LINA TONIA
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Lina Tonia was born in Alexandria, Greece, in 1985. She started music studies at the age of six. From 2005 to 2008 she studied composition close to Professor Christos Samaras, at the Department of Music, Faculty of Fine Arts in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
She has been participating in National and International composition competitions acquiring 9 prizes at the following competitions: Composition Competition of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2005, Music Festival Friends of Music in Athens 2005, Workshop for Young Composers in Patra 2006, Music Festival Friends of Music in Athens 2006, Jurgenson International Composition Competition 2007 in Moscow, International Composition Competition IVAN SPASSOV 2007 in Plovdiv/Bulgaria, Greek Opera Festival 2008 Thessaloniki, Workshop for young composers 2008 Thessaloniki, International competition for young composers TON DE LEEUW 2008 in Tirana.
She was awarded with the title of “Young composer 2008” from the Union of Greek Music and Theatre Critic.
She was awarded with the scholarship "Triantafilia Kriezi" (2002 - 2007) and also with AEPI scholarship - Union of Greek Composers (2008 - 2009).
She is a PHD student in composition in Edinburgh University close to Professor Nigel Osborne.
LIST OF COMPOSITIONS
THREE SONGS for mezzo soprano and piano,ca 8 min.
(In poem of Manolis Anagnostakis)
1. “They left sad”
2. “13 – 12 – 43”
3. “Detection”
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
ERWARTUNG (2007) for large orchestra, ca 8 min.
EPITIMBIO (2007) for large orchestra, ca 8 min.
Third prize at “THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR COMPOSERS – IVAN SPASSOV”
OPERA
WHO DID WEE IN THE MIDDLE OF
Third prize at “THE SECOND GREEK OPERA FESTIVAL”
CHAMBER MUSIC
A. SOLO PIANO
SAD DAY – SAD NIGHT (2007) ca 3 min.
THE GARDEN WITH THE DELUSIONS (2007) ca 6 min.
B. FOR SOLO INSTRUMENTS
ROSE WATER (2004), for Flute ca 6 min.
5 PIECES FOR CLARINET (2005), for Bb Clarinet ca 8 min.
NOPOGRAPHY (2007) for Violin, ca 5 min.
AIR (2008), for Flute ca 5 min.
DARK...OR...LIGHT? (2009) for Flute ca 6 min.
C. FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT WITH ELECTRONICS
THE VIEW OF STARS (2007), for Flute and Electronics,
D. FOR 2 – 3 INSTRUMENTS
BALLADE (2004), for Violoncello and Piano, ca 8 min.
ANIL (2005), for Bb Clarinet and Piano, ca 8 min.First Prize at “GREEK COMPOSITION COMPETITION – SAD…N’…LIE (2007), for Flute and Marimba, ca 7 min CONtrust (2007), for Flute, Bb Clarinet and Horn in F, ca 7 min Ε. STRING QUARTET MNEMONION (2006), ca 8 min. First prize at “THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL JURGENSON COMPETITION OF YOUNG COMPOSERS” ΙΚESΙΑ ΙΙ (2005), ca 8 min. Diploma at “GREEK FESTIVAL FRIENDS OF MUSIC” Athens/Greece December 2005 G. FOR 6 – 13 INSTRUMENTS ΙΚΕSΙΑ Ι (2005), for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Viola and Violoncello, ca 8 min. REFLECTIONS (2005), for Flute, Piano, Violin Contrabassoon and Percussion (2 players), ca 7 min. ΙΚΕSΙΑ ΙΙΙ (2006), for Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello and Percussion (2 players) , ca 9 min. ΙΚΕSΙΑ ΙV (2006), for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Percussion (3 players), ca 9 min.Prize at “WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS” Patra/Greece, September 2006 ΕROI (2006), for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Percussion (2 players), ca 8 min. FOR THE ABSENCE (2008), for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, ca 8 min. 3nd Prize at "TON DE LEEUW" competition, Tirana 2008 ECHO (2008), for Oboe, Piano, Violin, Viola, Violoncello ca 9 min. KARMA (2008), for Trumbet, Bb Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Violoncello, ca 7 min. KRAMA (2008), for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Percussion ca 9 min. GENESIS (2009), for Bb Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Violoncello ca 7 min. Vis a Vis (2009) for Violin, Piano, Bajan, Contrabass ca 7 min.
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