Greek & Composing

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

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Snow Days

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A rare sight outside my front window. During the second week of January, a somewhat rare event took place in Atlanta. The city was comple...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

"Dear Composer..."

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There are many wonderful moments in the professional life of a composer: the satisfaction of a newly completed work; hearing a piece come to...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

How We Make The Sausage

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What ProTools thinks my music looks like. Making music in a studio is a completely different process than performing it live on stage. I ...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

It's Always Something...

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I've been presenting contemporary music concerts now for over 15 years and have been involved in performing in them for a considerably ...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

A Necessary Hubris

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I've never read the very first entry of a blog before so I'm not quite sure how to begin. I suppose it might be useful (at least fo...
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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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