Panayiotis Kokoras
Panayiotis Kokoras ( Greek Παναγιώτης Κόκορας ; * 1974 in Ptolemaida , Greece ) is a Greek composer .
Kokoras studied composition and classical guitar in Athens . In 1999 he went to England for postgraduate studies and studied composition at the University of York with the support of the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) and the Al. Trianti Music Scholarships (Society Friends of Music).
Compositions were commissioned by institutions and festivals such as FROMM (Harvard University), IRCAM , MATA (Music At The Anthology), Spring Festival (York University), Gaudeamus (Netherlands) and have been performed on various occasions and broadcast in Europe, Asia and America. His works have won various prizes in international competitions, including the Look and Listen Prize 2004 - New York, Gaudeamus 2004 and 2003, Bourges Residence Prix 2004, JTTP 2003 - Canada / Great Britain, Insulae Electronicae 2003 - Italy, Jurgenson Competition 2003 - Russia, Seoul international competition 2003 - Korea, Takemitsu Composition Award 2002 - Japan, Noroit Prize 2002 - France, Musica Viva 2002 - Portugal, CIMESP 2002 - Brazil, Musica Nova 2001 - Czech Republic, Métamorphoses 2000 - Brussels.
Panayiotis Kokoras has developed a special method of composition which he calls "holophonic musical texture". With this he developed a differentiated control of abstract sound structures, in which he is primarily interested in the changing sound poetics and temporal and spatial precision. It deals with the listener's perception and how to place an acoustic signal into a structural representation based on psychoacoustic perceptions of music. His compositions deal with the influence of electroacoustic processing of instrumental sounds and vice versa. Panayiotis Kokoras' spectrum ranges from acoustic works and mixed media, improvisation and tape compositions.
He is a founding member of the Association of Greek Electroacoustic Composers (HELMCA), which he currently chairs as President. Since 2004 he has been teaching at the Institute for Technology and Education in Crete. His works have been released on NOR, Miso Musica, SAN / CEC, Independent Opposition Records.
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| SURNAME | Kokoras, Panayiotis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Κόκορας, Παναγιώτης (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ptolemaida |