Archimandrite Nikodimos Kabarnos is a Greek Orthodox priest and cantor known for his performing, teaching, and directing of Byzantine music.
11 Facts About Nikodimos Kabarnos
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Nikodimos Kabarnos was born in May 14,1987 in Plomari, Lesbos.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos grew up in Mytilene, where he completed his secondary education.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos is the firstborn child in a large Greek family.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos studied Byzantine music under the protopsaltes George Michalis.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos became a professional cantor when he was 13 years old, and at the age of 15 received an award in Byzantine music from the Greek Ministry of Education.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos studied theology at the Higher Ecclesiastical School of Athens and at the Theological School of the University of Athens.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos then studied Music Technology at the Department of Music Technology and Musical Instruments at the Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands, as well as Direction, Sound Engineering and Sound Technology at the Athens Technical College and the Athens Concert Hall Studio.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos began as a deacon at the Metamorphosis church of Moschato, then as a priest at Agios Georgios in Athens.
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At the age of 20, Father Nikodimos established a Byzantine music school where he trained over two hundred students.
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Nikodimos Kabarnos taught Byzantine music at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Pontifical Gregorian University, the University of Perugia, and Greek College, Rome.