recording of György Ligeti's "Kammerkonzert," performed at the 7th Musa Hellenica Festival's concert, "Atmpsphères III," presented in partnership with ALEA III.

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Archival Videos

On the occasion of Charles Ives' 150th birthday anniversary, ALEA III is happy to release in two parts the archival recordings of the November 16, 2011 concert, where Gunther Schuller conducted 17 of Ives' works.

Theodore Antoniou Homo Musicalis

February 10 & 11, 2024

Two-day conference and concert of Theodore Antoniou works at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Voyage Within CD

Chamber Music by Hee Yun Kim

This CD includes the piece "Reversion is the Movement of Tao" which was premiered on September 25, 2004 with Theodore Antoniou conducting, as part of the 22nd ALEA III International Composition Competition.

Release Date: December 1, 2023

International Young Composers' Forum

7th Musa Hellenica Festival

July 2-8, 2023 - Chios, Greece