Background
Antoniou, Theodore was born on February 10, 1938 in Athens, Greece. Came to the United States, 1969, naturalized, 1972. Son of Vassilios and Maria (Veligradi) Antoniou.
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Theodore Antoniou
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Theodore Antoniou, Greek composer, conductor. Recipient 1st prize for composition Hellenic Conservatory, 1961, Richard Strauss prize City of Munich, 1964; Kassimatis Foundation fellow, 1961-1963; Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst fellow, 1963-1965; State Department Program for Leaders and Specialist fellow, 1966; National Endowment for Arts fellow, 1975, 77; John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation grantee, 1979.
Education
Diploma in violin; Diploma in theory and harmony, National Conservatory of Greece, Athens, 1956. Diploma in counterpoint and fugue, 1958. Diploma Professor Music, Ministry Education of Greece, 1957.
Diploma in composition and orchestration, Hellenic Conservatory, Athens, 1961. Diploma in composition Master Class, Hochschule for Musik, Munich, West Germany, 1964. Diploma in electronic music, Siemens Studio for Electronic Music, Munich, 1965.
Career
Member faculty National Conservatory, Athens, 1956-1961. Composer in residence, visiting professor composition, orchestration and drama Stanford University, 1968-1969, 69-70, 76. Composer in residence University Utah, 1970, 71-72.
Professor composition, director New Music Group, Philadelphia Museum Academy (now Philadelphia College Performing Arts), 1970-1979. Professor composition Boston University, since 1979. Founder, director Stanford New Music Ensemble, ALEA II, 1969, ALFA III Boston's Performing Ensemble, since 1979.
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Membership
Member International Society Contemporary Music (co-founder, vice president Greek chapter 1965-1972), International Society Heinrich Schutz (co-founder, vice president Greek chapter 1966).
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1961
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1956 - 1961
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1970 - 1979
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1970 - 1979
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1979
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Recipient 1st prize for composition Hellenic Conservatory, 1961, Richard Strauss prize City of Munich, 1964. Kassimatis Foundation fellow, 1961-1963. Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst fellow, 1963-1965. State Department Program for Leaders and Specialist fellow, 1966. National Endowment for Arts fellow, 1975, 77. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation grantee, 1979.Recipient 1st prize for composition Hellenic Conservatory, 1961, Richard Strauss prize City of Munich, 1964. Kassimatis Foundation fellow, 1961-1963. Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst fellow, 1963-1965.
State Department Program for Leaders and Specialist fellow, 1966. National Endowment for Arts fellow, 1975, 77. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation grantee, 1979.