Composer Biography:
http://www.presser.com/composer/tsontakis-george/
Awards:
Charles Ives Living Award (2007)
Grawemeyer Award (2005) – Violin Concerto No. 2 (2003)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1996)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (1995)
Compositions for Winds:
Fanfare (1996) for 6 Horns, Tuba
Three Mood Sketches (1989) for Woodwind Quintet
Three Byzantine Hymns (1988) for Chorus and Brass Quintet
Byzantium Kanon (1986) for Chorus and Brass Quintet
Birdwind Quintet (1983) for Woodwind Quintet