Sylvia Constantinidis

Sylvia Constantinidis
Birth name Maria Silvia Castillo Casanova Arismendi de Constantinidis
Born 1962 (age 54–55)
Venezuela
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Pianist, Composer, Conductor, writer and music educator
Instruments Piano
Website www.sylviaconstantinidis.com

Sylvia Constantinidis (born December 3, 1962) is a Venezuelan-American Pianist-Composer-Conductor.[1]

Early years

Sylvia Constantinidis was born in Venezuela of Greek ancestry and began her study of music at an early age in Caracas. Her music teachers in Venezuela were: Blanca Estrella de Mescoli, Modesta Bor, Abraham Abreu, Alberto Grau, María Guinand, Beatriz Bilbao, Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera and Isabel Aretz. She continued her studies in Paris at the Ecole Martenot and the Sorbonne university in Paris. She worked as a pianist in Venezuela, playing with orchestras and touring, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Music at the Central University of Venezuela (or Universidad Central de Venezuela, UCV, in Spanish). In the 1990s, she graduated with a Masters in Piano Performance and later obtained a second Master in Music Theory and Composition, both degrees from the University of Miami, USA.[2] She also has a Diploma of Advanced Graduate Studies in Music from Boston University, USA. Later, she studied composition with Ladislav Kubík in the Czech Republic, and with Malcolm Singer in England.

Career

Constantinidis began composing at an early age, and is a prolific composer. Her music has been played and broadcast internationally. Besides grants and fellowships, she received The Music Note Award 2003[3] for her three children's operas Lincoln, Ponce de Leon, and The First Thanks Giving premiered in Florida (USA) also awarded with the "Educator of Note Award 2003" by the “Ethel and W. George Kennedy Family Foundation”, and the Young Patronesses of the Opera, the Florida Grand Opera. The ASCAP Plus Award for Concert Music in 2009 and 2010. She is active as a conductor of youth orchestra and serves as artistic director of the Omorfia Contemporary Ensemble and the Southeast Composers Chamber Orchestra. Constantinidis teaches at colleges and universities, and is an advocate for music education. She has served as President of the Southeast Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers of The United States of America).[4][5]

Prizes and honors

Constantinidis list of grants, and awards include:[6][7]

Works

Constantinidis composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, theater and film scores. Selected works include:[15]

See also

Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica

Publications

Books

Articles

Editor

Writings

Discography

1987

2007

2012

2013

2015

2016

Lectures

Literature

Citations

References

  1. ↑ "AMERICAN MUSIC CENTER". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Jones, Karen; Moulds, Michael; Thorpe, Frances (2004). International index to film periodicals:an annotated guide.
  3. ↑ "Young Patronesses of the Opera". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "NACUSA". Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "President's Message" (PDF). ComposerUSA: The Bulletin of the National Association of Composers USA. IV. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  6. ↑ 'Sylvia Constantinidis, Karen Siegel, Julia Werntz, and Dafina Zeqiri', IAWM Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music 15/2 (2009): 25-27
  7. ↑ "NACUSA Member Awards & Reviews". Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Masterworks Fourteen". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Learning Innovations Golden Apple Grant". Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "The Education Fund. Impact II 2004-2005" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  11. ↑ "Young Patronesses of the Opera". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "The Education Fund. Impact II 2002-2003" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  13. ↑ "Fundayacucho". Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  14. ↑ "Fundayacucho". Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  15. ↑ "AMERICAN MUSIC CENTER". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  16. ↑ "Commissions" (PDF). ComposerUSA The Bulletin of the National Association of Composers USA. IV. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  17. ↑ "Commissions" (PDF). ComposerUSA The Bulletin of the National Association of Composers USA. IV. p. 7. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  18. ↑ "Performances" (PDF). ComposerUSA The Bulletin of the National Association of Composers USA. IV. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  19. ↑ "NACUSA Mid-South Chapter". Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  20. ↑ Constantinidis, Stratos E. (2000). Greece in modern times: an annotated bibliography of works.
  21. ↑ "Masterworks Fourteen". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  22. ↑ "Southern Chapter, The College Music Society, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico 27th Regional Conference, February 9–11, 2006" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  23. ↑ "Arkivmusic,Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra". Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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