Grigorios Anastasiou is an Associate Professor of Byzantine Musicology at the Department of Music Studies of the University of Athens and Director of the Institute of Byzantine Musicology of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. He holds a doctorate from the Department of Music Studies of the University of Athens; his doctoral dissertation, completed under the supervision of Professor Grigorios Stathis, is titled "Kratemata in Psaltic Art" (published in Athens, 2005). He holds a degree in Theology from the University of Athens (NKUA) and has received training in the computerization of historical archives and the electronic processing of archival material. He also holds a Diploma in Byzantine Music from the Chalkis Conservatory.
He teaches courses on Byzantine Musicology and the Art of Psaltiki at the Department of Music Studies of the University of Athens at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has taught at the European University Cyprus and, on an occasional basis, at numerous specialized seminars and professional development programs organized by academic, ecclesiastical, or artistic institutions in Greece and abroad (including Albania, the USA, Italy, Romania, and the Czech Republic).
He frequently participates in local and international conferences on musicology and Byzantine studies, serving as a speaker and as a member of scientific and organizing committees.
Research Interests
His diverse scholarly publications, conference presentations, lectures, and broader research interests focus on the history, morphology, ontology, and interpretation of the Art of Psaltiki (Byzantine Chant).
Artistic Activity
His constant aim is the transmission and teaching of Psaltic Art as a performative liturgical art; to this end, he has served since 2005 as Protopsaltis (Head Cantor) at the Church of Agia Marina in Ano Ilisia, Athens, where he also directs the School of Byzantine Music and the "Ilisiotes Psaltes" Choir, established there.
He has numerous appearances to his credit as a soloist in musical events - spanning both the art of Byzantine Chant and contemporary art music - in Greece and abroad.