"Keren" by Iannis Xenakis

Keren (1986) by Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001)

Andreas-Rolandos Theodorou, trombone

"Keren" was commissioned by native Israeli Benny Sluchin (trombonist of the Paris-based Ensemble InterContemporain) and was premiered at the Musica Festival in Strasbourg, in September 1986. Keren is hebrew for "horn", and there is an archaic character to the music, particularly in the modal melodies (again emphasizing the interlocking fourths of the pelog scale), and in the bugle-like octaves that punctuate the music. - James Harley

The present video was created in 2021 by ApolloMuse Recording Studio, Naxos, Greece
Audio edited and mixed by Lillos Katsouris
Video directed and edited by Bill Tsakoniatis & Dimitris Tsakoniatis

Filmed at the archaeological site of the Iria Sanctuary, Naxos, Greece.
Royalties for the archaeological sites in Greece belong to the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports (law3028/2002).

The Iria Sanctuary on the island of Naxos is under the management of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades/Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports/ Archaeological Resources Fund