Katerina Stamatelos: Biography.


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Biography. Condensed.


Katerina Stamatelos was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She graduated from the Anatolia American College.

Katerina studied piano performance with: Helen Papazoglou (State Conservatory of Thessaloniki), Gelert Modos (Pireus Association), Dianko Iliew (Conservatory of Vienna), Lois Rova Ozanich (Kent State University), and Uriel Tsachor (The University of Iowa).

Her composition teachers include: Michael Eckert, David Gompper, Lawrence Fritts, and Jeremy Dale Roberts (The University of Iowa). She further attended composition master classes with Theodore Antoniou, Robert Platz, and Beat Furrer.

She holds degrees from: The University of Iowa (MA and PhD in composition), Kent State University (MM in piano performance), the Conservatory of Vienna (Piano Teaching Certificate), and the Pireus Association (Piano Soloist Diploma).

She also holds a degree in Fashion Design (Dimitrelis School of Fashion, Thessaloniki).

Her awards include: a full tuition scholarship and assistantship for composition (The University of Iowa, 2005–2006), the Henry and Parker Pelzer Composition Award (The University of Iowa, 1999–2000), the Rita Benton Scholarship for piano performance (The University of Iowa, 1999–2000), the Iowa Performance Fellowship (The University of Iowa, 1996–1999), Scholarship of the Hellenic University Club of Northeastern Ohio (1986), Scholarship of the Blossom Festival School (Kent, Ohio, 1985), full tuition scholarship and assistantship (Kent Sate University, Kent, Ohio, 1985–1986), Scholarship of The Music Friends of the City of Vienna (Vienna, Austria, 1975–1976), Scholarship of the Pireus Association (Pireus, Greece, 1970–1971) and a Panhellenic Piano Competition Award (Pireus, 1970).

Her compositions have been performed at: the Midwestern Composers’ Symposiums of 2006, 1998, and 1997 (The University of Iowa, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Oberlin College), in Italy, and in Greece ( Athens and Thessaloniki).

Recent compositions of hers have been premiered at: The SoundSCAPE Festival 2009 (Pavia, Italy), The International Saxophone Symposium 2010 (George Mason University, USA), and The Flamingo International New Music Festival 2010 (Florida, USA). Her recently commissioned work (the song cycle Love and Terror) was premiered at the University of Iowa (March 6th, 2010) and has already been released on CD by Albany Records. Finally, her most recent performances were by Paul Bowman who presented her composition RedMoons for solo guitar in a series of seven concerts in the U.S.A.

As a pianist she has performed in: Greece, Austria, Germany, the United States, and Canada. She has appeared as a soloist with all major orchestras of Greece and on National Radio and TV.

She is an elected member of the Pi Kappa Lambda Society, and ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers).

Her compositions are recorded by SXISMA RECORDS label. Her publisher is: SXISMA EDITIONS, also an ASCAP member.

Biography. Extended.


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Biography. Education. Degrees.

Katerina Stamatelos was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She graduated from the Anatolia American College.

Piano performance education: studies with Helen Papazoglou (State Conservatory of Thessaloniki), Gelert Modos (Pireus Association), Dianko Iliew (Conservatory of Vienna), Lois Rova Ozanich (Kent State University), and Uriel Tsachor (The University of Iowa).

Composition education: studies with Michael Eckert, David Gompper, Lawrence Fritts, and Jeremy Dale Roberts (The University of Iowa).

Composition master classes attended: Theodore Antoniou, Robert Platz, and Beat Furrer (The University of Iowa).

She holds degrees from: The University of Iowa (MA and PhD in composition), Kent State University (MM in piano performance), the Conservatory of Vienna (Piano Teaching Certificate), and the Pireus Association (Piano Soloist Diploma). She also holds a degree in Fashion Design (Dimitrelis School of Fashion, Thessaloniki).

Katerina Stamatelos is an elected member of Pi Kappa Lambda Society, and ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers).

Her compositions are recorded by SXISMA RECORDS label. Her publisher is: SXISMA EDITIONS, also an ASCAP member.


Biography. Awards.

A full tuition scholarship and assistantship for PhD studies in composition, (The University of Iowa, 2005–2006)

The Henry and Parker Pelzer Composition Award (The University of Iowa, 1999–2000)

The Rita Benton Scholarship for piano performance (The University of Iowa, 1999–2000)

The Iowa Performance Fellowship (The University of Iowa, 1996–1999)

Scholarship of the Hellenic University Club of Northeastern Ohio (1986)

Scholarship of the Blossom Festival School (Kent, Ohio, 1985)

Full tuition scholarship and assistantship (Kent Sate University, Kent, Ohio, 1985–1986)

Scholarship of The Music Friends of the City of Vienna (Vienna, Austria, 1975–1976)

Scholarship of the Pireus Association (Pireus, Greece, 1970–1971)

A Panhellenic Piano Competition Award (Pireus, 1970) 

Finalist at the Panhellenic Fashion Designers competition (1969)


Biography. Performances.

Katerina's compositions have been performed at: the Midwestern Composers’ Symposiums of 2006, 1998, and 1997 (The University of Iowa, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oberlin College), in Italy, and Greece (Athens and Thessaloniki).

Recent compositions of hers have been premiered at: The SoundSCAPE Festival 2009 (Pavia, Italy), The International Saxophone Symposium 2010 (George Mason University, USA), and The Flamingo International New Music Festival 2010 (Florida, USA).

Her recently commissioned work (the song cycle Love and Terror) was premiered at the University of Iowa (March 6th, 2010) and has already been released on CD by Albany Records. Finally, her most recent performances were by Paul Bowman who presented her composition RedMoons for solo guitar in a series of seven concerts in the U.S.A.

As a pianist she has performed in: Greece, Austria, Germany, the United States, and Canada. She has appeared as a soloist with all major orchestras of Greece and on National Radio and TV.


Biography. Teaching.

2005-2006: Teaching Assistant. The University of Iowa School of Music

1996-2000: Graduate Fellow. The University of Iowa School of Music

1990-1996: Piano Professor. Music College of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

1989-1990: Piano Professor. Synchronon Conservatory of Thessaloniki

1988-1989: Piano Professor. Synchronon Conservatory of Thessaloniki, Makedonikon Conservatory of Thessaloniki

1986-1987: Piano Professor. Makedonikon Conservatory of Thessaloniki

1985-1986: Teaching Assistant. Department of music,Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

1983-1984: Piano Professor. Neon Odeon of Thessaloniki

1980-1982: Piano Professor. Vritsiou School of Music, Thessaloniki

1977-1980: Piano Pofessor. Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria (Musikschule "Margareten")


Biography. 

Professional Memberships.

Katerina Stamatelos is an elected member of Pi Kappa Lambda Society, and ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers).