C O N S T A N T I N E C A R A V A S S I L I S

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(REVIEWS, QUOTES AND COMMENTS)

“…best concert I have attended in a long time.”

- Gary Kulesha (Composer advisor, Toronto Symphony Orchestra)

(Comment on: Songbird Suite premiere, Walter Hall, Univ. of Toronto).

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“…In all my years of university teaching, I have never experienced anything alike. Constantine ‘s progress can be best described as a creative explosion”.

- Christos Hatzis (professor of composition, University of Toronto, recipient of multiple international distinctions)

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“…A profound individual with beyond the ordinary sense of musicality”

- Antonis General (professor of piano, Royal Conservatory of Music)

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“…I especially enjoyed the song cycle of composer Constantine Caravassilis. I think [Constatine] is one of the best young composers alive in this country.”

- Andre Mondereu (internet source)

(Comment on: Through the Sprig of Myrtle, CBC Recording Recital – Ariana Chris, Montreal)

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“…The centerpiece of the afternoon was a series of songs entitled Through the Sprig of the Myrtle by Greek-Canadian composer Constantine Caravassilis. Just as Pierre Lou’s reached back to Sappho (7^th century B.C.) so has Caravassilis reached to the same age and another poet, Archilochos of Paros, for his inspiration…The five songs in the series are in turn jaunty, lyrical, dramatic and occasionally almost haunting.”

- James Karas, Hellenic Press - Mar 2005, Toronto

(Comment on: Through the Sprig of Myrtle, CBC Recording pre-reecital – Ariana Chris, Martin Dube, Toronto)

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…With some nuances from Debussy, and an extremely interesting “Northern” feel, [Constantine’s music] left me immensely impressed, or rather conquered me. I think that composer Caravassilis is worthy of any kind of support, as he is among the most important musicians of the day.

- G. Pittas, Cyprus Radio (Astra)

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Türkçe bilmemesine rağmen Sümeyra’nın çok sayıda parçasını mükemmel bir Türkçe’yle yorumlayabilen Alexandra Gravas, Yunanlı besteci Constantine Caravassilis’in Sümeyra için bestelediği eseri “for Sümeyra”yı da ilk kez Alte Oper’de seslendirdi. Türk dinleyicilerin Yükselir’in, Yunan dinleyicilerin de Gravas’ın parçalarına zaman zaman Türkçe ve Yunanca eşlik ettikleri konser, gece yarısına kadar sürdü.

- FM Kybele

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“…the most important Greek composer of his generation.”

- Jazz & Tzaz, Issue 164 (Nov. 06), pg. 18 view article here

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