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GRAMMENOS KARANOS 83 Sherman Road, Brookline, MA 02467 Telephone: 617-850-1236 E-Mail: Gkaranos@Hchc.Edu, Gkaranos@Post.Harvard.Edu REV. DR. GRAMMENOS KARANOS 83 Sherman Road, Brookline, MA 02467 Telephone: 617-850-1236 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Curriculum Vitae Last updated August 22, 2018 Education National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece School of Philosophy, Department of Musical Studies • Ph.D. in Byzantine Musicology and Psaltic Art (2011) • Dissertation: Τὸ Καλοφωνικὸν Εἱρμολόγιον [The Kalophonic Heirmologion] • Advisors: Gregorios Stathis, Achilleus Chaldaeakes, Demetrios Balageorgos Boston University, Boston, MA Graduate School of Management • Master of Business Administration (2004) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges • Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Government (1997) • Senior Thesis: The Concept of Moderation in the Theories of Plato and Aristotle • Advisor: Petr Lom Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston, Boston, MA School of Byzantine Music • Certificate of Byzantine Music with highest distinction (2002) • Studied under Professor Photios Ketsetzis, Archon Protopsaltis of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Teaching Experience / Appointments Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA Assistant Professor of Byzantine Liturgical Music (September 2011 – present) Mathimata, Kratimata, and Deinai Theseis The Kalophonic Heirmologion History of Western Music History of Byzantine Music Directed Study in Byzantine Music Instruction for Beginners Directed Study in Advanced Ecclesiastical Composition in English Service Rubrics Byzantine Music for Clergy Byzantine Music X – Papadike, Old Sticherarion, and Kalophonic Heirmoi Byzantine Music IX – Papadike and Old Sticherarion CV of Grammenos Karanos Byzantine Music VIII – Divine Liturgy Byzantine Music VII – Doxastarion & Slow Heirmologion Byzantine Music VI – Holy Week Byzantine Music V – Prosomoia and Music for Sacraments Byzantine Music IV – Anastasimatarion: Modes II, Pl. II & Varys Byzantine Music III – Anastasimatarion: Modes III, IV & Pl. I Byzantine Music II – Anastasimatarion: Modes I & Pl. IV Byzantine Music I – Introduction to Byzantine Notation and Theory Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston “St. John of Damascus” School of Byzantine Music, Brookline, MA Director & Instructor (January 2014 – present) Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA Adjunct Instructor (January 2010 – August 2011) Advanced Byzantine Chant II – Divine Liturgy Byzantine Music III - Anastasimatarion: Modes III, IV & Pl. I Byzantine Music II - Anastasimatarion: Modes I & Pl. IV Hellenic College, Brookline, MA Adjunct Instructor (January 2007 – August 2011) Advanced Byzantine Chant II – Divine Liturgy Byzantine Music III - Anastasimatarion: Modes III, IV & Pl. I Byzantine Music II - Anastasimatarion: Modes I & Pl. IV History of Byzantine Music History of Western Music History of Byzantine Art, Architecture and Music (co-taught) Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, Quincy, MA Greek school teacher (1997-1998) Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges, Cambridge, MA Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Classics Department, Modern Greek Studies Program Research Assistant to Dr. Anna Stavrakopoulou (1996-1997) • Private tutoring in Byzantine chant (2001–present) Other Professional Experience East Cambridge Savings Bank, Cambridge, MA Assistant Vice President, Business Sales Development Manager (2007–2011) The First National Bank of Ipswich, Boston and Cambridge, MA Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager (2005-2007) Atlantic Bank of New York, Boston, MA Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager (2001-2005) Assistant Branch Manager (1999-2001) National Bank of Greece, Cambridge, MA 2 CV of Grammenos Karanos Customer Service Representative / Teller (1997-1999) Pastoral Service & Liturgical Ministry Ordained to the Holy Diaconate, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 26, 2018 Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Chapel, Brookline, MA Protopsaltis & Director of Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir (January 2010 – present) Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Boston, MA Protopsaltis (2002-2011) Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, Somerville, MA Protopsaltis (1998-2002) Performance Participated as director, member of choir and/or soloist of Byzantine chant, Greek folk and art songs and Classical Ottoman music in the following concerts and events: A Byzantine Christmas by Psaltikon, Byzantine Chant and Traditional Greek Christmas Carols, dir. Spyridon Antonopoulos, First Church of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, December 2017. Christmas Concert in Honor of Hellenic College Holy Cross Donors, Archbishop Iakovos Museum, Brookline, MA, December 2017. Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir’s Christmas Concert in Honor of Archbishop Demetrios Geron of America, dir. Demetrios Kehagias, Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY, December 2017. Let Us Repeat the Names of God: A Performance by the Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir, the Choirs of the New England Ghanian Seventh Day Adventist Church, and a Jazz Quartet (Nedelka Prescod, Brian Levy, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Bertram Lehmann), Brown Hall, New England Conservatory, November 2017. ‘OXI Day’ Commemoration, Maliotis Cultural Center, Brookline, MA, October 2017. Mediterranean Spaces: An Interactive Performance by Psaltikon, dir. Spyridon Antonopoulos, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, October 2017. The Seventy-Fifth Commencement, Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, May 2017. 3 CV of Grammenos Karanos Northeastern University Presents A World Music Concert: A Journey of Exploration Into Religious Musical Practices in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, Featuring Dünya, dir. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, The Fenway Center, Boston, MA, May 2017. “He is Risen!” Byzantine Hymns of the Resurrection and Pentecost, Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir and Archdiocesan Women’s Byzantine Choir, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Brooklyn, NY, May 2017. 196th Greek Independence Day Commemoration, Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA, April 2017. The Great Vespers Service on the Eve of the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Yale University Institute of Sacred Music, St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Orange, CT, April 2017. Greek Independence Day Celebration, Maliotis Cultural Center, Brookline, MA, March 2017. The Hellenic Arts Society of Worcester Presents Psaltikon, Six Days Before the Passover: Byzantine Chant from Holy Week, dir. Spyridon Antonopoulos, St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, Worcester, MA, March 2017. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, Achbishop Iakovos Library, Brookline, MA, February 2017. Inter-Christian Unity Prayer Service, Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, West Roxbury, MA, January 2017. The Greek Institute Presents: A Byzantine Christmas by Psaltikon, Byzantine Chant and Traditional Greek Christmas Carols, dir. Spyridon Antonopoulos, First Church of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, December 2016. A Byzantine Christmas by Psaltikon, Byzantine Chant and Traditional Greek Christmas Carols, dir. Spyridon Antonopoulos, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Portland, OR, December 2016. A Byzantine Christmas by Psaltikon, Byzantine Chant and Traditional Greek Christmas Carols, dir. Spyridon Antonopoulos, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, December 2016. Christmas Concert in Honor of Hellenic College Holy Cross Donors, Archbishop Iakovos Museum, Brookline, MA, December 2016. A Byzantine Christmas: A Concert of Byzantine Hymns and Kalanda, Presented by the Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir and Archdiocesan Women’s Byzantine Choir with Multi-Instrumentalist Spyros Koliavasilis, Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection, Brookville, NY, December 2016. Fourth Boston Byzantine Music Festival, Sacred Voices, Sacred Traditions, First Church of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, November 2016. 4 CV of Grammenos Karanos Byzantine Christmas Concert, dir. Georgios Theodoridis, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Washington, DC, October 2016. Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir Concert: Hymns of Pentecost, Featuring the St. Kassiani Byzantine Choir of All Saints Greek Orthodox Monastery, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, NY, June 2016. The Seventy-Fourth Commencement, Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, May 2016. Six Days Before the Passover: A Concert of Byzantine Chant for the Passion Week, Psaltikon (dir. Spyridon Antonopoulos), Brooks Concert Hall, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, April 2016. 195th Greek Independence Day Commemoration, Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA, April 2016. The Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church Presents Its Centennial Choir Concert, Performed by the Dormition Choir and Guests (dir. Constantine Limberakis and Evelyn Czaja) and Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir (dir. Grammenos Karanos), Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, Somerville, MA, March 2016. Boston Metropolis Greek Teachers’ Association Celebrates Greek Letters Day, Maliotis Cultural Center, Brookline, MA, January 2016. The Greek Institute Presents: A Byzantine Christmas, A Concert of Byzantine Chants and Greek Carols, First Church of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, December 2015. The Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir Presents: Christmas in Byzantium with Special Multi-Instrumentalist Spyros Koliavasilis, St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Hartford, CT, December 2015. Istanbul on the Charles: A Jordan Hall Reunion, DÜNYA Ensemble and Collaborators, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, November 2015. Third Boston Byzantine
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