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The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia '''School of Byzantine Music''' is under the auspices of [[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College]].  It began in 2005.

The School of Byzantine Music is one of the means by which the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia hopes to pass on the [[Byzantine]] ecclesiastical musical tradition to current and future generations, and to train chanters for the parishes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. It also provides a reference point for Byzantine chanting in Australia.

Classes are conducted one night per week for approximately 35 weeks of the year, and over three years in total.  After successful completion of this three year program, a diploma - recognised by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia - is presented.

==Instructors==
*Mr Asterios Zouriakas
::First chanter of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, Redfern, Sydney, Australia.
::BTh ([[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|SAGOTC]])
*Rev. Gerasimos Koutsouras
::Parish Priest of the Greek Orthodox Church of St George, Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia.
::BA, MA (Sydney Uni.); MTh (Aristoteleian Uni. of Thessaloniki); DipByzMus (under D. Sourlantzis)
::Current lecturer in Church History and Byzantine Music, St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney, Australia.
::Former First Chanter at St Theodora, Thessaloniki.
::Former First Chanter of St Sophia and her Three Daughters, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.
*Mr Peter Karagiozis
::DipByzMus (School of Byzantine Music, Sydney, Australia)
::First Chanter of the Greek Orthodox Church of St Therapon, Thornleigh, Sydney, Australia.
==Former Instructors==
*Dr Dimitrios Koubaroulis
::PhD (Computer Science); DipByzMus (Athens).
::Lambadarios (left chanter) of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, Redfern, Sydney, Australia.
*Mr Basilios Psilacos
::BTh ([[St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College (Sydney, Australia)|SAGOTC]]); BByzMus (Aristoteleian Uni. of Thessaloniki); DipByzMus (under D. Sourlantzis); MTh (Aristoteleian Uni. of Thessaloniki).  
::First Chanter of the Greek Orthodox Church of St Andrew, Gladesville, Sydney, Australia.

==External links==
*[http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/general/aboutus/organisations/australianbyzantineschool School of Byzantine Music]

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