Greek & Composing

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

Sunday, December 31, 2017

A Creative Paradox - or - How Embracing the Dark Side Made Me a Better Composer

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Like so many others during these waning hours of December, I can’t help but briefly pause and reflect on 2017 before charging forward into t...
Sunday, April 30, 2017

A Tale of Two Cities

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I have a somewhat complicated relationship with Atlanta. While I consider myself a native, I was not actually born in this city. I arrived ...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Snapshot of a Career

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the good fortune of receiving three performances of my music in the span of two days. The pieces and performan...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Just Three Things

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Many composers view success in a professional career as a prolonged famine broken up periodically by short bursts of feasting. While this...
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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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