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Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis
Stafylakis in 2019
Born
Haralabos Stafylakis

1982 (age 43–44)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationsComposer, educator, guitarist, producer
Years active2006–present
Websitehttp://www.hstafylakis.com

Haralabos "Harry" Stafylakis (born 1982) is a Canadian-American composer, guitarist, and educator based in New York City. He is the Composer-in-Residence of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and co-curator of its Winnipeg New Music Festival. He is the creator of the 2023 album Calibrating Friction, which was nominated at the 2024 JUNO Awards for Instrumental Album of the Year.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Born in Montréal, Québec, in 1982, Stafylakis began early training in classical piano. He later became a guitarist and vocalist in progressive metal bands.[3]

In 2010, he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from McGill University and in 2011 moved to New York City, where he completed graduate studies at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY).[4]

Career

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Stafylakis has been the Composer-in-Residence of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and co-curator of the Winnipeg New Music Festival since 2016.[5][6]

He has collaborated with soloists such as Evelyn Glennie, Rachel Barton Pine, Philippe Sly, Alexandre Da Costa, Raphael Weinroth-Browne, and others.

His works have been performed by orchestras and ensembles such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Roomful of Teeth, JACK Quartet, Spokane Symphony and others.[7][8]

In 2018–2019, he collaborated with the progressive metal band Animals As Leaders on symphonic adaptations of their music.[9][10]

His composition "Source Code" appears on the Hard Rubber Orchestra album Iguana (Redshift Records), which earned a JUNO Award nomination in 2023 for Instrumental Album of the Year.[11]

Recordings

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His debut solo album Calibrating Friction was released on September 15, 2023, on New Amsterdam Records, featuring collaborations with Javier Reyes (Animals As Leaders), Vicky Chow (Bang on a Can All-Stars), Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Ken Thomson, and others. Calibrating Friction has been reviewed by music outlets such as The Progressive Subway, Avant Music News, and others. It earned a nomination at the 2024 JUNO Awards for Instrumental Album of the Year.[2][12][13][14][15][16]

Awards and recognition

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He has been awarded the Charles Ives Fellowship by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, ASCAP's Leonard Bernstein Award, SOCAN's Classical Composer of the Year, four SOCAN Foundation Young Composer Awards, and grants from national arts councils.[4]

Teaching and academic appointments

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Stafylakis is part of the Music & Technology faculty at Purchase College (SUNY), and has previously taught at City College of New York (CUNY) and Nazareth University. He also directs the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's WNMF Composers Institute.[4][17]

Selected press and reviews

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His music has been featured and reviewed in publications including the Winnipeg Free Press, SOCAN Magazine, and other arts press.[18][19]

Published Works

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Just a Theory Press

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Source:[20]

  • Symphony No. 3: Beyond Horizon (2026)
  • Valse Kinetic (2022)
  • Symphony No. 1: Holocene Extinction (2018)
  • Sun Exhaling Light (2017)
  • Brittle Fracture (2013)
  • Piano Concerto No. 1: MYTHOS (2023)
  • To wake and find the world still burning (2022)
  • Symphony No. 2: Into Oblivion (2019)
  • A Parable for End Times (2018)
  • Source Code (2019 / 2021)
  • Never the Same River (2013 / 2023)
  • Incinerate (2022)
  • Piano Trio No. 1: Gnothi Seauton [Know Thyself] (2019)
  • String Quartet No. 4: Aftermath (2018)
  • String Quartet No. 2: In Flames (2012)
  • In Memory (2011)
  • The Sharp End (2009)
  • The Tender Scars of Memory (2024)
  • Light Symbolic (2023)
  • Focus (2019)
  • Piano Études, Book I & II (2018)
  • Sonata for Horn & Piano: Horn of Valere (2011)
  • Suite for Solo Cello (2009)
  • The Keats Cycle (2007 / 2010)

Les Productions d'Oz

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Source:[21]

  • Hyperion (2010)
  • Waves Obsidian (2008)

References

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  1. ↑ "Winnipeg New Music Festival – Artist Profile". wnmf.ca. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2024 JUNO Award Nominations: Jazz and Classical Highlights". myscena.org. 6 February 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Harry Stafylakis Tends Toward the Romantic Tradition – SOCAN Magazine". socanmagazine.ca. 10 May 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Haralabos (Harry) Stafylakis • Studio Composition – Purchase College". purchase.edu. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "GC Alum Harry Stafylakis Co-Curates Winnipeg New Music Festival". gcmusic.commons.gc.cuny.edu. 25 January 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis – Winnipeg New Music Festival". wnmf.ca. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis – New Amsterdam Records". newamrecords.org. 10 July 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Composer brings hard rock sensibilities to symphonic works". Spokesman.com. 2015-11-05. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Headbanging at the symphony". Winnipeg Free Press. 2019-02-01. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis – Just a Theory Press". justatheorypress.com. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Scoop: Classical Music 2023 JUNO Awards". ludwig-van.com. February 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Review: Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis - Calibrating Friction". The Progressive Subway. 2023-10-04. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  13. ↑ "AMN Reviews: Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis – Calibrating Friction (2023; New Amsterdam Records)". Avant Music News. 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  14. ↑ "Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis – Calibrating Friction – Bandcamp". stafylakis.bandcamp.com. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis – Calibrating Friction". newamrecords.org. 13 October 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2024 JUNO Winners: Instrumental Album Award". inmusicblog.com. 24 March 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  17. ↑ "WNMF Composers Institute". wso.ca. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Harry Stafylakis Tends Toward the Romantic Tradition – SOCAN Magazine". socanmagazine.ca. 10 May 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  19. ↑ "I Care If You Listen – Press Materials". hstafylakis.com. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis". Just a Theory Press. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  21. ↑ "STAFYLAKIS Harry - Our Artists". Productions d'Oz. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
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