GRUPPETTO QUARTET

Alexander Pappas,artistic director of the Gruppetto-String quartet,Athens.GreeceHis musical education begun very early with piano lessons from the pianist Yannis Pa

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padopoulos and the musicologist and pianist Liza Sperling. He continued studying by himself with guidance from friends who were musicians. He took lessons from the musician Yiorgos Xanthakos and Harmonics and Orchestration lessons from the musicians Tassos Kalaitzis and Prof.Nestor Teylor. His musical pieces reach the confines of Baroque and exude an intense romantic trait. He has composed: • Orchestral compositions for films by Carolos Bratits (documentaries) in 1999 and 2000. • Orchestral compositions for a documentary film by the Ministry for the Environment, Planning and Public Works in 1999. • Orchestral compositions for an audiovisual Candilena presentation with a homonymous CD in 2000. • Orchestral compositions for a CD insert in a book published by L. Loukakis (Mermaid) in 2001. • Orchestral compositions for a disk insert published by L. Loukakis “Feelings” (Συναισθήματα) in 2002. • Orchestral compositions for a disk insert published by L. Loukakis “Forest Tails” (Παραμύθια του δάσους) in 2003. • Musical compositions to accompany documentary films for Cinematic Movies (in 2005). • The music that accompanied the screening of the slide show “One someday” (Μια κάποια μέρα) in 2001. • The musical CD “Cantabile” in 2005. • 11 compositions for piano (Nikolaidis Editions). In 2006 he created the “Gruppetto” String Quartet. He has also composed: • 6 compositions for a strings and piano quartet (first presentation at the ASHINART cultural centre on September the 9th 2006, performed by “Gruppetto”). • 6 compositions for a strings and flute presented at the Kea Fairy Tale festival in 2006,2007 performance by “Gruppetto”. In 2007 he was awarded the Silver Medal (second Prize) for Orchestral Compositions for the part “Canon for strings” at the Panhellenic Composition Contest (Youth Chorus and Orchestra Hellas). The String Quartet give consert s in varius hal in Greece. 2008.Sum of hes compositions was played by the Spaera Ensemble in Brazil.(world premiere)He has also compose The Spaera Fuge,dedicatet too this Ensemble. He has compose also music for the Fairy Tale from the famus autor Eygenios Tribizas.(Muisc,,Tenor&narator)Hee compose several peaces played in Greece and abroad.Hee put special importances too play with his quartet in scools and primary scools.Hee prepares actually a new fary tale music & narrator peace based on H.C.Andersen ,The ugly litel Duck for flute,clarinet,strings &narator in colaboration with the composer Eyd.Ypsilanti Sum compo. weel bee played also from a N.Zealand youth orchestra(direct.R.Yoouens) and in italy from The Icaros wind quintet.in a abcoming consert s... "http://lads.myspace.com/photoshow/slideshow.swf"