Sylvia Constantinidis (b Caracas, 1962 - present)

 

Sylvia Constaninidis is a Venezuelan-American pianist, composer, and conductor or European heritage. She began music lessons at the age of three in Caracas. She and her family moved to Paris to continue her studies at the Ecole Martenot and L'Universite Sorbonne de Paris. After returning to Venezuela, she worked as a pianists playing with orchestras and touring, she later went on to receive her Bachelors of Arts and Music at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. 

After receiving a scholarship in the 1990s she moved to South Florida where she attended the University of Miami to pursue her Masters in Piano Performance and later a second masters in Music Theory and Composition. Sylvia began composing at the early age of twelve and her compositions have been performed on radio throughout five continents. She has written music for films by commission, in addition to commissions for piano, ensembles and orchestra. She has won many awards for her music scores including the ERM International Masterworks of the New Era Composers Competition in 2007 for her composition “The Macondo Poems,” which later was nominated for a Grammy. As a pianist, and also as, composer, she has participated in music festivals in Spain, France, England, Czech Republic, her native country of Venezuela, as well as Central, South and North-America.

A strong advocate for music education, Sylvia in 2002 represented the State of Florida in Washington D.C., at the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) as part of a national team, whose members spoke for the importance of music education and music programs in the school system. Her interview on Primeros Pasos' (First Steps) on the benefits of music education for early childhood development has been broadcasted on more than seventy stations. Sylvia teaches music at several colleges and universities in South Florida. She serves regularly as a judge of music competitions and grant selections, she is also a board member and chairman of several arts and culture committees. She has founded and managed ensembles, orchestras and music organizations to support and promote New-Music.

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Catalogue of Works:

• “Rubi n Stone”, Op. 69, for orchestra, 2009
• “Pierrot et Colombine”, Op. 68, Concerto for violin, marimba and orchestra, 2009
• “Bomarzo”, Op. 67, Concerto for cello and orchestra, 2010
• “Schönheit”, Op. 66, for piano solo, 2009
• “Fiddeling Suite”, Op. 65, for string orchestra, 2010
• “Medusa”, Op. 64, for flute and manipulated sources, 2009
• “Cantos de Espanha”, Op. 63, Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, 2008-9
• “Nostalgia”, Op. 62, Concerto for piano and orchestra, 2006-9
• “Suite Apartaderos”, Op. 61, for clarinet and piano, 2008
• “Suite Margaritenha”, Op. 60, for clarinet and piano, 2008
• “French Songs Cycle”, Op. 59, for voice and piano, 2005-9
• “Tango”, Op. 55, for cello and piano, 2008
• “Retablos”, Op. 54, for violin and marimba, 2007
• “Treize Études”, Op. 53, for orchestra, 2006-7
• “Études de Concert”, Op. 52, for cello and piano, 2007
• “Études de Concert”, Op. 51, for piano
• “Density”, Op. 50, Etudes for two pianos, 2007
• “Sonatina for Joy”, Op. 49, for piano, 2007
• “Alleluhia”, Op. 48, for choir and orchestra, 2007
• “Prelude and Toccata”, Op. 47, for piano, 2006
• “Visions”, Op. 46, for Clarinet and String Quartet, 2006
• “Lunette”, Op. 45, for Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Marimba and Piano, 2006
• “Amaranta Suite”, Op 44, for two pianos, 2006
• “Suite a Deaux”, Op. 43, for cello and piano, 2005-6
• “Pochoclo”, Op. 42, for oboe and clarinet, 2005
• “Macondo Poem”, Op. 41, for Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon, 2005
• “Petit Fugue”, Op. 40, for String Quartet, 2005
• “Fugue a Deaux”, Op. 39 for flute, two violins and Cello, 2005
• “Resonance”, Op. 38, for piano solo, 2005
• “Heraclium”, Op. 37, for chamber ensemble, 2006
• “Lunch Break”, Op. 36, for chamber ensemble, 2006
• “Rubi & Stone”, Op. 35, for flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, French horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola and cello, 2005
• “Variations on a Twelve-Tone Row”, Op. 34, for 2 flutes, clarinet in Bb, French horn and bassoon, 2005
• “Imaya’s Miserere”, Op. 33, for choir and orchestra, 2004
• “Scenes”, Op. 32, for woodwind quintet, 2004
• “El Yaguarey”, Op. 31, for clarinet in Bb, cello and piano, 2004
• "Amaranta", Op. 30, for woodwind quintet and Piano, 2004
• “Walimai”, Op. 29, Symphonic Poem for orchestra, 2004
• “Rejoice”, Op. 28, for flute and string orchestra, 2003
• “Christmas Jambouree”, op. 27, for bells, flute and string orchestra, 2003
• “Tocatta Amazonica”, Op. 26, for piano, 2003
• “Fandango”, Op. 25, for orchestra, 2003
• “Dance of the Butterflies”, Op. 24, for string orchestra, 2002
• “Rubi’ n Stone”, Op. 23, for piano, 2002
• “Sunrise”, Op. 22, for viola and piano, 2002
• “The First Thanks Giving”, Op 21, Children Opera, 2002-3
• “Ponce de Leon”, Op. 20, Children Opera, 2001-2
• “Lincoln”, Op. 19, Children Opera, 2000-1
• “Music for Strings”, Op. 18, for string orchestra, 2001-2
• “Suite Tipica”, Op. 17, for string orchestra, 2001
• “Suite Indigena”, Op. 16, for string orchestra, 2000-1
• “Spanish Rhapsodie”, Op. 15, for orchestra, 2000
• “Latin Rhapsodie”, Op. 14, for orchestra, 2000
• “Impressions”, Op. 13, for piano solo, 1999
• “Sonatine No.1”, Op. 12, for piano solo, 1999
• “Suite Infantil”, Op. 11, for piano solo, 1997
• “Impresiones de Colores”, Op. 10, for ochestra, 1995
• “Valses Criollos”, Op. 9, for piano solo, 1990
• “Variaciones Folkloricas”, Op. 8, for piano solo, 1989
• “Arreglos Corales”, Op. 7, for choir, 1988
• “Piano Etudes”, Op. 6, for piano solo, 1984-7
• “Misa Antigua”, Op. 5, for voices, 1984-6
• “Piano Miniatures”, Op. 4, for piano, 1983-5