Michael Levy: Composer for Lyre

THE BEGINNINGS OF MY FASCINATION WITH ANCIENT MUSIC

My interest in ancient music all started when I was just 14 - I happened to find an old cassette tape of the late great David Munrow's reconstruction of early medieval music…

HARMONY OF THE SPHERES



In March 2019, I had the unique pleasure of being briefly interviewed on the BBC Radio 3 "Sunday Feature" series, in a programme about the ancient Greek musical and cosmological concept of the "Harmony of…

Music is the only true magic of the ancients which we have left - only through music, is it possible to spontaneously conjure up, literally from from nothing, the most sublime sounds, which like a magic carpet, can transport the…

THE LYRE 2.0 PROJECT:
REINTRODUCING THE BEAUTIFUL LYRE OF ANTIQUITY INTO THE MODERN WORLD

Since June 2014, I have been delighted to announce an exciting new collaboration entitled "The Lyre 2.0 Project", between myself and the specialist ancient Greek…

Sadly, the wonderful Classical lyre of antiquity fell into disuse and eventually oblivion at the end of the Dark Ages in the West, not replaced by the harp, but by the increasing preference for and resulting development of the fretted…

MY ANCIENT GREEK LYRE MUSIC - LICENSED BY PEARSON EDUCATION

I am delighted to announce, that from June 2019, a selection of my ancient Greek-themed lyre tracks are to be featured in a new immersive online world history course, "Imagine…

USE OF MY HISTORIC LYRE MUSIC AT INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MUSEUMS ALL AROUND THE WORLD!


One of the greatest rewards of my 'new ancestral' musical mission, is the recognition of my music as a 'time machine', by internationally acclaimed museums…

ANCIENT-THEMED PODCASTS FEATURING MY LYRE MUSIC

As an independent artist, with no record company to promote my music on my behalf, one of the best means I have so far found, of getting my ancient-themed lyre music heard by vast…

ANCIENT LYRE MUSIC WAFTING ACROSS 21ST CENTURY AIRWAVES!

One of the most awesomely exciting happenings for any 'independent artist' like myself, is those blissful occasions when out of the blue, I have been randomly contacted by both radio and television…

MOVIES FEATURING MY ANCIENT-THEMED LYRE MUSIC

I am always willing to consider the licensing of my music to film makers - be it independent film makers interested in producing cinematic work to present at film festivals...(or of course, any ancient-themed…

CULT PC GAMES FEATURING MY LYRE MUSIC!

I am always willing to consider the licensing of my music in any relevant, ancient-themed PC game platform - the more exposure of my music to new potential target audiences out there…

MY WORK FEATURED IN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIA

One of the most amazing rewards for all the efforts I have put into my 'New Ancestral Musical Mission' I have had, is the almost surreal interest in my musical quest by international acclaimed…