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Jakub Polaczyk – Hills of Calvary

Sunday, 12 April 2026   |   15:30 - 16:30

Jakub Polaczyk – Hills of Calvary

Meditation on the Sorrowful Mother for soprano, shamisen and organs with little percussion

 

  • Composer(s) Jakub Polaczyk
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Hills of Calvary

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Lizzy Stant, Yoko Kimura, Jakub Polaczyk
Date
Apr 12 2026
Expired!
Time
15:30 - 16:30
Location
New York, John Paul II Friendship Center, New York, USA
New York, John Paul II Friendship Center, New York, USA
103 E 7st, NY 10009
Website https://www.facebook.com/JohnPaulIIFriendshipCenter
Composer

Jakub Polaczyk

Jakub Polaczyk (born in 1983 in Poland) is a Polish-American composer, pianist, and pedagogue interested in surreal and synthetic art.
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Jakub Polaczyk (born in 1983 in Poland) is a Polish-American composer, pianist, and pedagogue interested in surreal and synthetic art. He graduated from the Penderecki Music Academy, Jagiellonian University and Carnegie Mellon University. He studied with: Krzysztof Penderecki, Marcel Chyrzyński, Marek Chołoniewski, Reza Vali, Jan van Landeghem.
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Leonard Guillaume Samama komt op 25 maart ter wereld in een muzikale joodse familie in Apeldoorn. Zijn moeder, Ans Samama-Polak, is een amateurcelliste en als oefentherapeut Mensendieck auteur van het boek 'Musiceren zonder pijn'. Zijn vader Sylvio is oprichter van de platenmaatschappij Iramac en een vooraanstaand impresario. De jonge Leo leert dwarsfluit spelen en begint in zijn tienerjaren al te componeren. Tijdens zijn studie Muziekwetenschap aan de Universiteit Utrecht (1970-1977) studeert hij enige jaren compositie bij Rudolf Escher. In 1975 schrijft hij met 'Tombeau concertant pour Frank Martin' voor twee violen en strijkorkest, zijn officiële opus 1. Met steun van een Rotarybeurs voltooit hij zijn studie aan de Universiteit van California in Los Angeles. Al tijdens deze studie geeft hij lezingen over de Nederlandse muziek van de twintigste eeuw.
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