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programme design by Anaeresis

XV

International Music Seminar

16th 25th August 2013Kozani, Greece


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directed by

Anaeresis publishing

hosted/co-directed by

Dimitris Demopoulos Music School

artistic direction

Panayiotis Demopoulos

executive secretaries

Stella Psarianou, Katerina Demopoulou

public relations /management

Katerina Kyratsou

technical support

Dimitris Andreopoulos, Babis Tsinikosmaouglou,

Leonides Demopoulos, Nikos Papaparaskevas, Eri

Koubali, Sakis Dovolis, Annie Tzouma, Giorgos Valais,

Lefteris Ioannidis, Angeliki Zigra, Eleni Tasopoulou

The year 2013 marks a centennial since the births of Witold

Lutoslawski and Benjamin Britten and we are delighted to

present seminal pieces by the two composers as well as lectures

on their work. More than 15 hours of live music, old and new,

as well as music composed specifically for the Seminars by

composers present and absent make up for a very exciting

Festival programme.

Our special guests of honour this year are John Harrington,principal viola with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for

more than 25 years and the cellist Leo Winland, a student of

both Rostropovich and du Pre, conductor and well-known

figure of the Scandinavian classical music scene.

The course itself covers a wide range of interests from Early

music to new and improvised music, as well as ensemble and

orchestral playing; the last three days of the Festival are

dedicated to student-based performances of Purcells Dido and

Aeneas in a working factory and a final concert of the studentOrchestra as well as two concerts of solo performances by the

students. We hope to see and host many international

participants in the provincial town of Kozani for ten days of

intensive music making.

For the 2013 Seminar,


Artistic Director of the Kozani International Music Seminar


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the teachers


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16-25.8 180

Philip Bartai

analysis

If you dont like music,you dont like Bartai

common saying (Ph. Bartai)

Philip Bartai was born in Scotland in aScottish-Hungarian family of musicians and

started learning music on the violin and piano. At

the age of 10 he earned a place in St. Marys MusicSchool, Edinburgh where he started composing

and picked up the viola as his main instrument.

He continued his studies at the Royal Academy of

Music on a scholarship and studied viola and

composition, was awarded a Masters degree and

won the Peter Latham musicology prize. Philip

learned with Geoffrey King, Lyell Creswell,

Alexander Goehr and Michael Finnissy. His workshave been performed in the United Kingdom and

abroad.

As a viola player he has performed as a soloist and

principal viola; he specializes in 20th century and

contemporary music. He is actively involved in

the alternative London scene playing keyboards

with the Windsors. His work with AtsukoKamura has been broadcast by BBC radio three

and in America. Phil teaches the viola and

chamber music in London.


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composition

exceptionally sensitive artistresponds

with interior magichauntingly poetic

Bryce Morrison (Gramophone)

Panayiotis Demopoulos was born in1977 into a musical family. He studied music

formally in the United Kingdom on scholarships

from the Student Awards Agency of Scotland, theRoyal Northern College of Music, Robinson

College Cambridge and the State Scholarship

Foundation of Greece. He was awarded a PhD in

composition from the University of York and

returned home in 2007. Amongst the many

teachers he has learned with he discerns the

lasting influence of pianist Murray McLachlan and

composer Anthony Gilbert.

As a pianist, Panos has issued 6 solo recordings

which have received very positive reviews

(Gramophone, International Record Review,

American Record Review, Tempo, Jazz& et

al). He writes about music (Contemporary Music

Review. Library of Social Sciences et al) and has

composed more than 50 original works to date.His music is characterized by ever changing

interests in alternative tunings, free notations,

automatic writing and micropolyphony. In his free

time he writes words; he has taught in all levels

and is currently employed in secondary education.

16-25.8 180 individual lessons group lessons score reading sessions mini lectur workshop/recording/participation in student concer


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16-25.8 180 individual lessons participation in concerts and a staged Opera produc participation in the Seminar choirs and Chorus working with a co-repetiteur

He is married to Nicola Harrington with whom he

has a daughter, Susannah. She will be a musician.

Eleni Liona

singing

call me what instrument you will,

though you can fret me, you cannotplay upon me

Hamlet (Shakespeare)

Eleni Liona was born in Kozani andgraduated from the New Conservatoire of

Thessaloniki, where she studied with Varvara

Tsambali. She also learned with D. Kalafatis, V.

Gavakos, V. Nikolaidis, K. Paschalis and A.

Tomova-Sindov.

Her first operatic role was Orestes in OffenbachsLa belle Hlne. She has played dozens of importan

roles on stage in a wide spectrum of styles from

Purcell to Tchaikovsky and Mozart to Bizet.

Eleni works with the Thessaloniki and Athens

Megaron concert halls and with the Thessaloniki

and Athens State Orchestras. She gives recitals

frequently both in Greece and broad and her


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16-25.8 180 (230 for participation in both classes) workshops (improv)/ group lessons (violin) free improvisation concert individual lessons (violin) participation in student concerts and the Seminar or

discography includes works by Th. Mikroutsikos

and P. Carrer.

She works for the National Opera of Greece and

teaches at the National Conservatoire and the

Anagennisi Conservatoire in Athens.

Valerie Pearson

violin/free improvisation

hardocre, interesting stuffon themore edgy side of what we might play

Philip Tagney (BBC Radio 3)

Valerie Pearson composes music, playsthe violin and improvises. She was awarded the

Michael Tippett prize at a young age and earned aplace in the Bmus course at Kings College,

London, where she studied composition with Sir

Harrison Birtwistle and Robert Keeley and violin

with Dianna Cummings at the Royal Academy.

After a period of work in Palestine, Valerie

returned to the U.K. and won the Nonhebel Prize


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(York) and an AHRC scholarship for a PhD in

composition (2009).

Valerie is an SPNM composer and her work has

been performed at amongst others the

Cheltenham, Soundwaves and York Spring

Festivals. She performs frequently in a variety of

settings from baroque orchestra to new music

ensemble. In 2007, she founded Falco Subbuteo

together with Gwilly Edmondez. Her work has

been broadcast by BBC Radio 3 and American

radio stations. She lives in York, where she

manages Club Integral Northern Branch, an

uncategorizable music venue and is a sought-after

violin teacher: this year her pupils won places in

the National Youth Orchestra.

John Harrington

viola

superb

most eloquent and stylish

Michael Tumelty (Herald Scotland)

John

Harrington was born in Southampton andstarted learning the piano at the age of 6 and the

16-25.8 180 individual lessons open master-classes participation in student concerts and the Seminar or


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20-25.8 120 combo groups individual lessons

jam sessions participation in student concerts

violin at the age of 11. He studied at the Royal

Academy of Music in London and first worked for

the BBC Northern in Manchester. During that timehe was also a member of the "Ad Solem

Ensemble", which was resident at the University

of Manchester.

John moved to Scotland in 1973 to join the Scottish

National Orchestra under Sir Alexander Gibson.

In 1977 he became principal viola and held that

position to 2012 in what was by then the RoyalScottish National Orchestra. He has recorded and

performed with world-renowned conductors such

as Sir Alex Gibson, Nemee Jrvi, Alexander

Lasarev, Walter Weller, Jos Serebrier and

Stphane Denve. He has also performed as a

soloist and in works such as Mozarts Sinfonia

Concertante, Strausss don Quixote and Berliozs

Harold en Italie.

Johns viola was made in Wrzburg in 1889 by K.

A. Horlien on a design by Hermann Ritter.

Yiotis Kiourtsoglou

jazz improvisation


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16-25.8 180 individual keyboard and pedalboard lessons Hauptwerk simulation with full natural pedalboard vocal ensemble participation in student concerts and the Seminar ch

Yiotis Kiourtsoglou was born in Kozani in1965. He studied jazz theory and harmony in

Thessaloniki and continued his studies at the

Musicians Institute, in Los Angeles (1987-89) on a

scholarship and won a number of prizes for most

improved student and exceptional musican of

the year. In L.A. he learned with Garry Willis, Bob

Magnuson, Carl Schoeder, Jeff Berlin and Scot

Henderson.

As a recording artist, Yiotis has issued a number

of CDs with the Electric Jazz Trio (Manny Boyd

and Danny Hayes), Exit, Iasis, Tillman Ambient

Groove, Lauenen and his own group Human

Touch. As a session musician he is in great

demand both in Greece and abroad.

Yiotis has performed in four continents andinternational festivals across the world in venues

such as the Acropolis and Epidaurus theatres and

the Lincoln Center.

He composes music for dance, theatre and the

cinema and teaches at the Nakas Conservatoire in

Athens.

Nicola Harrington

early music/organ

Mummy plays the best organ

Susannah Demopoulou (daughter)


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Nicola Harrington was born in 1981 inBoquhan Scotland and was raised in a musical

family. She learned how to play the violin from

her father and started lesson on the organ at the

Douglas Academy and later as the Herrick Bunney

Scholar at St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. She

studied music with Michael Harris, Daniel Moult,

Philip Sawyer, David Saint Timothy Byram-

Wigfield at Napier University, Edinburgh, the

Birmingham Conservatoire and the University ofYork where she earned an MA in music. She has

spent more than half her life as a chorister and

choral scholar in the Cathedrals of St. Marys,

Glasgow, St. Giles, Edinburgh, St. Chad and St.

Philip, Birmingham, the Scottish Chamber Choir

and the Oratory of Birmingham.

Nicola moved to Kozani, Greece in 2007 andestablished Ricercati, a vocal ensemble that

performs a mixture of early, new and folk

polyphonic music. She enjoys teaching younger

people and introducing them to Western Church

Music.

Dimitris Demopoulos

piano/chamber music

unequalled interpretation technique

Th. Tamvakos (Jazz&)

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Dimitris Demopoulos studied music withTonis Sakellarios and Yiannis Tsanakas at the

Larissa State Conservatoire where he graduated

from with full honours and distinction. He

continued his post-graduate studies at the Royal

College of Music, London and the Ferenc Liszt

Academy in Budapest, specialising in piano

performance, orchestral conducting, chamber

music and new music.

In the past 25 years, he has performed in a wide

range of settings, playing any keyboard music

from Frescobaldi to Murail as a soloist or member

of an ensemble. He has premiered more than 100

pieces of music and many composers have

dedicated their work to him. He has recorded for

the Greek, German and Spanish Radio and

Television.

As a teacher he has taught across Greece at State

Conservatoires and Summer Academies. Dimitris

founded the Kozani International Music Seminar

in 1988. In 1999 he founded his own Music School

and took up the post of conductor with the

Aristotle University Symphony Orchestra.

Leo Winland

violoncello

amazing depthastonishing sound

Jakob, Cohn (Svenska Dagbladet)


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hestra

Leo Winland was born in Moscow in 1953.He studied at the Moscow Conservatory with

Natalia Schahovskaja and Mstislav Rostropovitch,

and continued his studies with Jaqueline du Pre in

London. He took up the position of principal

cellist at the Royal Opera in Copenhagen and was

subsequently offered the position of principal

cellist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in

Stockholm. Since 1989 he has been the principal

cellist of the New Chamber Music Orchestra ofStockholm (artistic director: Essa-Pekka Sallonen)

and, in collaboration with Dmitry Sitkovetsky, he

has managed The New European Strings

ensemble. In 1990 Leo Winland was appointed

principal cellist at the Stockholm Royal Opera and

the National Symphonic Orchestra of Gothenburg.

As well as a solo cellist, Leo has made many

appearances as a conductor with variousScandinavian chamber music ensembles and has

given many recitals as a soloist throughout the

world. He plays frequently at music festivals in

Gotland, Sweden, the Musicades de Lyon and

Prades in France, the Schlesving-Holstein in

Germany, the Korsholm in Finland, and many

others. In 2007, he founded the Koroni Chamber

Music Festival in the South of Greece.

Nikolos Demopoulos

flute

a unique ability for

emotional fluctuations

Th. Tamvakos (Jazz&)

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Nikolos Demopoulos was born in 1967and tooks his first music lessons at the age of 5. He

studied the flute at the State Conservatoire of

Thessaloniki with T. Takahashi and Ilie Macovei,

and graduated cum laude in 1988. He commenced

post-graduate studies at the Ferenc Liszt Academy

in Budapest under the tutelage of Lrnt Kovcs

and Istvn Lng (contemporary music). Nikolos

has also learned with William Bennett, Alexandre

Magnin, Marc Grawels and Istvn Matusz.

He has performed a great number of recitals in

Greece and abroad and has appeared as a soloist

with the Thessaloniki, Cyprus, Vratza and Larisa

Symphony Orchestras. He is an original founder

of the Kozani Seminar with a special interest in

contemporary music: his CD of new music by

Greek composers won a National Critics Award

in 2011. Nikolos has held the position of principal

flute for the State Orchestra of Thessaloniki since

1996. He taught at the Thessaloniki State

Conservatoire for many years and now teaches at

the Municipal Conservatoire of Thermi. He is a

member of Ensemble Ide fixe.

Dimitris Leontzakos

clarinet

exceptional and

placidplaying

(Eleftherotypia)

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Dimitris Leontzakos was born in Kavala.He taught himself music, playing the recorder,

flute and clarinet and decided to devote himself to

the study of the clarinet.

He graduated from the Synchrono Conservatoire

of Thessaloniki where he studied with K.

Papadopoulos and continued his studies with

Gerd Starke at the Munich Hochschule and with

Anton Hollich in Baden-Baden. He also learned

with Vincenzo Mariozzi in the Santa Cecilia

Academy in Rome and Richard Faria in Ithaca

College, New York, thanks to a Fullbright

Foundation scholarship. Other teachers of his are

Charles Neidich, Aurelian Popa, Walter Boeykens

and Michel Lethiec.

Today he is a member of the Municipal Orchestra

of Thessaloniki and performs solo and chamber

repertoire as a freelancer. He teaches at the Nakas

Conservatoire in Thessaloniki and is a co-founder

of contemporary music groups OMAA 3 plus,

Ide fixe ensemble and Terra Incognita.

Dionysis Mallouhos

piano

lyrical confession

and elegiac reverie

Lilly Drakou (Eleftheros Typos)

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Dionysis Mallouhos was born in Athensin 1963. He is a graduate of chemical engineering

and studied the piano with Thaleia Baha at theNational Conservatoire. He graduated from the

Athens Conservatoire where he learned with G.

Arvanitakis in 1987. On scholarships from The

Onassis and Bakala Foundations he continued his

studies at the Ferenc Liszt Academy in Budapest,

with rta and Istvn Gulys from 1988 to 1991.

As a soloist he has performed with the State

Orchestra of Athens, the Athens Camerata, the

Franz Liszt Orchestra et al. He has recorded for

various styles of music and performs frequently

with the New Music Group in Greek Composers

Union concerts. For many years, he presented TV

shows on music for the National Television of

Greece (ERT).

He has produced a daily radio broadcast for Greek

National Radio since 2003 and has taught the

piano for more than 20 years across the country. In

2007 he became music tutor for the National

Theatre and the artistic director of the Kalamata

State Conservatoire.

Zoi Tsokanou

orchestra

animation and assurance

that inspires the orchestra

Jessica Duchen (the Independent)

20-25.8 60 (free for instrumental students of the Seminar) rehearsals participation in the Seminar orchestra


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Zoi Tsokanou was born in Thessaloniki. Shestudied at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

and the Zrcher Hochschule der Knste, whereshe graduate from having studied the piano with

Konstantin Scherbakov, and orchestral conducting

with Johannes Schlaefli. She also learned with

Bernard Haitink, Howard Griffiths, Norbert Baxa,

Paul Badura-Skoda, Victor Merzhanov and Peter

Feuchtwanger.

Zoi has won many international competitions and

has conducted amongst others the Orchestras

of Bamberg, the Greek National Opera,

Regensburg, the Lucerne Festival, Bern, Kollegium

Musicum Basel, the Radio Orchestra of Zagreb, the

State Orchestra of Thessaloniki and the Greek

Radio Orchestra. She is the director of the

Symphony Orchestra of Western Bohemia inMarienbad, Czech Republic and the musical

director of the Arosa Music Theatre. Zoi still

maintains a very busy schedule as a pianist.

Emy Tsioura

choir

I raise three children with success

Emy Tsioura (in person)

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Emy Tsioura was born and raised in Kozani.She is a graduate pianist (distinction) of the State

Conservatoire of Thessaloniki, where she studiedwith Dimitris Demopoulos. She has studied the

piano repertoire with Ruth Gerald, chamber music

with Anna Prabucka-Firlej, and choral conducting

with K. Konstantaras.

She has given many concerts as a soloist and

member of ensembles and has prepared, taught

and conducted choirs in Greece and abroad. She is

a founding member of the Ricercati vocal

ensemble and teaches music in the Ptolemaida

Music School and the Dimitris Demopoulos Music

School.


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the programme

Friday, August 16

Folklore Museum, 20.30

piano recital

Al. Scarlatti 4 sonatas

S. Rachmaninov Sonata n.2

W. A. Mozart Sonata K.330

A. Ginastera Sonata n.1

piano: Panayiotis Demopoulos


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Saturday, August 17


Chopin soiree

Piano sonata n.3

Songs (selection)

singing: Eleni Liona

piano: Dimitris Demopoulos

Sunday, August 18


viola recital

Schumann Drei Fantasiestcke

E. McGuire Zalongo dance elegy

Schubert Arpeggione sonata

Bax Legend

E. McGuire Martyr

Brahms Sonata op.120, n.1

viola: John Harrington



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Monday, August 19


concert for the end of time

Messiaen Quartet for the end of Time

violin: Valerie Pearson

violoncello: Leo Winland

clarinet: Dimitris Leontzakos


paintings by Kostas Dios

Tuesday, August 20


new music concert

Lutosawski Subito

Ph. Bartai New work

Kurtg Hommage Schumann

V. Kitsos Eulogy

Sciarrino Lo spazio inverso

G. Tzoukas Parodos

V. Pearson New work

P. Demopoulos Lernaios

flute: N. Demopoulos, Th. Tosounidis

clarinet: D. Leontzakos

violin: Valerie Pearson

viola: Phil Bartai

violoncello: Leo Winland

piano: Antonella Poulouli, D. Demopoulos


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Wednesday, August 21


jazz improvisation

Yiotis Kiourtsoglou and friends

Wednesday, August 21

Lefkopigi Karaoulia, 21.30

moon poetry night

students and staff present music about the moon

co-organized by the literary journal Paremvasi

Thursday, August 22

St. Christopher Church, 19.30

music for St. Cecilia

Britten de to the Virgin

Haendel Ode to St. Cecilia

Britten Hymn to St. Cecilia

P. Demopoulos Oikos I

Seminar orchestra and choir

direction: Emy Tsioura/Dimitris Demopoulos

Thursday, August 22

Ohliroi theatre, 22.00

free music theatre

Valerie Pearson and class + the Ohliroi theatre group


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Friday, August 23

Dimitris Demopoulos Music School, 17.00

student concert

the younger students of the Seminar take centre stage

Friday, August 23


student concert

the more advanced students of the Seminar

present solo and chamber music performances

Saturday, August 24

Kikis Factory, 21.00

Dido and Aeneas

Purcell Dido and Aeneas, Opera in 3 Acts

stage performance

Eleni Liona and class

co-rganised by the State-Municipal Theatre of Kozani

direction: Yiannis Karahisaridis

choir: Emy Tsioura

music direction: Dimitris Demopoulos


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Sunday, August 25

State Conservatoire of Kozani Gardens, 22.00

Student Orchestra

Skalkottas Greek Dances

Vaughan Williams Greensleeves

Mozart Concerto K.313

Dvorak Slavonic Dances

Seminar Orchestra

direction: Zoi Tsokanou

flute: Nikolos Demopoulos


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useful information

Kozani

Kozani is a small town with a very rich past and a

very lively atmosphere. It is the capital of the

region of Western Macedonia and is situated very


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close to a number of monuments and sites of great

archaeological importance. as well as some

stunning nature. The true population of the city isc. 50,000 people and the end of August is a time

when most people return from their summer

holiday.

What to see/visit:

the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Aiani Archaeological Museum the Polyfyto Lake and surrounding area the villages of Velvendo and Vlasti

How to get there

The easiet ways to get to Kozani from abroad is

by plane to Thessaloniki and then by carvia the Egnatia motorway (1h15)

by plane to Athens and then a connectflight to the Filippos Airport (30)

by plane to Corfu, then on the ferry toIgoumenitsa (40) and by car via the

Egnatia motorway (2h)

The railway station is currently defunct.

For more information please contact us.Accommodation

The Kozani International Music Seminar offers

two options for the accommodation of students

hotel (half-board) at a very convenientwalking distance from both the Seminarand the city centre at a special price of 20-

30 Euros a night (depending on number of

beds, length of stay etc.)

free accommodation with local families.This option is available upon early request

and subject to the resident familys

agreement to host the applicant.

Students may make their own arrangements but

are strongly advised to get in touch for their own

benefit.

Health issues

Kozani has its own Hospital and there is an

intensive care unit in Ptolemais (20 by car). The

end of August is a very volatile time of the year

(weather-wise) and so visitors are advised to

prepare for temperatures ranging from a wet 10C

to a very dry 40C.


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Money mattersFor active participants the cost of participation is

written in the Teachers section of the prospectus.

The Seminar tutors can teach a limited number of

students and it is crucial to apply early to

guarantee participation. If a teacher agrees, a pass

for an audience only participation may be issuedat half-price for late-comers. There are also

substitute teachers available when spaces fill up.

In exceptional cases, applications for half the

duration of the course may be accepted at a 20%

discount.

Contact

For any matter concerning the Seminar and your

participation please contact us at:

The 15th Kozani International Music Seminar

c/o Katerina Demopoulou

Vogatsikou 6, Kozani, 50100

[email protected]

(+30) 24610 40339/6943510661

ScheduleDuring the Seminar, a number of lectures, open

master-classes, jam sessions and workshops will

take place; these are not written into the concert

programme.

String and woodwind students ought to take

advantage of the opportunity to play for theSeminar Orchestra, as this is an invaluable

opportunity to share performance time with

seasoned professionals. For this reason, it is

important to study the concert programme and

practice the orchestral parts of the last three

concerts in advance. Parts for these can be e-

mailed.

The piano and singing students are also advised to

consult the programme so that they may choose

when they wish to perform.

Composition students can get in touch with

Panayiotis Demopoulos to discuss work lineups

and performance/recording opportunities as wellas the structure of the lessons.

The Seminar is a meeting point for musicians and

chamber music is at the heart of what we do.

Students who wish to play as part of a group must

notify the secretary as soon as possible in order to


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make sure that sufficientcoaching is on offer.Application form

Name...

Surname..

Address...

Telephone

E-mail..

Instrument..

Level of study

School..

Tutor I wish to learn with.....

Repertoire

.. .

.. .

Passport/id number

Other notes ............................

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