Head of the PRESPENSIS Academy:
Dimitris Papageorgiou (Professor, Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Contemporary Music Laboratory, Director)

Academic Staff:
Konstantinos Raptis (Associate Professor, Department of Music Science and Art, University of Macedonia)
Stamatis Pasopoulos (Academic Fellow, Department of Music Science and Art, University of Macedonia)

Participating composers:
Nikiforos Kourbetis and Spyros Tzitzis (University of Macedonia)
Vasiliki Legaki (PhD Candidate in Composition, Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Christos Papadopoulos (Composition student, Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Luís Neto da Costa (PhD Candidate in Composition, Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Arshia Samsaminia (PhD Candidate in Composition, Department of Music Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

University of Macedonia students:
Vasiliki Danitsa (lafta), Athanasia Stathia (qanun), Chara Sozou (voice), Konstantinos Sakaridis (clarinet), Michalis Chrysopoulos (Pontic lyra), Effi Gkatziola (flute), Vasilis Pallikaris (accordion), Eirini Karamani (violin)

Students from the Music Schools of Kastoria and Ptolemaida:
Giannis Pavlidis (cello), Eirini Karamouza (trumpet), Marianthi Grigoriadou (trumpet), Manolis Kampouris (flute)

With the participation of professional musicians:
Nikos Tsoukalas (double bass, Athens State Orchestra)
Maria Skandali (cello, Greek National Opera Orchestra)

The PRESPENSIS Academy of Contemporary Music Creation is a collaboration between the Department of Music Science and Art (University of Macedonia) and the Department of Music Studies (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), co-funded by the Research Committees of the University of Macedonia and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.