Greek & Composing

Occasional thoughts on composing music and other somewhat related topics...

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

A.I. and the Enthronement of “Good Enough”

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HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey Much has been written about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in virtually every aspect o...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Solidarity

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At 12:01 AM PDT on May 2, 2023, the  Writers Guild of America  (WGA) – a labor union representing 11,500 writers - began a work stoppage aga...
Monday, April 24, 2023

The Long Road Back

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While I have always been sporadic in posting to this blog, this is my first entry since January 2019; the longest hiatus I have taken since ...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Call & Response (Part 2)

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Happy New Year!  After a longer than anticipated hiatus, I’m back with Part 2 of my thoughts on score calls. In my previous blog post...
Friday, February 16, 2018

Call & Response (Part 1)

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There is probably no denying that the best way for a composer to get music performed is by developing strong personal relationships and w...
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Nickitas Demos
Nickitas Demos (b. 1962) holds a DMA in Composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His commissions include works for the Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, and the National Association of College Wind & Percussion Instructors. His awards include Special Distinction in the 43rd Annual ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize (2023); Winner of the 2021 American Prize in Composition – Chamber Music; MacDowell Fellowship (2012); Grand Prize: 2004 Millennium Arts International Competition for Composers; Grand Prize: 2005 Holyoke Civic Symphony Composition Competition; and 24 ASCAP Awards. His music is self-published through Sylvan Lake Press (ASCAP) and recorded on Ablaze Records, Albany Records, Capstone Records, MSR Classics, Neuma Records, and Petrichor Records. Demos is the Coordinator of Music Composition at the Georgia State University School of Music, Artistic Director of the neoPhonia New Music Ensemble, and Co-Director of the SoundNOW Contemporary Music Festival.
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