Apostolos Paraskevas
Position
Professor
Affiliated Departments
Telephone
617-747-2811
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Career Highlights
- Classical guitarist and composer
- Artistic director, International Corfu Festival, Greece
- Member, BMI, Hellenic Composers Association, SCI, Music Honor Society, and GFA
- Performances with the National Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Lukas Foss; ALEA III; Boston University Symphony Orchestra; Albany Symphony Orchestra; Thessaloniki Municipal Orchestra; Hingham Symphony; Solisti Di Patras, Greece; Cyprus State Orchestra; Bath Festival, England; GFA/USA; Ligita/Liechtenstein; Cuba/Havana Festival
- Recordings include Visions of Azure and Tangos and Serenatas on Centaur Records; Garden of Eden, Night Wanderings, and Laments for Guitar with Clear Note Publications; Portraits on IGS Italy; and Newdance on Bridge Records
- Films include Da Capo and I Finally Did It! (director, producer, music score)
- Publishers include Berben (Italy), Clear Note (USA), Santerelle Verlag (Germany), and PaNas (Greece)
- Private lessons with Theodore Antoniou, Leo Brouwer, and Lukas Foss
Awards
- Awards include the Lukas Foss Composition Competition 2000, first prize
- The I. Papaioanou Composition Competition 1997, first prize
- Association of Conservatories of Greece 1996, first prize
- Composer/Performer of the Year, Greece, 1991
- Grammy nomination for Newdance
Education
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School NameBoston UniversityState or ProvinceMassachusettsDegreeDoctor of Musical Arts (DMA)Field of StudyMusicDate Degree Received
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School NameModern ConservatoryCountryGreeceDegreeArtist Diploma (AD)Field of StudyMusicDate Degree Received
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School NameMunicipal Philarmonic ConservatoryCountryGreeceDegreeBachelor of Music (BM)Field of StudyMusicDate Degree Received
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