Education
Studies in Music Theory and Composition: 10 undergraduate and graduate music courses while doing PhD in Computer Science. Teachers include: Steve Mackey, Kofi Agawu, Peter Westergaard, Barbara White, Steven Everret, and Judith Weir. Jazz saxophone: Walt Weiskopf.
Studies in Music Theory and Musicology. Classical Saxophone Performance: Theodoros Kerkezos
Studies in Piano, Music Theory and Musicology.
Interests
Acoustics, Ethnomusicology (especially ancient greek, byzantine
and greek folk music), History of Music Notation, History of Wind Instruments,
Contemporary Saxophone and extended techniques, African Music
Teaching Experience
1993-1997 taught saxophone and music theory to beginners ages ranging from 13 to 35
Compositions
| Composed and performed solo tenor saxophone music for 2 theartical productions |
| of the University of Crete Theater Group 1996, 1997 |
| Sun Dance for Wind Quintet, 2000 |
| Marsyas Song for Solo Soprano Saxophone, 2000 |
| Fourtouniasmeni Thalassa (Stormy Sea) for Orchestra, 2000 |
| Night Song for voice, viola, two pianos, 2001 |
| Kalokairaki (Little summer) for voice, viola, trumpet and bass, 2001 |
Performing experience
| Blue Wind Trio |
| Aiolos Wind Septet |
| Nearhou Paraplous (greek folk music ensemble) (played in CD ``Tragoudia tou Notia'' (Songs of the South)) |
| Participated in R.Murray Schafer's production ``And Wolf Shall Inherit the Moon'' |
| at Haliburton Forest, Ontario, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Princeton Wind Ensemble (first tenor saxophone) |
| Princeton MiddleEastern Ensemble |
| Heraklion Municipal Band (first alto saxophone) |
| Various rock and jazz groups |
Instruments
| Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Piano |
| Ney, Kaval (traditional arabic and balkan wind instruments) |