2008- Australian Industrial Systems Institue – Vice Principal Executive Officer
1993-2008 St. John's Greek Orthodox College - Key Learning Area Co-ordinator, The Arts, Composer-in-Residence.
1990-1993 Omiros College, Computer Co-ordinator, typesetting, book editor.
1986-1990 Evangelistria Greek Orthodox College. Teaching of Music and Composer in-Residence.
1985 Northcote Public Library. Research Officer. Aural History Project.
1984 Composer/Musician-in-Residence. Under the Auspices of Carringbush
Library worked at four public schools in the area of Richmond -
Richmond North Primary School, St. Joseph's School Collingwood,
Victoria Park Primary School and St. Ignatius Primary School. Funded by
the Music Board, Australia Council.
1983 Carringbush Library Richmond - Assistant Librarian and Greek
cataloguing of books.
1978-1983 Full-time study and working part-time teaching instrumental music and
playing at restaurants and other cultural activities.
1977 Dunlop Factory - Dispatch Officer.
1974-1976 National Guard of Cyprus - active army service.
1967-1974 American Academy of Larnaca, Cyprus. Secondary School.
2007 (December) Stelios Tsiolas conducts the Festival Hall Christmas Carols Concert organised by the Greek Archdiocese of Australia with Anthea Sidiropoulos, Christos Ioannidis, Pantelis Volaris, Sophia Karagiannidis, Stavrina Koutsantonis and Joanne Xenidis as soloists. The concert was watched by 4,500 people.
(November) Stelios Tsiolas orchestrated 9 Greek songs and 9 Classical songs for Eftyhias Kyriakou Concert at the Melba Hall. Douglas Heywood conducted the First Part of the Concert – The Classical – and Stelios Tsiolas conducted the
Second Part of the Concert – The Greek. It was hailed as a wonderful
experience by all involved and the audience enjoyed the event enormously.
2006 (December) Stelios Tsiolas conducts the Festival Hall Christmas Carols Concert organised by the Greek Archdiocese of Australia with Diamando Rozakeas, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Christos Ioannidis, Pantelis Volaris, Sophia Karagiannidis, Elena Josephides, Stavrina Koutsantonis and Joanne Xenidis as soloists. The concert was watched by 4,000 people.
(Sept.-Oct.)
Composed music for the play Life is Beautiful, performed at the Doncaster
High School Theatre, Doncaster. Live music was performed by Mary
Thomas on bouzouki, and Stelios Tsiolas Guitar and Vocals. Panagiotis
Katsaitis, Gerry Konidaris, Sophia Karagiannidis and Stavrina
Koutsantonis performed as soloists
(March/April) Composed music for the play Patris, performed at the Renaissance Theatre, Kew. Sell out success more than 6,000 people attended the performances. Live music was performed by Mary Thomas on piano, Erin McCann on violin and Stelios Tsiolas Guitar and Vocals.
2005 (December) Stelios Tsiolas conducts the Festival Hall Christmas Carols Concert organised by the Greek Archdiocese of Australia with Diamando Rozakeas, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Christos Ioannidis, Pantelis Volaris, Sophia Karagiannidis, Elena Josephides, and Joanne Xenidis as soloists. The concert is watched by 4,800 people.
(October) Part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Stelios Tsiolas
orchestrated six songs for well-renowned singer Michalis Hatzigiannis.
Stelios Tsiolas conducted the Victorian Concert Orchestra on the opening
night at Hamer Hall, while Douglas Heywood, the Conductor-in-Residence,
conducted the Victorian Concert Orchestra on Saturday and Sunday Nights.
2004 (December) Stelios Tsiolas conducts the Festival Hall Christmas Carols Concert organised by the Greek Archdiocese of Australia with Diamando Rozakeas, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Christos Ioannidis, Pantelis Volaris, Evie Armenopoulos, Elena Josephides, and Phaidra as soloists. The concert was watched by 5,000 people.
(September) Stelios Tsiolas participates in the opening ceremony of the 2004
Paraolympic Games in Athens. He is the choir master of the 30 chorister
group from Melbourne. This group with another 670 choristers from all over
the world participated in the opening ceremony.
2003 (December) Stelios Tsiolas conducts the Festival Hall Christmas Carols Concert organised by the Greek Archdiocese of Australia with Diamando Rozakeas, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Christos Ioannidis, Pantelis Volaris, Evie Armenopoulos, Helen Skarsela, Nikos Marinakis as soloists. The concert is watched by 3,500 people.
2002 (December) Stelios Tsiolas conducts the Festival Hall Christmas Carols Concert organised by the Greek Archdiocese of Australia with Diamando Rozakeas, Anthea Sidiropoulos, Christos Ioannidis, Pantelis Volaris, Evie Armenopoulos, Helen Skarsela, Nikos Marinakis as soloists. The concert was watched by 2,800 people.
(November) Repeat performance of The Boite, presentation, celebration of songs from different eras, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's with colleagues Diamando Rozakea and Michael Kyrios at Bendigo Hotel at a packed audience of 200 people,
singing, dancing and enjoying the songs that were heard for the
first time at such a presentation.
(August) Stelios Tsiolas presents The Boite, a special presentation, celebration of songs from different eras, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's with colleagues Diamando Rozakea and Michael Kyrios at Retreat Hotel at a packed audience of 300 people, singing, dancing and enjoying the songs that were heard for the first time at such a presentation.
2001 (July) Stelios Tsiolas and artist colleague and choreographer Christos
Konstantinidis win first prize at the 4th International Youth Theatre
Competition, at the University of Crete, Rethymno by staging the play
The Divided by Theodore Patrikareas. The same play is performed during
the Windows of Tradition activities in August at the Rennaissance
Theatre, Kew.
2000 (August) Stelios Tsiolas and artist colleague and choreographer Christos
Konstantinidis continue their exposition of Greek culture and art
through the annual event Windows of Tradition, staging the musical
Esme held at the Rennaissance Theatre, Kew.
1998 (August) Stelios Tsiolas and artist colleague and choreographer Christos
Konstantinidis present the musical Golfo as part of the annual event
activities Windows of Tradition, held once again at the John Batman
Theatre, World Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
1997 (August) Stelios Tsiolas and artist colleague and choreographer Stephanos Andoniou continue their exposition of Greek culture and art through the annual event Windows of Tradition, held once again at the John Batman Theatre, World Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
1996 (August) Stelios Tsiolas and artist colleague and choreographer Stephanos Andoniou establish the annual event Windows of Tradition. It is held at John Batman Theatre, World Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
1984-2001 (December) Stelios Tsiolas is the conductor and musical producer of the Annual Greek Orthodox Carols at the Festival Hall, Melbourne Australia. An estimated 5000 audience attends. The event is under the auspices of the
Holy Archdiocese of Australia.
1996 (November) Stelios Tsiolas was the musical director of the performance for his Holiness Patriarch Bartholomeau during his visit in Australia and performed at the Concert Hall the event Greekness.
1991 (February) Stelios Tsiolas was Assistant Conductor to Mikis Theodorakis for the presentation of the oratorio AXION ESTI, at Perth Festival with the W.A.S.O. (West Australia Symphony Orchestra).
1990 (November)
17th - BREAD, EDUCATION FREEDOM. A concert dedicated to the 17th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising in 1973. Rena Hatzilepos, Pepy Lanos, Spyros Falieros, Michalis Kyrios and the Hellenic Chorus participated in this concert.
3rd - CYPRIOT AND MACEDONIAN ECHOES. A concert commissioned by the Music Board of the Australia Council and presented in the DEMETRIA Festival under the auspices of the Cypriot Youth of Melbourne and Victoria and the PanMacedonian Association. Rena Hatzilepos, Pepy Lanos, Spyros Falieros, and the Hellenic Chorus
participated in this concert.
(June) Stelios Tsiolas in association with Barbara Karanikolas - author and coordinator, Sofia Sfiroera - directress, and Maria Kourmadia -choreographer, presented the musical IMMORTAL SPIRIT, at Dallas Brooks Hall. The show was under the auspices of EVANGELISTRIA COLLEGE. The HELLENIC CHORUS appeared in the production.
(July) Composed/Conducted the I DO NOT FORGET concert, a collection of political songs, at the St. Kilda National Theatre. Rena Hatzilepos, Pepy Lanos, Kostas Tsicaderis, Mimis Sophocleous and the Hellenic Chorus
participated in this concert.
1989 (August) He was invited by the Cypriot Government (the Ministry for Cypriots Abroad), to tour the island of Cyprus and present the modern oratorio AT DAWN. The State Orchestra of Cyprus and the PNEVMATIKI ESTIA CHOIR performed the work and the composer conducted the concerts. The concerts were performed on the 31st of August until the 8th of September 1989 in all the free cities of Cyprus, and were under the auspices of the wife of the President of Cyprus, Mrs. Vasiliou.
1989 (September) World premiere of the modern operetta PANDORA'S LAND, composed by Stelios Tsiolas. The operetta was conducted by Douglas Heywood, directed by Tom Fitzgerald, and took place at the Caulfield Arts Complex. The work was launched by the Honourable Minister for the Arts, Clyde Holding. The last official bicentennial activity.
(November) Stelios Tsiolas in association with director Thanasis Makrigiorgos and the Greeek Women's Cultural League, "PNEVMATIKI ESTIA" presented the operetta SUNSET AT THE ISLANDS, at the Melbourne Town Hall. The
work was written by Barbara Karanikolas. Stelios Tsiolas orchestrated and conducted the CONCORDIA CAMERATA and the AUSTRALIAN -GREEK CHOIR.
1988 (March) He was invited to Canberra, where he performed the modern Oratorio AT DAWN, as part of the activities of
the Canberra Greek Festival.
(July) Due to public demand, he repeated the performance of FREEDOM TONIGHT, a collection of political songs at Melba Hall, University of Melbourne for the anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Connie Carra, Lefteris Vrahnas, Rena Hatzilepos were among the soloists who performed.
(August) He was one of seven composers invited by the Greek Ministry of Culture to stage two concerts in Athens and one in Cyprus. The main theme of the concerts revolved around the "musical echoes of the Greeks in
Diaspora".
(December) He presented the AUSTRALIAN-GREEK CHOIR in their annual concert ECHOES OF THE NIGHT at the Northcote Amphitheatre, is a selection of Greek popular songs representative of the historical span of Modern
Greek Music.
1987 (May) Staged/conducted the ROCK EXPERIENCE at the University of Melbourne, Prince Phillip Theatre, 10th Annual Festival of Greek Progressive Youth of Australia - G.P.Y.A. Gina Grammatikos and Michalis
Kyrios performed. In 1987 he was funded by the Australia Council and the Victorian Ministry for the Arts to establish the AUSTRALIAN-GREEK CHOIR - International repertoire.
(September) He launched the AUSTRALIAN-GREEK CHOIR through ECHOCHROMATA, a song-cycle of Byzantine, demotic and contemporary Greek music. The performance was held at the Great Hall,
National Gallery. Gina Grammatikos, Michalis Kyrios and the Australian- Greek Choir performed.
(December)
Performed the children's musical SUN, SUN MY KING at Dallas Brooks Hall, produced by EVANGELISTRIA COLLEGE. Gina Grammatikos, Michalis Kyrios performed.
1986 (May) Performed FREEDOM TONIGHT, a concert of political songs. G.P.Y.A., 9th Annual Festival. Gina Grammatikos, Michalis Kyrios performed.
(September) Douglas Heywood conducted his modern oratorio AT DAWN, part of the SPOLETTO activities. The CAMERATA ORCHESTRA performed and the CAMBERWELL CHORALE sang. The soloists were Gina Grammatikos and Lefteris Vrahnas while narration was done by Thanos Vavitsas and Rena Frangioudakis.
(November) Performed FREEDOM TONIGHT in Adelaide under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Community of Adelaide. Gina Grammatikos and Lefteris Vrahnas sang in this concert.
1985 (June) Composed music for the theatrical production ANTIGONE, by the Greek Theatre of Australia. Assisted by the Victorian Ministry for the Arts. The work was performed at the Studio, Arts Centre.
(August)
Repeat performance of the theatrical production METAMORPHOSIS by the Greek Theatre of Australia. The production deals with the enormous social and cultural changes migrants are confronted by in this 'new' country. Written by Kostas Alexiades. Music composed by Stelios Tsiolas. The show toured Greece in 1985.
1984 (February) While the recipient of an Australia Council composer-inresidency award, he composed, orchestrated and conducted the children's song-cycle GREEK KANGAROO, later recorded and released as an album.
1983 (September) The NEW AUDIENCE ENSEMBLE presented his piece DOLLAR CULTURE, at Melba Hall, Melbourne University. The production describes the allienation of the human being in a modern, and highly
industrialized society like Australia's.
1982 (September) Stelios Tsiolas performs his modern Oratorio Cyprus Refugee Camp No 4 with Kostas Tsicaderis, Rena Hatzilepos, George Atsaves, Joanna, Helen Kyprianou, Choir and Orchestra at Melba Hall, University of Melbourne. Narration was done by Thanos Vavitsas, Stavros Messinis and Sylvia Gavrielidis.
1987 (Jan.-Feb.) Composed incidental music for the play THE JOURNEY by Tess Lyssiotes, performed at the Universal Theatre.
1986 (November) Composed incidental music for the play ONE STRANGE AFTERNOON, performed by the Greek Theatre of Australia at St. Martins Theatre.
1984 (March-April) Composed incidental music for the play ENGAGEMENT, Performed by the Greek Theatre of Australia.
(September) Composed incidental music for the play ROOM FOR RENT by Vasilis Georgarakis, a local writer. Performed at the National Theatre in Richmond.
(November) Composed incidental music and songs for the play ON THE LINE, by Tess Lyssiotes; a play-writer-in-residence at La Mama Theatre.
1983 (March) Composed incidental music for the play THE NEIGHBOURING BED, by Manolis Korres, performed by the Greek Theatre of Australia at the Collingwood Education Centre.
(August) Composed, orchestrated and conducted seventeen songs for the play MAROULA'S FORTUNE, by Koromelas. The performance was held at Westgarth Theatre.
1982 (May) Composed incidental music for the play METAMORPHOSIS by Kostas Alexiades. Performed at the National Theatre, St. Kilda.
(December) Composed incidental music for the children's play SNOW-QUEEN, performed by the Children Theatre Group of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria.
