Danaë Xanthe Vlasse

www.danaevlasse.com/about GRAMMY®-winner Danaë Xanthe Vlasse is a half-French, half-Greek composer living in Los Angeles since 2005. Her music encompasses art song, chamber music, and works for solo piano, along with orchestral and choral pieces. She has released 6 albums of her original music and collaborated on many more. Her most recent album - MYTHOLOGIES II - was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios: it explores the ancient Greek legends of Medusa & Perseus, Andromeda & Cassiopeia, and king Odysseus on his Odyssey. Mrs. Vlasse’s music has been recorded and performed by influential award-winning pianists, such as GRAMMY®-winning pianist Nadia Shpachenko, Robert Thies, and Mina Perry. Champions of her music include GRAMMY®-winning sopranos Hila Plitmann and Sangeeta Kuar, GRAMMY®-winning flutist Wouter Kellerman, GRAMMY®-nominated cellist Éru Matsumoto, Long Beach Symphony principal cellist Cecilia Tsan, Los Angeles Opera cellists John Walz, and Charles Tyler, Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Mischa Lefkowitz, GRAMMY®-winning violinist Lili Haydn and genre-bending violin sensation, Caroline Campbell. Mrs. Vlasse enjoys writing choral works and was the 2019 Composer in Residence for the Sterling Ensemble Choir. David Wilcox, the director and choreographer of the Longbeach Ballet, along with ballerina Aitana Jordan, and figure-skater Madeline Stammen (of "Cirque Du Soleil") have also incorporated Danaë's music into their work.