Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1971, and the daughter of Greek immigrants, Galatis moved to Athens, Greece in 1978 as a child, and it was there where she took her first music lessons. While still at school, her work was performed in many concerts around Athens. Her composition teacher Yannis Kastrinos was one of her mentors. Kastrinos was very surprised by her first symphony written at the age of 13 and he told her he will never show his compositions to her because he didn't want to influence her style. She graduated in 1988 from the National Conservatory in Athens with a performance and composition degree, and soon after went to study piano with Oxana Yablonskaya at Julliard, and Claude Savard at the University of Montreal. She has also worked at McGill University as an assistant to Professor Charles Reiner. Presently, she's an associate professor at The Royal Conservatory of Music, and also teaches music full-time at Lasalle Music Academy. Over the course of her career, she has been the recipient of numerous national and international awards in recognition of her achievements as an artist.
Galatis travels extensively as part of her profession and has recorded across Canada and the USA. Her works are included in numerous trailers, documentaries, TV shows, and films. Her classical music works have been featured on CBC radio and Radio Canada.
Presently, Galatis is recording a suite of pieces for four hands piano, entitled "A Conversation with Philip Glass," and music for TV shows. Galatis is also an avid photographer, and her subjects include architecture, nature, and portraits.
A new documentary showcasing modern artists painting on their iPads just came out. It is produced by Pixel Entertainment and you can see famous visual artists such as David Kassan, Kyle Lambert and others painting live. The music was composed by film composer Jennifer Athena Galatis.
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