Chianis, Sotorios "Sam"
Sotirios Chianis received his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UCLA where he completed a dissertation on Greek music entitled "Vocal and Instrumental Tsamiko of Roumeli and the Peloponnesus" (1967). Chianis’ career spans more than 30 years at Binghamton University, where in 1967 he became the first ethnomusicologist in the entire SUNY system. Before retiring in 1995, Chianis served two three-year terms as the chair of the Music Department. Chianis also plays the santouri (a traditional Greek instrument similar to the hammered dulcimer) and is recognized as an expert clarinetist. Chianis is currently Professor Emeritus of music at Binghamton University.
Archive call number: Collection 67.2
23 sound tape reels: Field recordings made by Sam Chianis in Roumele and the district of Arcadia in the Peloponnesus, Greece, 1958-59. Parts of the collection are described in collector's Ph.D. dissertation, "Vocal and Instrumental Tsamiko of Roumeli and the Peloponnesus," UCLA, 1967. Contents: folk songs and dance music of Peloponnesus.
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