Demetrius Spaneas
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Debussy's Syrinx
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Spoken Origins
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Genre: Classical / Experimental / Other
Location New Yorck City, New York, Un
Profile Views: 37149
Last Login: 5/4/2013
Member Since 12/3/2006
Website www.dspaneas.com
Record Label Capstone (as soloist); DSM, Mode, Centaur, Canteloupe
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
Multi-wind instrumentalist/composer/recording artist Demetrius Spaneas leads a varied international career and has worked with such diverse artists as John Cage, Ray Charles, and Kyrgyz traditional musicians. He has been featured soloist and composer at major concert venues and festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Through his work with the US Embassy system, he has presented concerts and lectures on American music and culture throughout the former Soviet Union. Interested in connecting cultures and creating international artistic dialogue, his current initiatives focus on Central Asia, the Balkans, China, and Russia. For details and upcoming events, please visit: www.dspaneas.com ...... .. ............Myspace Layouts.. - ..Myspace Editor.. - ..Image Hosting.... Purchase music from my new recording "Sfumato" at: .......... ........ ...... ...... -
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Me on a variety of saxes, clarinets, flutes, recorders, and world music wind instruments. -
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Josquin, Mozart, Ives, Coltrane, Beatles, Talking Heads, Asian Music and Philosophy, Modern Art. -
Sounds Like
.. .. .. .. .. WAVES (1982) for computer-generated sound and improvisers by William Susman. Performed by Demetrius Spaneas - multi-winds and, William Susman - piano at The Stone, New York City, March 17, 2009. .. .. .. .. .. Spaneas "Interlude 3 (Ascension); performance at Mikhail Chemyakin Foundation, St. Petersburg, Russia .. .. .. .. .. Improvisations at "The Stray Dog" in St. Petersburg, Russia .. .. .. .. .. Akis Doutis, "Biofields", performance in Athens, Greece .. .. .. .. .. At The Stray Dog; with digeridoo
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I write this blog after hearing of the passing of Boston composer Harold Shapero …the blog isn’t about him, per se, although he was a wonderful composer. It is about a topic that has begun to haunt me more and more… When I taught music appreciation classes, I would always ask students “who will be…
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Demetrius Spaneas
A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed by Jazz Inside magazine, which focuses on promoting jazz in the greater New York City area. Here is their mission statement: Jazz Inside is dedicated to support the growth and perpetuation of America’s Original Classic Art Form – Jazz.
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Demetrius Spaneas
Fulbright Specialist Grant to Tajikistan
It is with great happiness that I share this wonderful news. I have been given a Fulbright Specialist grant to travel to Dushanbe, Tajikistan this summer to work with students and professionals as part of my ongoing project of promoting cultural diplomacy through jazz education.
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I decided to expand upon what I told you about my Children’s Songs over the weekend. Yes, I did finish revising these, but I pretty much left them the way they were when I originally wrote them in 1994. Here’s why: I was living in Arizona at the time and studying with Chinary Ung .
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1 Song | Oct 14, 2010
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8 Songs | May 28, 2010
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Bio:
Multi-wind instrumentalist/composer/recording artist Demetrius Spaneas leads a varied international career and has worked with such diverse artists as John Cage, Ray Charles, and Kyrgyz traditional musicians. He has been featured soloist and composer at major concert venues and festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Through his work with the US Embassy system, he has presented concerts and lectures on American music and culture throughout the former Soviet Union. Interested in connecting cultures and creating international artistic dialogue, his current initiatives focus on Central Asia, the Balkans, China, and Russia. For details and upcoming events, please visit: www.dspaneas.com
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Member Since:
December 03, 2006Members:
Me on a variety of saxes, clarinets, flutes, recorders, and world music wind instruments.Influences:
Josquin, Mozart, Ives, Coltrane, Beatles, Talking Heads, Asian Music and Philosophy, Modern Art.Sounds Like:
WAVES (1982) for computer-generated sound and improvisers by William Susman. Performed by Demetrius Spaneas - multi-winds and, William Susman - piano at The Stone, New York City, March 17, 2009. Spaneas "Interlude 3 (Ascension); performance at Mikhail Chemyakin Foundation, St. Petersburg, Russia Improvisations at "The Stray Dog" in St. Petersburg, Russia Akis Doutis, "Biofields", performance in Athens, Greece At The Stray Dog; with digeridooRecord Label:
Capstone (as soloist); Mode, Centaur, CanteloupeShows & Events
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