Christos Hatzis's lyrics & chords

Hatzis, Christos (Panagiotou). Composer, teacher, b Volos, Greece, 21 Mar 1953, naturalized Canadian 1985; B MUS (Eastman School of Music) 1976, M MUS (Eastman School of Music) 1977, PH D (State University of New York at Buffalo) 1982. Hatzis's father was a railway engineer in Greece. The sounds of trains are among the composer's earliest sound memories and have on occasion been featured in his compositions (e.g. his String Quartet No. 1). As a child, Hatzis sang the drone line in a Greek Orthodox church; this experience is reflected both in ...read more