Professor of Byzantine Musicology
Department of Musical Studies, UOA
He leads the “Byzantine Musicology” research group, a team of four colleagues, members of academic staff forming a strong core of research and applied artistic investigation into various Byzantine musicological subjects. Together they form the only multi-member creative and productive group presently working on an international academic level in the field of Byzantine Musicology. He teaches on both undergraduate and graduate level at the NKUA, but also at other Greek universities and institutes. His personal approach to this particular learning object is determined by an innovation: the study, analysis and comprehension of the theory and history of music through its practical expression. He firmly believes that the combination of theory and practice is instrumental for a substantial knowledge of the phenomenon of musical creation, and up to the present day he has supported this belief with his scientific, educational and artistic work. This thesis of his is substantiated in his extensive (more than 150 titles) published work, which has not only been received with praise, but also has begun to influence his peers (for example, there are lots of citations in his doctoral dissertation in all the musicological dissertations and studies, published – both in Greece and abroad – after 2003).
To support his scientific views, he has participated in a great number of congresses in Greece, many of them organized by himself and his collaborators. He also delivers lectures and participates in seminars and workshops, whereas his parallel artistic activity illustrates the practical application of any theoretical view. This multifaceted activity in the field of Byzantine music has already been given approval and a favorable reception both in Greece and abroad, as it is shown by the invitations addressed to him and the broad interest in his work. He is frequently invited in international congresses and conferences where he presents the results of his theoretical inquiries and has the opportunity to discuss and collaborate with his colleagues who work in the same field. So far he has collaborated with Diane Toulatos (USA), Alexander Lingas (England), Gerda Wolfman and Nina-Maria Wanek (Austria), Christian Troeslgård (Denmark), and in Russia with Evgeny Gertsman and also with the editorial board of ПРАВОСЛАВНАЯ ЭНЦИКЛОПЕДИЯ, where he is responsible for the critical evaluation and composition of all entries on Byzantine musicology and the like.
Many young PhD researchers prepare their theses under his supervision, whilst others, former students of his and now doctors, have become professors and occupy important posts in public education and in society at large. He regularly participates in juries for the election of new members of academic staff in various universities both in Greece and abroad. Furthermore, many young scholars from Europe, Asia and America seek his advice on matters of shared interest and follow his suggestions in regard to their doctoral thesis. His students’ research displays the traits that define his own work, i.e. the approach of theoretical and historical issues in the light of artistic creation. In collaboration with a number of PhD researchers, he attempts an original and innovative interdisciplinary approach of Byzantine music under the prism of cultural anthropology.
His whole activity as an internationally recognized musician in his twofold quality, both as a scientific researcher and university professor and as an artist, composer, interpreter, and director of musical ensembles, explores new paths toward a global, multifaceted and innovative approach to Byzantine Musicology. Simultaneously, he aims at directing scientific interest toward yet another interdisciplinary approach to the classical parameters of Byzantine musicology, thus attempting (with the contribution of his students and colleagues, visibly influenced by his thinking) to open a new channel in investigating and analyzing art which tends to be internationally recognized.
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