Matthew Legakis
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He has studied orchestra conducting under the instruction of R. Pylarinos and he has taken the Diploma ALCM-LLCM in Conducting of London College of Music at Thames Valley University. Matthew Legakis has also studied composition (Honors diploma, examiners: G. Metallinos and I. Dakoutros) at the Conservatory of Art of G. Fakanas. Furthermore, he has graduated with merit from the National Conservatory and he has taken diplomas in Harmony, Counterpoint and Fugue under the instruction of M. Rozakis.
As a student, he has also taken courses in orchestration, piano, guitar, violin and wind instruments and in classical singing under the guidance of prominent tutors. Apart from these courses, he has also attended series of seminars in composition, orchestra and choir conducting, traditional music and music technology.
As a player (guitar, piano and clarinet) and as a chorister he has taken part in many professional and amateur choirs, giving concerts in Greece and abroad (France, England).
As a conductor, he has given many concerts (about 100) with an extensive repertoire.
Matthew Legakis has written a wide range of musical compositions for many instrumental and vocal ensembles ranging from atonal and neoclassic style to jazz music. He has composed music for theatre plays and he has orchestrated and arranged a great amount of work for many different ensembles.Since 1996, he has been working as a teacher of music in public schools.
Since 2001, he conducts the professional vocal ensemble-voice orchestra Eklipsis, with which he has given more than 70 concerts all over Greece.In addition, he teaches theory of music (Harmony, Counterpoint and Fugue) and choir conducting in conservatories. He is also the conductor of the choir and the professional chamber orchestra at the Municipality of Agios Stefanos, as well as of the string orchestra "NuovArte".
"Eklipsis" vocal ensemble - voice orchestra
www.eklipsis.gr
www.myspace.com/eklipsisvocalensemblevoiceorchestra
The vocal ensemble-voice orchestra Eklipsis* was formed in November 2000 by the conductor and composer Matthew Legakis, the piano soloist and soprano singer Myrto Akrivou and the teacher of music and pianist Sotiris Sarandakos.
Their purpose is to acquaint and bring the public into contact with not only the modern but also the classical music repertoire through the vocal art. The ensemble has nine members- soloists, four female and four male voices and a pianist. The original and of high-standard harmonizations-orchestrations by the conductor and his collaborators and by important arrangers of this kind, provide the characteristic sound of the ensemble, in which the voice plays the role of a musical instrument being at the same time a solid choir. This kind of a voice orchestra is pioneer in Greece.
Its repertoire includes works from the classical and romantic period, jazz and Latin music, soundtracks, musicals and traditional music of Greece and other counties. Apart from these, its repertoire includes also contemporary music written by Greek and foreign composers.
Until now it has given many performances in concert halls and open-air theatres all over Greece and has released CDs with Christmas songs from all over the world. One of its greatest collaborations was with the organization Athens 2004 at the Welcome Ceremonies of the 28th Paralympic games.
* eklipsis in the ancient Greek music meant the lowering of a note or the transition from a higher to a lower in the vocal music.
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