Bettina Joy de Guzman is a multi-instrumentalist, educator, and Classicist
who composes music inspired by research of ancient cultures, especially
Ancient Greek music and poetry. She has been invited to lecture, sing
authentic ancient poetry, and play historical instruments in various
universities and museums, internationally. As Regent’s Fellow in University
of California in Irvine, she taught Ancient Greek and Roman history as well
as mythology. A book she edited, Ancient Greek Lyre: Learning Method, by
Nikos Xanthoulis (Artistic Consultant of National Greek Opera), was
shortlisted for Good Life category of Greek Public Book Awards in June 2019.
As President of California Classical Association South, she organizes panels
twice a year. She is co-creator and host of Cosmote TV, History Channel,
“Ancient Greek Culture, Now!” which aired January 2021-January 2023 in
Greece. She was both a 2021-2022 Associate and Grant recipient, and
Visiting Artist, for The Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University.
Her music recordings and video performances have been shown in Classics
courses as part of lecture enrichment and supplementary material.
Her background includes performance and study of Polynesian, Mideastern,
and Bharatanatyam dances. She has Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology,
English, Music, and Classics. She has 60 musical instruments at home that
she plays, some more than others, including a 1920s petite grand pedal harp
and a rare upright grand piano.
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