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Andreas Makris

1930 - 2005

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Andreas Makris (Greek: Ανδρέας Μακρής; March 7, 1930 – February 3, 2005) was a Greek-American composer and violinist, born in Kilkis, Greece, on March 7, 1930. He was a Composer-in-Residence for many years at the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, working with conductors such as Howard Mitchell, Mstislav Rostropovich, Antal Dorati, and Leonard Slatkin. He composed around 100 works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments, including the Aegean Festival Overture, which, transcribed for concert band by Major Albert Bader of the USAF Band, became a popular piece with US bands. Grants and awards he received include the Damroch Grant, National Endowment for the Arts Grant, the Martha Baird Rockefeller Award, ASCAP Award, the Fulbright Scholarship, and citations from the Greek Government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 5 different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Makris is the 1,461st most popular composer (down from 1,450th in 2024), the 1,008th most popular biography from Greece (down from 1,007th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Greek Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Andreas Makris ranks 1,461 out of 1,451. Before him are Georges Lentz, Dustin O'Halloran, Trevor Morris, Im Hyun-sik, Marios Joannou Elia, and Agata Zubel. After him are Oneohtrix Point Never, Kailash Kher, Daniel Pemberton, Aadesh Shrivastava, Dafina Zeqiri, and Caroline Shaw.

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Among people born in 1930, Andreas Makris ranks 652. Before him are Terry Nation, Lawton Chiles, Carlos Loyzaga, Kenny Ball, Jagjit Kaur, and Richie Benaud. After him is William Bender. Among people deceased in 2005, Andreas Makris ranks 386. Before him are Mitch Hedberg, Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, Anita Kulcsár, Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Michael P. Murphy, and Nicole DeHuff. After him are Chris Candido, Peter Cargill, Lamont Bentley, Terri Schiavo case, and Tara Correa-McMullen.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Andreas Makris ranks 1,009 out of 1,024. Before him are Christos Tzolis (2002), Kyriakos Stamatopoulos (1979), Ilias Atmatsidis (1969), Emilia Tsoulfa (1973), Thomas Bimis (1975), and Charalambos Lykogiannis (1993). After him are Federico Fernández (null), Amanda Tenfjord (1997), Petros Mantalos (1991), Vasilis Barkas (1994), George Koumantarakis (1974), and Elisavet Mystakidou (1977).

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Among COMPOSERS In Greece

Among composers born in Greece, Andreas Makris ranks 9. Before him are Eleni Karaindrou (1941), Manos Hatzidakis (1925), Spyridon Samaras (1861), Nikos Skalkottas (1904), Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795), and Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947).

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