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AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
“Cry of the Earth” Call for Scores
George Dousis's choral work “Soil, Sea, Flame, and Breath” has selected as one of the ten winning in the international “Cry of the Earth” Call for by the EcoVoice Project. The piece was featured on Sunday, 12th, in Chicago at the concert honoring the winners.
COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE
GRAVÍSSIMO! 2025
George Dousis served as Composer in Residence at the Gravíssimo! Festival 2025 in Alcobaça, Portugal.
This internationally renowned festival, dedicated to low brass, brought together outstanding musicians from across the globe. During his residency, George Dousis:
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Presented new works
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Collaborated with extraordinary performers
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Engaged in dialogue and exchange on contemporary music
The residency highlighted his creative voice within the international low brass community and strengthened his long-standing collaboration with the festival’s artistic directors Hugo Assunção and Sérgio Carolino.
AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
Harvey Phillips Award for Composition
George Dousis has received the prestigious Phillips Award for Composition Excellence from the International Tuba-Euphonium Association (ITEA) for his remarkable composition “Styx.”
This piece, commissioned and recorded by renowned artists Sergio Carolino and Hugo Assunção, draws inspiration from the mythological river symbolizing memory and oblivion. “Styx” performed in 2025 at the Gravíssimo! Low Brass Festival in Alcobaça, Portugal, marking a significant moment in Dousis's musical journey.
Harvey Phillips Award price for Composition Excellence
Harvey Phillips Award price for Composition Excellence
This recognition highlights not only the artistic collaboration with Carolino and Assunção, but also ITEA’s continuous support of new music and contemporary composers.
COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT
“Travel Diary”
string quartet
I am very pleased to share that my string quartet “Travel Diary” (IV movement) is selected as a finalist in the international Music Madness 2025 competition, organized by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle in North Carolina, USA.
Out of 160 submissions from across the globe, I am thrilled to announce that 'Travel Diary' has advanced to the final round of 8 works. It is true honor to have my piece featured this celebration of contemporary music creation.
World Premiere ANNOUNCEMENT
“Hellenic Suite”,
for Piano and WW Quintet
On Saturday, April 5, the remarkable Yiannis Potamousis and the exceptional quintet “Aiolos” presented the world premiere of my “Hellenic Suite,” composed specifically for them. The event was held at the prestigious Athens Conservatory, celebrating a unique blend of talent and creativity.
New ALBUM RELEASE
“A Time to Brake Silence” - “The Sea”
It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of the album “A Time to Brake Silence” by the distinguished Greek bassoon virtuoso Giorgos Faroungias.
The recording includes my new work for bassoon and piano, entitled “The Sea”, dedicated to him.
The piece is performed with exceptional artistry by Giorgos Faroungias (bassoon) together with the outstanding Giorgos Konstantinou (piano).
Available from Subways Music.
New premiere!
Pentozali, for 4 hand piano
Community Concert – Abu Dhabi Four Notes
On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the distinguished soloists Katarina Krpan and Ioannis Potamousis performed the world premiere of the movement “Pentozali” from the work “Greek Suite” by George Dousis, transcribed for piano four hands.
The program also featured works by Claude Debussy, Antonín Dvořák, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Ivo Josipović.
📍 Abu Dhabi Four Notes – Dubai @steinwaydubai
It was a great honor and joy to have this work presented by such exceptional artists, in a concert that brought together diverse voices of the piano repertoire.
New publishing collaboration
with the
Finnish choral music publisher choralworks
My choral works will now be published by the company Choralworks, which specializes in publishing high quality choral works
Choralworks.fi offers an open platform for choral composer’s and arranger’s own PDF scores.
This makes us an ideal and unique link between choirs and high-quality choral repertoire
“B-Me - Blending Melodies: Bridging cultural identities”Orquestra Geração - Sistema Portugal
B-Me: Blending Melodies: Bridging Cultural Identities" is a project implemented in partnership by Portugal, Greece, and Cyprus, bringing together local composers and musicians who are refugees, migrants, or their descendants in a co-creation process of original works that unite different cultural identities
The Athens Municipality Symphony Orchestra
in collaboration with the the Athens’ Culture - Sports and Youth Organization (OPANDA) presents the premiere of the "Concerto for piano and orchestra" by George Dousis
Giorgos Konstantinou - Soloist
Andreas Tselikas - Conductor
"Structured artistically, with a postmodern style but also with solid foundations in the 20th-century music history and with marvelous sonic colors from jazz/improvisational music (...), it has given us unique moments of 'entertainment' (in the ancient Greek interpretation of the word)."
Thomas Tamvakos, Musicologist-critic-researcher
New production
Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Hall
S.N. Foundation Cultural Center
New Album Release
the fourth album release consisting of original compositions of George Dousis
Released in December 2019
Travel Diary
String Quartet
Live Recording
Watch the full Opera
The Greek National Opera Alternative Stage and The Medium Project musical theatre company co-produce the new chamber opera based on Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece Hedda Gabler.
About George
George Dousis was born in Athens, Greece. He has established himself as one of the most outstanding contemporary composers in his country. His music is characterized by high technical perfection, sonorous richness, and penetrating delineation of characters when it comes to stage music. His works include a Piano Concerto (2017), a Cello Concerto (2023), works for symphonic orchestra, and works for small ensembles. Works for the stage include eight operas of all kinds, while the family opera The Magic Pillows (2020) and Hedda Gabler (2018) have been commissioned by the Greek National Opera.
He studied composition with T. Antoniou and attended compositional seminars with B. Ferneyhough, W. Rihm, M. Stroppa, Ivan Fedele, B. Mantovani, and S. Sciarrino, among others.
His music has been performed by ensembles including the State Orchestra of Athens, the ERT National Symphonic Orchestra, the Athens Municipality Symphony Orchestra, and smaller ensembles around the world (U.K., U.S.A., Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Mexico, Portugal, Finland, etc.). As an orchestrator and arranger, he has also worked with major orchestras such as the Boston Pops–BSO and the Symphonic Orchestra of Cannes. He is a member of ISCM GR (International Society of Contemporary Music).
Recent projects include the opera Nizinski, The Prophecy of Fire (premiere TBA), and a series of orchestral works based on ancient Greek myths.
Jazz Activities
George Dousis’s contribution to the field of jazz music is also noteworthy. As the founder of the band Momo Trio, he has made three productions (two vinyl and one digital) and has released two purely personal jazz albums (the second is to be released in 2024). He has also collaborated in numerous concerts and festivals as a jazz pianist.
Awards and Recognitions
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2024: Orchestral work Danae and Perseus – Shortlisted in the Waterfall Symphonic Orchestra International Call for Works.
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2024: An Old Man – 2nd Prize, Tapiola Choir International Composition Competition.
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2025: String quartet Travel Diary (IV movement) – Finalist, Music Madness 2025 International Competition, organized by the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle (out of approximately 160 submissions).
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2025: Styx (for tuba, trombone, and piano) – Harvey Phillips Award for Composition Excellence.
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2025: Choral work Soil, Sea, Flame, and Breath – Selected as one of the ten winning compositions in the international “Cry of the Earth” Call for Scores, organized by the EcoVoice Project (performance in Chicago, October 12th, 2025).
