ACCOLADES
Awards / Prizes
2023 3rd Ise-Shima International Composition Competition, Japan (Special Prize)
2023 Città di Udine International Composition Competition, Italy (Finalist)
2021 Euskal Herriko Txistulari Elkartea (EHTE) Composition Contest 2020 (Spain) Winner in Trio Category
2019 Leo Brouwer International Composition Competition (Second Prize)
2015 Milano EXPO Competition (Finalist)
2013 Alexander Zemlinsky Prize for Composition (Semi-finalist)
2013 Look and Listen Composers Competition (First Prize)
2012 Premio San Fedele Giovani Artisti (Finalist)
2012 Quey Percussion Duo Composition Contest (Finalist)
2012 New Note – 1st International Composers Competition, 37th Samobor Autumn Music Festival, Croatia (Second Prize)
2012 Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music's 5th annual Pianist/Composer Commissioning Project (Special Award)
2009 International Gaudeamus Composers Competition (Finalist)
2009 5th International Jurgenson Competition (Second Prize – Top Prize in Percussion Category)
2008 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Award
2007 Nominated Composer (British ISCM Section)
2007 Irino Prize (First Prize)
2007 International Gaudeamus Composers Competition (Finalist)
2004-7 SPNM (Society for the Promotion of New Music) (Short-listed Composer)
2005 Dundee Guitar Festival Composers Competition (First Prize)
2004 International Gaudeamus Composers Competition (Finalist)
2004 IMRO International Composers Competition (Honourable Mention)
2004 XVII Andres Segovia Composition Competition (First Prize)
2004 Fifth Triennial Concours Dutilleux (Second Prize)
2003-4 Vinson Award (University of York)
2002-4 Overseas Research Students (ORS) Award
2003 Ensemble Eleven Composition Competition (Finalist)
2003 Y.A Papaioannou Composition Competition (Second Prize)
2001-3 Nonhebel Award (University of York)
2001 University of Hull Departmental Prize
1998 – 2001 Thomas Beecham Trust Award
Commissions
2024 Cyprus Symphony Orchestra
2023 Cyprus Guitar Trio
2023 Ricciotti Ensemble Foundation
2023 Matthijs Koene and Silvia Marquez Chulila
2022 Musik der Jahrhunderte for the 2022 Donaueschinger Musiktage
2022 Northern Lights Duo
2021 Matthijs Koene
2020 Trio Zukan
2018 FACE (French American Cultural Exchange) Foundation New Music Fund
2017 New Music USA
2016 Chamber Music America
2014 Milano Expo
2013 Piandaemonium
2013 Ensemble Modern
2013 Neue Vocalsolisten
2012 Premio San Fedele Giovani Artisti and Klangforum Wien
2012 62 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD München
2012 London Symphony Orchestra
2011 International Music Institute Darmstadt (IMD)
2011 City of Athens Symphony Orchestra / Athens Concert Hall
2011 Barlow Endowment (General Commission) / New York Woodwind Quintet
2010 Premio San Fedele Giovani Artisti
2009 Duo Per Sonare
2009 Hull University (with support from the RVW Trust)
2008 Royal Philharmonic Society / Philharmonia Music of Today Series
2007 London Symphony Orchestra (Discovery Panufnik Young Composers Project)
2007 Klangspuren Festival
2006 SPNM for Aruna Narayan and the Endymion Ensemble
2006 SPNM for David Alberman
2005 Pharos Trust for Ensemble Modern
2005 55 Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD München
2004 2nd Grand Atelier Chorégraphes-Compositeurs of the Royaumont Foundation
2004 Venice Biennale 48th International Festival of Contemporary Music
BROADCASTS INCLUDE:
Radio France (France); RTP (Portugal); KBS1 (South Korea); BBC Radio3 (UK); Rai 3 (Italy); Concertzender Radio (The Netherlands); E.R.T. (Greece); CyBC (Cyprus); RTHK Radio 4 (Hong Kong); ORF 1 (Austrian Radio 1) (Austria); Polskie Radio (Poland); Classical KUAT.FM & 98.7 WFMT (Chicago, USA); The Voice of Russia World Service Radio & Culture TV channel (Russia); SWR2, NRK Alltid Klassik, Deutschlandradio, Deutsche Welle Radio & ARD (Bayerischer Rundfunk) (Germany
Winner of calls for works
2024 New Music Miami ISCM Festival Call for works (USA): Selected composer
2021 30th International Review of Composers (Belgrade, Serbia): Selected composer
2020 29th International Review of Composers (Belgrade, Serbia): Selected composer
2018 SCI 2019 National Conference / Robb Composers’ Symposium (New Mexico, USA)
2016 ISCM World New Music Days Festival (Korea Republic)
2014 ISCM World New Music Days Festival (Poland)
2012 Music Biennale Zagreb (Croatia)
2012 ISCM World New Music Days Festival (Ghent, Belgium)
2011 20th International Review of Composers (Belgrade, Serbia)
2011 Vox Novus 60x60 2011 International Mix (Louisville, KY)
2011 Days of Macedonian Music (Skopje, FYROM)
2009 18th International Review of Composers (Belgrade, Serbia)
2007 LSO Discovery Panufnik Young Composers Project (London, UK)
2007 ISCM World New Music Days Festival (Hong Kong)
2006 ISCM World New Music Days Festival (Stuttgart, Germany)
2005 National New Composers’ Forum (York, UK)
2004 Athens Concert Hall Young Composers Workshop (Athens, Greece)
2003 New Music North Festival (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)
2003 International Youth Music Forum (Kiev, Ukraine)
2003 International Contemporary Music Festival (Prishtina, Kosovo)
2002 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Young Composers Workshop (UK)
2002 Spring Festival (York, UK)
Residencies
2014 Composer in residence at La Cité internationale des Arts (Paris, France)
2012 DAAD Research Stay at Institut für Neue Musik, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Ten-week residency)
2008-9 Fulbright Scholar for Advanced Research at Boston University, Cyprus Fulbright Commission (Four-month residency)
2008 Franz Liszt Scholarship Winner, Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar (Three-month residency)
2007 Visby International Centre for Composers (One-month residency)
Scholarships
2011 Solti Foundation Scholarship
2008 Solti Foundation Scholarship
2007 PRSF Foundation / SPNM Bursary
2005-7 Wingate Foundation Scholarship
2006 Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music (IMD) (Full Scholarship)
2006 PRSF Foundation Bursary
2006 Bliss Trust / PRSF Composer Bursary Award
2003-5 Performance Rights Society Foundation (PRSF) Scholarship
2003 Association des Amis de Royaumont (Grant)
2003 Margaret Lee Crofts Fellowship
1998 – 2001 Sir Roy Marshall Scholarship
Teaching / Conferences
2022 Member of the Scientific and Artistic Committee for the Meta-Xenakis marathon
symposium
2020 - Associate Professor of Music Composition and Director of Electronic Music Studios at Ithaca College School of Music (NY, USA)
2016-20 Cyprus Coordinator of “Interfaces" ( N°: 570364-CREA-1-2016-1-EL-CULT-COOP2), funded by Creative Europe – Culture Sub-programme (2014-2020) - 'Support to European cooperation projects – Larger scale cooperation projects’.
2018 Committee and Music selection Chair, "Sound and Music Conference", Limassol, Cyprus.
2017 Member of Scientific Committee and submissions judge for the International conference for PhD
students “Musicology (in)action: Past musics,present practices, future prospects”, Thessaloniki, Greece
2016 - Assistant Professor of Music Composition at Ithaca College School of Music (NY, USA)
2016 Member of organizing and scientific committees for the “from Xenakis to the present: the Continuum in music and architecture” international conference, coorganized by the University of Cyprus, Department of Architecture, European University of Cyprus, University of Rouen
2015-17 Elected as member of the IMC (International Music Council) Executive Board
2009- Co-founder and Artistic Director, Pharos Arts Foundation's International Contemporary Music
Festival (Nicosia, Cyprus)
2008-15 Assistant and then Associate Professor of Music at European University Cyprus
2014-17 Elected Council Member for AEC (Association Européenne des Conservatoires/Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen)
2011/13/15 Member of the Organizing Committee for the International Motion Festival, European University Cyprus (Nicosia, Cyprus)
2014/15 Member of the Organizing Committee for "Culture and Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean International Conference" (European University Cyprus & Stockton College New Jersey)
Adjudication
2021&2022 Conference adjudicator for the 2022 and 2023 SEAMUS Conference
2022 External Evaluation & Accreditation Panel member, appointed by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency of Higher Education (HQAA) to undertake the academic accreditation of the Undergraduate Program on Music Studies of the Ionian University, as well as the Music Technology and Acoustics Department (Hellenic Mediterranean University)
2022 Member of the jury for the First International Upisketch Competition
2022 Member of the Review Panel for New Music USA Organizational Development Fund
2020 Member of the jury for the 2021 Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships application review in the Music Composition and Solo Recital categories
2020 Member of the Review Panel for New Music USA project grants
2020 1st Round Judge for the 2020 SCI/ASCAP Student Commission Competition (Graduate Division)
2019 Member of Jury for the Nikos Skalkottas International Composition Competition
2014 External Evaluation & Accreditation Panel member, appointed by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency of Higher Education (HQAA) to undertake the academic accreditation of the Music Department of The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2011 Member of Jury at the Premio Niccolo Castiglioni Composer Competition, Centro Culturale San
Fedele (Milan, Italy)
2005 Member of Jury at the XVIII Concurso de Composición “Andrés Segovia”
2002 Adjudicator of the 2nd Malaysian Guitar Competition / Also giving Masteclasses & Lectures (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)