Alexandros Darna

Deeply influenced by his Cypriot-Cuban heritage, he explores his multicultural identity through compositions that embrace eclecticism and cross-disciplinary collaboration. His output includes opera, dance scores, Latin jazz and pop-orchestra charts, electronic music, and film scores.

His works have been premiered at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall by AXIOM, recorded by SOLI and Christian Tran, and performed by the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra, Hub New Music, Unheard-of//Ensemble, TratSik Quartet, TrakArt Pops Orchestra, Triptycho Ensemble, and Trio Ostinato. His music has also been featured in concerts produced by the Asian American New Music Institute, Society for New Music, Indiana State University, and Brigham Young University, with international performances in Cyprus, Greece, Estonia, and Thailand. He is the recipient of the AXIOM Commission Prize, the New York Federation of Music Clubs Israel Prize, and a SOLI 30X30X30 Project Winner.

As an educator, Alexandros joined the New York Youth Symphony Composition Program in 2025, as the Assistant Director. In addition to this role, he teaches music theory and ear training to high school students in Juilliard’s Extension Division, coaches students aged 7–18 in theory and ear training in Juilliard’s Pre-College Division, and serves as a teaching assistant in undergraduate and graduate courses in theory, ear training, and orchestration at The Juilliard School. He also maintains a private studio, offering both in-person and virtual lessons in composition, theory, and ear training to students of all levels.

Alexandros is currently a D.M.A. candidate at The Juilliard School, where he also completed his M.M. in composition, studying with John Corigliano, David Ludwig, Amy Beth Kirsten, Melinda Wagner, and Robert Beaser. Previously, he completed his B.M. at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Mark Stambaugh, and pursued studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba, where he immersed himself in the island’s Afro-Cuban musical traditions.