A cycle of six songs for countertenor, clarinet, viola, cello and piano, Hatzis's Erotikos Logos uses Greek texts by George Seferis and was the winner of the 1996 Jules Leger Prize for New Chamber Music.
Born in Greece, educated in the United States and a Canadian citizen since 1985, composer Christos Hatzis (b.1953) is becoming widely known as a leading figure in contemporary classical music. His works are performed and broadcast throughout the world, and their frequent combination of a powerful spiritual foundation with an immediately accessible appeal has made a deep emotional impact upon audiences and performers alike.
