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ALEXANDROUPOLI (Town) EVROS
1909 - 1982
Vangelis Karafillidis was born in 1971 in Alexandroupolis.
In 1989 he was admitted to the Department of Physics of Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki on scholarship. His thesis was based on artificial neural networks.
He received his Physics degree in 1996.
While a University student he also studied music. After studying under
Demetris Athanasiades at the Macedonian Conservatory, he received his Fugue degree
with honors in 1992. From the same Conservatory, after studying under Nicolas
Astrinidis, he received his Piano Diploma with honors and 1st prize, voted unanimously,
in 1994. After studying under Alkis Baltas at the Music College, he received his
Diploma of Composition voted unanimously with honors in 1996. He has attended
seminars by Athanasiades, Antoniou, Lapidakis and Kalogeras. His works have been
performed in Thessaloniki, Alexandroupolis, Xanthi, Berlin and Wuppertal. As a
pianist he has given performances in Thessaloniki and Xanthi.
His compositions served as research paper material in the class "Introduction
to Modern Greek Music" in the Music Department of Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki. At the festival "Thessaloniki, Cultural Center of Europe 1997"
he took part in a concert with works of Greek composers and David Gompper (President
of the Union of American Composers) with the dual attribute of pianist - composer.
He has composed music in various styles. Among his works are included:
Variations for String Quartet, Variations for Wind Quintet, "The Darkness,
the Death ..." for choir and chamber orchestra (in free atonal style). In
some of his works the influence of post-romanticism is obvious (Toccata for piano)
or even the Greek tradition and national schools: "Variations on an Island
Dance", "Micrographies", Concertino for Violin and Orchestra. For
the works "Variations on an Island Dance" and "Micrographies"
he won the 1st and 2nd prize respectively in the 1st competition for piano composition
organized by the House of Education and Arts in the Municipality of Xanthi.
He has taught Music at the Macedonian Conservatory (1995-97) and the
Municipal Conservatory of Kalamaria (1999-2000), Physics at the Music School of
Thessaloniki (1997-1998 and 1999-2000) and Form and Structure of Modern Music
and Modern Music Performance Techniques during the winter semester 1999-2000 at
the Cultural Professional Training Institute of Thessaloniki.
This text is cited Apr 2003 from the Friends of Music Society "Lilian Voudouri" URL below, which contains image.
He was born at Alexandroupolis(1952).He studied decoration and he
was a student of Dimitris Cretas. Apart from painting , he was scenarist until
1990.
Since 1987, he lives and works at Makrinitsa
- Pelion Mountain - Volos
1903 - 1985
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