George (Giorgos) Venetsanos
Composer
The Greek composer George Venetsanos was born in Athens in 1966. He studied modern and classical percussion and theory of music at the Central Conservatory in Athens (Music Harmony with Kostas Klavvas), Counterpoint, Fugue and Brass Orchestration with Nikiforos Nevrakis and Composition with Theodore Antoniou at the National Conservatory in Athens. He has also attended Composition Master Class, with the distinguished American Composer Gunther Schuller. His compositions include works of various music styles. He has written music for orchestra,champer music,music for solo instruments,music for theatre, cinema,songs etc. His works have been presented by significant Greek ensembles. As an arranger he has arranged many Greek ensembles & orchestras (Philharmonic Orchestra of Athens l,State orchestra of Greek music and others). He has also arranged and conducted the orchestra of Thessaloniki song Festival. He is a member and arranger of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Athens and also teaches theory of music,orchestration and composition at National Conservatory of Greece and the Municipal Conservatory of Petroupolis He is a member of the Greek Composers Union.
Basic details
- Place of birth
- Αθήνα
Features
Skills
- musical instruments
- Piano, Percussion instruments, Drums
- Languages
- Greek, English