“In
my opinion, Makris is a great composer.”
- Mstislav Rostropovich, Conductor and Cellist
Aegean Festival Overture
| “Generally a rousing affair…boisterous
and full of Grecian brio. It contains a slow section which
is soon replaced by the happy mood of the first part and
ends, as it began, in a veritable aural cloud of color.” |
- Jeanne Suhrheinrich, Evansville Courier |
Anamnesis
| “Makris’ three-movement ‘Anamnesis’ (Remembrance) is
a robust and flavorful piece, gleaming with varied instrumental color and full
of the melodic turns and heady rhythms of the composer’s native land.” |
- John H. Harvey, St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press |
| “A delightful work…expertly orchestrated
and constructed with humor and sensitivity in an appealing
idiom.” |
- Joan Reinthaler, The Washington Post |
Chromatokinesis
| “Downright romantic…well organized and
brilliantly orchestrated.” |
- Cal Lampley, Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting |
| “A work of bouncy exuberance that reveals the
composer’s Greek heritage as well as his skill at
handling the orchestral palette.” |
- Martin Goldsmith, WETA Radio |
Concerto Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra
| “Attractive work that should be heard often, soulful in its slow opening
and compelling in the vivid rhythms of its second movement, a tour de force for
violin and percussion.” |
- Joseph McClellan, The Washington Post |
Efthymia
| “This is a bright sun-splashed canvas of orchestral
color. Its tricky, shifting rhythms are infectious and
happily conceived.” |
- Irving Lowens, Washington Star-News |
Fanfare
| “A stunning, bright and intriguing bit of writing
which we’d like to hear again.” |
- The Record-Argus, Greenville, Pennsylvania |
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