Η προσπάθεια συστηματοποίησης της Ψαλτικής / The systematic approach to chanting
Students of Simon Karas have been:
Lykourgos Angelopoulos, Archon Protopsaltis of the Archdiocese
of Constantinople, the director of the
Greek Byzantine Choir.
Georgios Kakoulidis, psaltis, director of choir "Georgios
Kakoulidis" [
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Konstantinos Markos, musicologist, director of the choir
of the Municipality of Paeania, Attiki
Panayiotis Pappas, high school teacher of traditional
music
(+) Marios Mavroeidis, University professor in musicology
Ioannis Arvanitis, musicologist, director of choir "Agiopolitis" (
tribute by Ivan
Moody)
Yiorgos Bilalis, psaltis, director of Choir "Romeiko Ensemble". [
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Nikolaos Klentos, director of the choir of the Association
for the Dissemination of National Music after Karas' death
Vasileios Nonis, psaltis (Eothinon "Meta Myron", Second
Mode [
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Anastasios Fotopoulos, musicologist, director of choir
"Simon Karas" [
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Georgios Sarris, psaltis
Yiorgos Bilalis, psaltis, director of Choir "Romeiko Ensemble".
Hronis Aidonidis, folk music singer
Domna Samiou, folk music singer
Theodora Varsou, folk music singer.
And many others [pending]
People who have studied and have been influenced by the work of Simon Karas:
Prof. Gregorios Stathis has adopted many of Simon Karas'
teachings regarding the Modes, the stage appearance of a Byzantine choir, the apechemata
and other. Stathis also read an obituary speech at Karas' funeral.
Dimitrios Nerantzis, Archon Didaskalos of the Apostolic
Reading, in his book regarding the analysis of the notation of the Three Teachers,
the influence of Karas' work on his research is evident.
Georgios Konstantinou has written a theory book which
is a simplified version of Simon Karas' theory.
Theodoros Vasileiou, psaltis.
Dimitrios Galanis, psaltis.
Nektarios Thanos, psaltis [
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Vasileios Zacharis, psaltis.
Anastasios Mentakis, psaltis.
Panayotis Koutras, psaltis.
Nektaria Karantzi, folk music singer.
Many have been influenced indirectly following the example of the Greek Byzantine
Choir of Lykourgos Angelopoulos [
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Many recent PhD dissertations and papers published by the Institute of Byzantine
Musicology, the University of Athens and Western Universities heavily reference
the work of Karas.
And many others [pending]