Nikos Galenianos – Νίκος Γαλενιανός (b. 1985) did bachelor composition studies at the Classical Music Academy of Rotterdam (Codarts) with Peter-Jan Wagemans and Rene Uijlenhoet and master composition studies at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague, with Peter Adriaansz and Yannis Kyriakides. Previously, in Greece, he acquired degrees in classical piano, music theory. While working on music, he studied law and graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Ηe has attended masterclasses with Johannes Schoellhorn, Mark Andre, Klaus Lang, Simon Steen-Andersen, Robin de Raaff, Klaas de Vries, and also courses at the ”sonology department” of the Royal Conservatory of the Hague.

He has cooperated with Doelen ensemble, Tectonics festival and Ilan Volkov, Gaudeamus Muziekweek festival, Bozzini quartet, Residentie Orkest den Haag, the ”Classic Young Masters” etc. Works of his have been performed at venues and occasions such as De Doelen, Boijmans van Beuningen museum, Orgelpark Amsterdam, the Greek National Opera, the small and the big theater of Epidaurus, Onassis Stegi Foundation, the Athens Concert Hall, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens Tedx Academy, the Greek National Theater, the National Theater of Northern Greece etc.

He has cooperated with theater directors such as Nikita Milivojevic, Thomas Moschopoulos, Kostas Filippoglou, Sofia Paschou, Io Voulgaraki, with the groups Patari Project, Fly Theater, Pyr, Rafi, etc, in small or large theatre and music theatre productions. His work often engages with ancient or medieval texts, such as Dante’s Inferno, John Milton’s Paradise Lost or ancient tragedy, which he uses as primal material. Language is processed in such a way that the words’ semantic direction is lost and substituted by the composed acoustic impression. Sound relics, artefacts, repetitive motives, distorted syllables or phonemes, all coexist in complex counterpoint models, recreating the text through a purely sound-based perspective.

He is member of the contemporary music ensemble TETTTIΞ, found in 2017. The ensemble mainly consists of composers and instrumentalists who met during their staying in the Netherlands. Its goal is bringing classical contemporary repertoire to the foreground and the creation of holistic performances. His educational activity includes a composition laboratory for composers in Greece and improvisation masterclasses for children and adults.