Nickitas Demos (b. 1962, Boulder, Colorado) holds a DMA in Composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied with Donald Erb (1927-2008). His commissions include works for the Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Georgia Music Teachers Association and the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including a MacDowell Fellowship (2011), Grand Prize: 2004 Millennium Arts Inter...