{"id":91012,"date":"2018-10-03T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=91012"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:48:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T17:48:36","slug":"new-music-professor-composes-classical-music-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/new-music-professor-composes-classical-music-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"New UCF Music Professor Composes Classical Music With a Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"
Alex Burtzos\u2019 music education started in high school, where he learned how to play the euphonium while also drumming for local rock-and-roll bands. When he got to college, he decided to pursue a career in music composition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realized that music was the most effective way to channel my creativity,\u201d says Burtzos.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realized that music was the most effective way to channel my creativity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
After receiving his bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctorate all in composition, he went on to perform in concerts across four continents. He collaborated with some of the world\u2019s leading contemporary music ensembles; founded ICEBERG New Music, a New York-based composer\u2019s collective; and became conductor of the hip-hop\/classical music orchestra ShoutHouse.<\/p>\n