Sylvia Constantinidis Explained

Sylvia Constantinidis
Birth Name:Maria Silvia Castillo Casanova Arismendi de Constantinidis[1]
Birth Date:3 December 1962
Birth Place:Venezuela
Instrument:Piano
Genre:Classical
Occupation:Pianist, Composer, Conductor, writer and music educator

Sylvia Constantinidis (born December 3, 1962) is a Venezuelan-American pianist, composer, and conductor.[2]

Early life and education

Sylvia Constantinidis was born in Venezuela and began her study of music at an early age in Caracas. Her music teachers in Venezuela included Modesta Bor, Alberto Grau, Beatriz Bilbao and Isabel Aretz.[3] 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[4] from the Central University of Venezuela. In the 1990s, she graduated with a Masters in Piano Performance and later obtained a second Master in Music Theory and Composition, from the University of Miami.[5] She also has a Diploma of Advanced Graduate Studies in Music from Boston University.[6]

Career

Constantinidis received The Music Note Award 2003[7] for her three children's operas Lincoln, Ponce de Leon, and The First Thanks Giving, which premiered in Florida. She was awarded the "Educator of Note Award 2003" by the Ethel and W. George Kennedy Family Foundation, and the ASCAP Plus Award for Concert Music in 2009 and 2010.[8] She serves as artistic director of the Omorfia Contemporary Ensemble and the Southeast Composers Chamber Orchestra. Constantinidis has served as President of the Southeast Chapter of the National Association of Composers (NACUSA) in the United States.[9] [10]

Awards and honors

Constantinidis list of grants, honors and awards include:[11] [12]

Selected works

Constantinidis composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, theater and film scores. Selected works include:[2]

Publications

Books

Articles

Discography

Literature

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COCHE a LA VISTA: Silvia, nieta de Juan Gil y Paulita triunfa como pianista internacional. 2016.
  2. Web site: AMERICAN MUSIC CENTER. 24 January 2011.
  3. Book: Pfitzinger, Scott. A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. 2017.
  4. Web site: REGISTRO DE EGRESADOS UCV.
  5. Book: International index to film periodicals:an annotated guide. Karen. Jones. Michael. Moulds. Frances. Thorpe. 2004.
  6. Web site: Redbook . . 29 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508121439/http://www.bu.edu/commencement/files/2015/06/Redbook_15.pdf . May 8, 2016 . en . 2015.
  7. Web site: Young Patronesses of the Opera. 24 January 2011.
  8. Book: Music, International Alliance for Women in . IAWM Journal . 2009 . The Alliance . en.
  9. Web site: NACUSA. 20 January 2011.
  10. Web site: President's Message. ComposerUSA: The Bulletin of the National Association of Composers USA. IV. 15. 1 Spring 2009. 2. 11 February 2011.
  11. 'Sylvia Constantinidis, Karen Siegel, Julia Werntz, and Dafina Zeqiri', IAWM Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music 15/2 (2009): 25-27
  12. Web site: NACUSA Member Awards & Reviews. 12 February 2011.
  13. Web site: CD Synthesis No. 2. by Urban Arts Berlin Label. 9 February 2018.
  14. Web site: Masterworks Fourteen. 24 January 2011.
  15. Web site: The Education Fund. Impact II 2004-2005. 5 February 2011.
  16. Web site: Young Patronesses of the Opera. 24 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091224150545/http://www.ypo-miami.org/EducatorofNoteAward/tabid/62/Default.aspx. 24 December 2009.
  17. Web site: The Education Fund. Impact II 2002-2003. 5 February 2011.
  18. Web site: Commissions. ComposerUSA The Bulletin of the National Association of Composers USA. IV. 15 . 3 Winter 2009–10. 7. 11 February 2011.
  19. Web site: Performances. ComposerUSA The Bulletin of the National Association of Composers USA. IV. 15 . 3 Winter 2009–10. 6. 11 February 2011.
  20. Web site: NACUSA Mid-South Chapter. 12 February 2011.
  21. Book: Greece in modern times: an annotated bibliography of works. Constantinidis, Stratos E.. 2000.
  22. Web site: Southern Chapter, The College Music Society, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico 27th Regional Conference, February 9–11, 2006. 16. 12 February 2011.
  23. Web site: Arkivmusic,Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra . 26 June 2017.
  24. Web site: Sylvia Constantinidis,... - Entretenimiento EL UNIVERSAL . www.eluniversal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160502133729/http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/cultura/sylvia-constantinidis-embajadora-musica-clasica-latinoamericana_306736 . 2016-05-02.
  25. Web site: Sylvia Constantinidis on Apple Music. iTunes.
  26. Web site: Sylvia Constantinidis: Par Elle-Même by Sylvia Constantinidis. iTunes. 13 January 2012.
  27. Web site: Visions, by SYLVIA CONSTANTINIDIS.
  28. Web site: Sylvia Constantiinidis presenta el CD "Alberto Ginastera Centennial ". . www.correocultural.com . es . 20 October 2016.

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