about

Kristia Michael is a vocalist, composer, and sound artist from Cyprus. She has obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Studies from ARTE Music Academy in Cyprus, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Education Sciences from the University of Cyprus. Kristia pursued advanced studies at The Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where she earned her Master’s degree in “New Audiences and Innovative Practice” with cum laude distinction. During her studies, she received guidance and mentorship from Noa Frenkel, Natalia Pshenischnikova, Yannis Kyriakides and Renee Jonker.

Her focus lies in the experiential, ritualistic, and spiritual aspects of music, delving into the extensive exploration of the voice as an instrument within medieval, traditional, and contemporary repertoire.

She is the founder and artistic director of Sibil·la Ensemble, which combines sacred and secular music from Western medieval rituals and traditions. The ensemble released the first immersive audiovisual album Viriditas in collaboration with TRPTK, on March 15th. She has performed at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, the Festival of European Polyphony in Rhodes, the Early Music Festivals of Cyprus, New European Bauhaus in Brussels, Kournos Music Festival, Faneromeni24. She has collaborated with Ex Silentio and Nocturnalia Ensemble, and shared the stage with artists like Emma Kirkby, Marcel Pérès and Sokratis Sinopoulos.

Regarding contemporary music and composition, she has a deep interest in the exploration and use of extended vocal techniques, pure tones, folk timbres, and the realm of performance art. She devotes herself to collaborating with composers on world premieres, participating in recordings, engaging in a variety of projects, and contributing to the creation of new works and multimedia initiatives. She has collaborated with festivals and institutions, including Dag in de Branding, Orkest de Ereprijs, MusicAeterna, Dom.Radio, and Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. She has worked closely with the ensembles Nieuw Amsterdams Peil (NL), Adam Quartet (NL), Arctic Trio Ensemble (NW), Φ Faos Ensemble (GR), and Kali Ensemble (NL). She has recorded for theatres, music theatres, movies and ballets.

Kristia has composed various pieces encompassing vocal music and multichannel sound installations. These have been premiered in new music concerts and festivals such as Dag in de Branding (NL), EPICENTROOM Festival (RU), SPRING Festival (NL), IMZ International Music + Media Centre (AU), Kournos Music Festival (GR), and State Hermitage Museum (RU), where her compositions served as soundtracks for an exhibition featuring Albrecht Dürer’s works. In 2020, she collaborated with Andreas Moustoukis on the album “Silent Lands”.

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Premieres and *works composed for Kristia

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*Certain sensations are slumber (2025) by Michalis Paraskakis for two voices and big ensemble

*UR (2025) by Saskia Venegas for voice, cello, didgeridoo, percussion and electronics

*Thunder Perfect Mind I, II, III (2025) by Maya Fridman for voice, unfretted guitar, hardy-gurdy, Iranian kamancheh, percussion and electronics

*Prima Materia III: Last Mask (2025) by Myrtó Nizami for voice, ensemble and electronics

*Comin’ through the ray (2025) by Aggelos Mastrantonis for Sibil•la Ensemble

*Apíchima (2025) by Ioannis Panagiotou for Sibil•la Ensemble

*Lingua Ignota (2025) by Yannis Kyriakides for Sibil•la Ensemble

*All the Hemispheres (2025) by Aspasia Nasopoulou for voice, violin and organ.

*Like the Ganges (2025) by Aspasia Nasopoulou for voice and organ

*Prima Materia II: Mirror with no reflection (2025) by Myrtó Nizami for voice, ensemble and electronics

*Remember Thee (Δώρια) (2024) by Kristia Michael for voice and clavichord

*बगलामुखी (Bagalāmukhi) {x | x⁴ – 5ⁿ = 0} (2024) by Nirantar Yakthumba for voice and clavichord

*Prima Materia I (2024) by Myrtó Nizami for voice, ensemble and electronics

*Echo Piece (2024) by Niko D. Schroeder for three treble voices

*Lēoht (2024) by Kristia Michael for voice and organ

*भैरवी त्रिचक्र (Bhairavi Trichakra) (2023) by Nirantar Yakthumba for voice, clarinet, cello, piano, tuned metal bars, tape and organ

Outline of a whisper (2023) by Amarante Nat for two voices, two trombones and organ

*Good day sunshine (2023) by Isaac Barzso for voice and ensemble

*Hymns/Mirages (2023) by Hidde Kramer for voice and electronics

*The days they wonder away (2023) by Amba Klapwijk for voice and ensemble

Anomia (2023) by Yannis Kyriakides for singer, large ensemble, video, electronics

Limen VI (2023) by Tilen Lebar for voice and large ensemble

*Eve’s Lament (2022) by Nikos Galenianos for four voices and electronics

*La dame complainte (2021) by Cornelis de Bondt for voice and organ

All the stars / Songs for Ayelet by Yannis Kyriakides for voice and keyboard instrument

*Hydrochoir (2022) by Amarante Nat for three voices

*PHRASES (2022) by Andys Skordis for voice and electronics

*Mini-operas (2022) by Meriç Artaç for four voices and ensemble

*The Ugly Duckling (2022) by Pedro Latas for voice and electronics

*Now we send you this message (2021) by Yannis Kyriakides for voice, violin, viola, cello, double bass, bass clarinet and soundtrack

*SHE…NEN (2021) by Andys Skordis (2021) for voice, violin, viola, cello, double bass and gong

*Unknown (2021) by Samir TimajChi for voice and bass clarinet

*Role of Masako in the opera Argos Sidiros for 8 singers, female choir and orchestra by Andys Skordis

*Nanas de la Cebolla / Onion Lullabies (2021) by Amarante Nat for two voices

*Impatient to Assume (2020) by Tasos Stylianou for voice, violin and bass clarinet

*Sacred Vowels (2020) by Georgios Stavrou for voice, violin and bass clarinet

*Letters from the Garden (2020-2021) by Andreas Moustoukis for voice, violin, bass clarinet and tape

*Gegenlicht (2019) by Andreas Moustoukis for voice and bass clarinet