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Photo by: Teresa Penley Sheppard
"...possibly Atlanta's most prolific composer..."
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
Current Projects:
SONATA FOR VIOLIN & PIANO - Dedicated to Christos Galileas & Raffi Besalyan.
FRONTLASH - Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello & piano commissioned by the Unheard-of//Ensemble. Premiere performances scheduled for Spring 2018.
INCONSEQUENTIAL INTRICACIES - For two flutes (doubling piccolo, alto & bass), Bb clarinet & percussion. Commissioned by flutist Matthieu Clavé. Premiere performances schedulded for Fall 2017.
TRIO FOR VIOLIN, CELLO, AND PIANO - Dedicated to Christos Galileas, Wolfram Koessel, & Brandt Fredriksen. Premiere forthcoming: Spring 2018.
RITES OF PASSAGE - album featuring premiere recordings of Rites of Passage (duo for bass clarinet tripling on Bb clarinet, Eb clarinet & piano) and Tonoi III (solo clarinet). Forthcoming on MSR Classics.
NEWS
Appointed Interim Director of the School of Music at Georgia State University - June 1, 2017.
Finalist in The American Prize in Composition - Orchestra (Professional Division) for New World Sketches, a concerto grosso for clarinet, violin, bouzouki doubek and string orchestra (2000). Announced December 10, 2016.
Appointed Director of the Center for Collaborative & International Arts (CENCIA) at Georgia State University. Announced October 27, 2016.
Selected faculty member for the 3rd Summer Music Performance Program at Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, GREECE • June 29 - July 9, 2017.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
October 26, 2017
Premiere of inconsequential intricacies for 2 flutes (doubling on piccolo, alto & bass flutes), clarinet, and percussion • Kopleff Recital Hall • More info soon!
April 9, 2018
Premiere of Sonata for Violin & Piano by Christos Galileas, violin and Raffi Besalyan, piano • Kopleff Recital Hall • Part of SoundNOW 2018 • More info soon!
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RECENTLY RELEASED RECORDINGS:
(For a listing of ALL recordings, click HERE.)
Features my work, Every Good & Perfect Gift. For more info and to purchase, click HERE. Stream this album on Spotify! Available for digital purchase at iTunes!
Features my work, Tonoi VIII. For more info and to purchase, click HERE. Available for digital purchase at iTunes!
Features my work, Citizens of Nowhere. For more info and to purchase, click HERE. Read the review HERE. Stream this album on Spotify! Available for digital purchase at iTunes!