Konstantin Skype Music Theory Composition

kias' prowess as a teacher and composer is invaluable to any student. His extensive knowledge of the industry transforms an abstract and isolated art form into a practical and lively event. His skills in orchestration and instrumentation are evident in his teaching, and he specialises in considering players needs. His approach to music is creative and unique. He makes use of past music in a refreshing and innovative way, while embracing the new in a way that is mature and daring. His particular focus on vocal writing demonstrates his unique lyricism, which any good student will find difficult not to learn. I am very grateful to be a past student of Kon's, and can wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone considering compositional studies. Joseph Thompson

"Constantine Koukias is an excellent teacher. Highly knowledgeable, flexible, generous and with a great balance between the old and the new, he helped me de-mystify many aspects of composition and orchestration and since my lessons with him my music and creative process have improved dramatically. I can highly recommend studying with Constantine." Julius Schwing

KONSTANTIN KOUKIAS
Konstantin Koukias is a Greek -Tasmanian composer & opera director based in Amsterdam. His avant-garde approach to the presentation of opera has resulted in hybrid productions such as Days and Nights with Christ, To Traverse Water, MIKROVION (Small Life - 36 Images in a Phantom Flux of Life), The Divine Kiss, Tesla - Lightning in His Hand and most recently The Barbarians, inspired by Constantine Cavafy’s famous poem Waiting for the Barbarians for the Museum of Old & New Art. His works range from large-scale music theatre & opera to mobile installation art events. His compositions have been always remarkable for their characteristic, mesmerising and atmospheric qualities created by temporal, spatial and production designs. In his recent works, exotic flavours have been introduced through Eastern timbres and melody-design. In 1993 he was commissioned by the Sydney Opera House Trust to compose ICON, a large-scale music theatre piece to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House. Music theatre works include Kimisis – Falling Asleep, Borders, Orfeo, Rapture - Sonic Taxi Performance, Schwa – The Neutral Vowel, Antigone and The Da Ponte Project. His work Prayer Bells, which draws on traditions of Latin, Hebrew and Byzantine chant, had its USA premiere at the Chicago Cultural Centre. In 2004 he was awarded a Sir Winston Churchill Fellowship. His Incantation II for soprano and digital delay won the International Valentino Bucchi Vocal Prize in Rome in 1997. Koukias has been the recipient of numerous international commissions and awards. His design credits include the internationally acclaimed Odyssey and Medea.