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Jakub Polaczyk: Kentucky Bluegrasp for Viola

Tuesday, 20 May 2025   |   19:00 - 20:00

Jakub Polaczyk: Kentucky Bluegrasp for Viola

Solo piece written and dedicated to Hyangwoo Lih. Piece was her doctoral thesis in 2024 at the University of Kentucky and is inspired on open strings Bleugrass music.

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

    Kentucky Bluegrasp

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Hyangwoo Lih

Date

May 20 2025
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Time

19:00 - 20:00

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Location

New York, Church of the Transfiguration, USA
New York, Church of the Transfiguration, USA
1 E. 29th Street, New York, New York
Website
https://www.littlechurch.org

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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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Location

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14 Rue de Madrid, 75008 Paris, France
Website
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Location

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Website
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Location

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Website
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Jakub Polaczyk

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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Leo Samama

Netherlands, March 25, 1951
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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Luc Brewaeys

België, August 25, 1959 - December 18, 2015
Luc Brewaeys was born in 1959 in Mortsel (Belgium). He studied composition with André LAPORTE in Brussels, with Franco DONATONI in Siena (Italy) and with Brian FERNEYHOUGH in Darmstadt (Germany). From 1980 to 84 he had regular contacts with Iannis XENAKIS in Paris. He is also conductor, pianist and works since 1985 as recording producer at the VRT (Flemish Radio & Television).
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Ville Raasakka

Ville Raasakka’s works are performed by the Klangforum Wien (Vienna), the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, der/gelbe/klang (Munich), Mise-en Ensemble (New York), Dal Niente (Chicago), Ensemble Lemniscate (Basel) and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra at the most esteemed festivals such as Eclat (Stuttgart), June in Buffalo (Buffalo), Tage der Neuen Musik Bamberg (Bamberg), Festival Archipel (Geneva) and […]
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