Ross Daly Work Sample 1

Title
Ross Daly: Five Decades of Performances and Composing

Year completed
2025

This edited video presents selected moments from the musical journey of Ross Daly, spanning from 1976 to today. It includes solo performances, ensemble pieces, and original compositions that illustrate his pioneering work in Contemporary Modal Music. The sample highlights Ross Daly’s commitment to intercultural dialogue through music and offers insight into the aesthetic, technical, and spiritual foundations that inform the creation of Mitos.

Credits

The footage from performances before 2012 comes from the archives of ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation), while the more recent material comes from recorded concerts.
Ross Daly’s voice, heard at the beginning, is from an interview with Katerina Stamataki in Archanes, Crete, recorded in 2021.
The scenes from Crete appear in the following documentaries:

  • The Circle at the Crossroads, 1999 (directed by René Pandis & Wil Boettger)
  • Echo of the Time, 2011 (directed by Panos Kekas)

The compositions featured in the video are:

  • “Sinavgia”, part II – composed by Ross Daly
  • “Chaniotikos Syrtos” – traditional
  • “Syrtos” – traditional
  • “Iocasti’s Dream” – composed by Ross Daly
  • “Palios Karsilamas Mytilinis” – traditional
  • “Earpigon” – composed by Ross Daly
  • “Acem Bûselik Saz Semâî” – composed by Ross Daly
  • “Aylin” – composed by Ross Daly
  • “Synavgeia”, part I – composed by Ross Daly
  • “Zeeba” – composed by Ross Daly

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