Chris Spheeris (; Greek: Χρήστος Σφυρής) is a

Greek-American Greek Americans ( el, Ελληνοαμερικανοί ''Ellinoamerikanoí'' ''Ellinoamerikánoi'' ) are Americans of full or partial Greek ancestry. The lowest estimate is that 1.2 million Americans are of Greek descent while the highest es ...

composer of

instrumental music An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...

. He is a producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Chris is the cousin of

Penelope Spheeris Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945 or 1946; sources differ) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary and scripted films. Her best-known works include the trilogy titled '' The Decline of ...

and her brother

Jimmie Spheeris Jimmie Spheeris (November 5, 1949 – July 4, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Columbia Records and Epic Records labels. Spheeris died in 1984, at the age of 34, after a motorcycle accident. B ...

. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chris began writing songs on his guitar as a teenager. In 1985, Chris began composing for film. His work in collaboration with filmmaker Chip Duncan includes the television series ''Is Anyone Listening'', the series ''Mystic Lands'' (Discovery Networks), ''In a Just World'' (PBS) and the classroom production entitled The ''Life & Death of Glaciers'' (Discovery Education).

Discography

Albums

* 1978 - ''Spheeris and Voudouris'' * 1980 - ''Points of View'' * 1982 - ''Primal Tech Music'' * 1984 – ''Desires of the heart'' * 1988 – ''Pathways to surrender'' * 1990 – ''Enchantment'' (with Paul Voudouris) * 1993 – ''Culture'' * 1994 – ''Desires'' * 1994 – ''Passage'' * 1995 – ''Europa'' * 1996 – ''Mystic traveller'' * 1997 – ''Eros'' * 1999 – ''Dancing with the Muse'' * 2001 – ''Adagio'' * 2001 – ''Brio'' * 2011 – ''Maya (and the Eight Illusions)'' * 2013 – ''Respect'' * 2014 – ''Across Any Distance'' * 2019 - Mujeres al Alba

Compilations

* 1998 – ''Crystal Dreams'' * 2000 – ''Platinum'' 2Cd * 2001 – ''Best Dreams Mystic Hits Vol 18'' * 2001 – ''The Best 1990–2000'' * 2004 – ''Mediterranean Cafe'' * 2005 – ''Essentials'' * 2009 – ''Greatest Hits''

Singles

* 2000 – ''Allura'' * 2021 – ''Hear to Here''

References

External links

Personal website
American people of Greek descent Living people Greek musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Milwaukee {{Greece-composer-stub