Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis

Composer | Professor | Producer | Guitarist


Past Events (2022)


GUEST TALK

October 25, 2022 – 2:30 PM EDT
Deep Listening: Contemporary Composers of the New York Scene
with Gregory Hartmann, pianist
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
New York, NY, USA

I will be joining NYC pianist Gregory Hartmann in his public lecture/listening series Deep Listening, which focuses on contemporary composers of the New York music scene. I'll be talking about my piano music as we listen through excerpts with the public. The event is presented by the New York Public Library at its flagship 5th Avenue location, at the newly renovated Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library.

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LIVE CONCERT

October 1, 2022 – 7:30 PM MDT
Incinerate
Evelyn Glennie & Land's End Ensemble
Bella Concert Hall
Calgary, AB, Canada

The legendary Dame Evelyn Glennie teams up with the Calgary-based Land's End Ensemble to give the world premiere of my new work for percussionist & piano trio, Incinerate.

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LIVE CONCERT & LIVESTREAM

October 1, 2022 – 7:00 PM EDT
Prelude: On the Valence of Memory
Daniel Colalillo
Klaverhaus
Manhattan, NY, USA

Pianist Daniel Colalillo gives world premiere performances of my new work for solo piano, Prelude: On the Valence of Memory.

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LIVE CONCERT

September 24, 2022 – 7:00 PM EDT
Prelude: On the Valence of Memory
Daniel Colalillo
Morristown, NJ, USA

Pianist Daniel Colalillo gives world premiere performances of my new work for solo piano, Prelude: On the Valence of Memory.

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LIVE CONCERT

August 20, 2022 – 8:00 PM CDT
Never the Same River (piano quintet)
Blueshift Ensemble
Crosstown Arts
Memphis, TN, USA

Blueshift Ensembles gives the Tennessee premiere of my new piano quintet arrangement of Never the Same River, alongside works by members of Iceberg New Music..

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LIVE CONCERT

August 17, 2022 – 8:00 PM EDT
Valse Kinetic
Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil
Teatro B32, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Conductor-violinist Alexandre Da Costa leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in a series of premieres of my new orchestral work commissioned by the OSdL, Valse Kinetic.

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LIVE CONCERT

August 15, 2022 – 8:00 PM EDT
Valse Kinetic
Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil
Theatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Conductor-violinist Alexandre Da Costa leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in a series of premieres of my new orchestral work commissioned by the OSdL, Valse Kinetic.

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LIVE CONCERT

August 14, 2022 – 7:00 PM EDT
Valse Kinetic
Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil
Teatro do Sesi, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Conductor-violinist Alexandre Da Costa leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in a series of premieres of my new orchestral work commissioned by the OSdL, Valse Kinetic.

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LIVE CONCERT

August 12, 2022 – 8:00 PM EDT
Valse Kinetic
Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil
Teatro Metropolitano de Medellín, Colombia

Conductor-violinist Alexandre Da Costa leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in a series of premieres of my new orchestral work commissioned by the OSdL, Valse Kinetic.

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LIVE CONCERT

August 11, 2022 – 8:00 PM EDT
Valse Kinetic
Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil
Teatro Mayor, Bogotá, Colombia

Conductor-violinist Alexandre Da Costa leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in a series of premieres of my new orchestral work commissioned by the OSdL, Valse Kinetic.

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LIVE CONCERT

July 29, 2022 – 8:00 PM CET
Piano Trio No. 1: Gnothi Seauton
Trio Immersio
ICEBERG Institute Vienna
University of Music and Performing Arts
Vienna, Austria

Trio Immersio performs my Piano Trio No. 1: Gnothi Seauton (2019), alongside works by the ICEBERG Institute faculty and participants.

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LIVE CONCERT

July 21, 2022 – 7:30 PM EDT
Valse Kinetic
Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil
Église Saint-Jovite
Mont-Tremblant, QC, Canada

Conductor-violinist Alexandre Da Costa leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in a series of premieres of my new orchestral work commissioned by the OSdL, Valse Kinetic.

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GUEST TALK

July 14, 2022 – 1:00 PM EDT
"Composing Across 8 Strings"
Twisted Spruce Guitar Symposium
online, USA


As a guest speaker and judge at the 2022 edition of the Twisted Spruce Guitar Symposium, I will be presenting a talk on my relationship with the guitar, both as a compositional tool and as a musical medium.

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LIVE CONCERT

July 12, 2022 – 7:30 PM EDT
Valse Kinetic
Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil
Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Ottawa, ON, Canada

Conductor-violinist Alexandre Da Costa leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil in a series of premieres of my new orchestral work commissioned by the OSdL, Valse Kinetic.

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LIVE CONCERT

June 18, 2022 – 7:00 PM EDT
Piano Etudes, Book II
Will Healy
Arpeggio Music Festival
First Congregational Church of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT, USA

Pianist-composer Will Healy, reprises my Piano Etudes, Book II (2018), including Fabrica 2: Crystalline Waves and Obstinata 2: Hammergrind, in a recital of solo piano music.

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LIVE CONCERT

June 10, 2022 – 7:00 PM EDT
Piano Etudes, Book II
Will Healy
Arpeggio Music Festival
First Congregational Church of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT, USA

Pianist-composer Will Healy, reprises my Piano Etudes, Book II (2018), including Fabrica 2: Crystalline Waves and Obstinata 2: Hammergrind, in a recital of solo piano music.

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LIVE CONCERT

May 25, 2022 – 8:00 PM EDT
Brittle Fracture
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Quebec City, QC, Canada

Bramwell Tovey leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec in a performance of Brittle Fracture.

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ALBUM RELEASE

May 13, 2022
Source Code (Iguana, Redshift Records)
Hard Rubber Orchestra
Vancouver, BC, Canada & online


The Vancouver-based big band Hard Rubber Orchestra releases its new album, Iguana, on Redshift Records. The record features my Source Code for metal trio & jazz big band. Available on CD, Bandcamp, and all streaming platforms.

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LIVE CONCERT

May 13, 2022 – 7:30 PM EDT
Never the Same River (piano quintet version)
Decoda & Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
Tenri Cultural Institute
New York, NY, USA

The Decoda Ensemble and poet Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz give the world premiere of my new piano quintet arrangement of Never the Same River, alongside works by members of Iceberg New Music.

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LIVE CONCERT

April 27, 2022 – 8:00 PM EDT
Piano Etudes, Book II
Will Healy
Weill Hall – Carnegie Hall
New York, NY, USA

Pianist-composer Will Healy, premieres Fabrica 2: Crystalline Waves and Obstinata 2: Hammergrind from my Piano Etudes, Book II (2018), in a recital of solo piano music at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall.

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LIVE CONCERT

April 9, 2022 – 7:30pm MDT
Focus
Cicchillitti-Cowan Duo
Yukon Arts Centre
Whitehorse, YT, Canada


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LIVE CONCERT

April 1, 2022 – 8:00pm EDT
Focus
Cicchillitti-Cowan Duo
Kin Experience
Montreal, QC, Canada


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LIVE CONCERT & LIVESTREAM

March 19, 2022 – 7:30 PM EDT
To wake and find the world still burning
Cicchillitti-Cowan Duo & Thirteen Strings
Guitar Alla Grande Festival
Dominion-Chalmers Church
Ottawa, ON, Canada


Guitarists Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan team up with the Thirteen Strings chamber orchestra to premiere my newly commissioned concerto for 2 guitars & strings, To wake and find the world still burning, alongside new works by Kelly-Marie Murphy, Amy Brandon, Stephen Goss, Bekah Simms, and Patrick Roux.

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GUEST TALK

March 19, 2022 – 4:30 PM EDT
"Composing Across 8 Strings"
The 21st Century Guitar Conference
Ball State University, IN, USA


As a guest speaker at the 2022 edition of the 21st Century Guitar conference, I will be presenting a talk on my relationship with the guitar, both as a compositional tool and as a musical medium.

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LIVE CONCERT & VIDEO PREMIERE

March 13, 2022 – 8:00 PM PDT
Source Code
VIM Music at the Cinemas Presents:
Hard Rubber Orchestra
The Rio Theatre
Vancouver, BC, Canada


Hard Rubber Orchestra pays tribute to one of the most influential progressive rock bands of all time, bringing the music of King Crimson to life at the Rio Theatre. The evening will include the video premiere of Source Code by myself and Eliot Doyle

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POSTPONED
LIVE CONCERT & LIVESTREAM

January 26, 2022 – 7:30 PM CST
Piano Concerto No. 1: Mythos
Vicky Chow, piano
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Winnipeg New Music Festival
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Pianist Vicky Chow and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, led by Daniel Raiskin, give the world premiere of my Piano Concerto No. 1: Mythos, co-commissioned by the WSO and the University of Ottawa.
LIVE CONCERT & LIVESTREAM

January 25, 2022 – 7:30 PM CST
Therein Lies the Enemy
Ben Reimer, drum set
Winnipeg New Music Festival
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Percussionist Ben Reimer gives the Canadian premiere of Therein Lies the Enemy for drum set & electronics, alongside works by Eliot Britton, Michael Oesterle, and Nicole Lizée.

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