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BIOGRAPHY

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full name: Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz: 

Composer, arranger, performer,,member of Polish Composers' Union graduated from the F. Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (Poland) in prof. Marian Borkowski's class of composition (first class honours).

Winner of several composer's competitions: eg.: K. Serocki International Competition, G. Fitelberg Composer's Competition, K. Szymanowski Composer's competition (ZAiKS), T. Baird Competition, “Musica Sacra” competition, Nationwide Composers Competition for Students of Music Academy in Poland, among others. He received twice The Minister of Culture and Art Scholarship (1997, 2006) and ZAiKS Scholarship (2006).

His works were performed at various festivals in Poland and abroad, among others at: ISCM World Music Days (Music Biennale Zagreb 2005), Warsaw Music Encounters Festiwal, Generacje (Generations) Festival, „Musica Polonica Nova” Festival, Warsaw Autumn Festival (youth composers group), at “Audioart” festival, at “Laboratorium” festival, many times at “Gaude Mater” fesival in Czestochowa, and many times at “UFM” festival, and at 45th anniversary of Experimental Studio of Polish Radio in Warsaw.

composer, performer, arranger,  ZAiKS and ZKP member, Univercity of music lecturer

FILM MUSIC:

Bartosz Kowalski is also a film music composer who wrote music to the several short movies directed by Alicja Pahl, Slawomir Berganski, Agniesza Sujka, Eric Joyce. Two films with his music was presentented at Camerimage festival. As an arranger he has worked for Waldemar Malicki (symphonic arranges for Polish Television’s TV shows), for polish saxophonist Alina Mleczko (La Fiesta CD). 

As an instrumentalist, he takes part in various concerts of contemporary or improvisation music, playing the trumpet, french horn, cornet, piano, guitars, pipes and different odd instruments. He performed music together with: Krzysztof Knittel, Michal Gorczynski, Tadeusz Sudnik, Jerzy Kornowicz, Ryszard Latecki, Tomasz Duda and Mateusz Debski. Sometimes Bartosz uses the pseudonym: “Bartmuz” (usually as a performer).

links: www.tomaszjakubopalka.com www.unplugged-orchestra.com www.dariuszprzybylski.prv.pl www.kwartludium.com www.ajdinovic.com

BARTOSZ KOWALSKI'S: PRIZES 

2007 - II Prize in Szymanowski Composer's Competition (ZAiKS)

2006 - I Prize in G. Fitelberg Composer's Competiton for Symphony No. 2

2005 – I prize in the First International Competition for Young 
Composers „Musica Sacra” for Crucifixus...et Resurrexit for mixed choir

2005 – honorable mention on 3rd National Composers Competition „Vox 
Bazilicae Calissiensis” for „Swiatlosc” for mixed choir

2004 Prize for hymnal of the Suwalki Town

2003 I Prize (ex aequo) I Prize (ex aequo) in the 43th Tadeusz Baird 
Competition for Young Composers for Stadium for string quartet 

2002- I Prize (prize of JM Rector of Academy of Music in Warsaw) in the 
First International Composers Competition for Students of Academy of 
Music in Poland for Brass Quintet

2002- IV PRIZE in the 8th International K. Serocki Competition for 
Composers for "Symfonia Okregow" (Symphony of the Circles) for orchestra 

2001 – I prize in the 6th Competition for Young Composers „Musica Sacra” 
for Lacrimosa for 16-voices choir

2001- I Prize (ex aequo) in the 43th Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young 
Composers for „Sny o przeobrażeniach materii” for tape (electronic)

2000- I nagroda (ex aequo) in the 5th National Competition for Young 
Composers „Musica Sacra” for "Sanctus" for mixed choir 

1999- I Prize (ex aequo) in the 41th Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young 
Composers for Studium Przestrzeni na wielką orkiestrę smyczkową 

1998 III Prize in the 6th National Cometition for Young Composers in 
Tarnow for Etiuda for piano quintet

1998- honorable mention in the 3th National Competition for Young 
Composers "Musica Sacra" for „Zdrowas Mario”(Ave Maria) for mixed choir

1998- II Prize (1st was not granded) in the 3th National Competition for 
Young Composers „Musica Sacra” in Czestochowa for "Domine Deus" for 
mixed choir 

1997- II Prize (1st was not granded) in the 5th National Cometition for 
Young Composers in Tarnow for Tchnienie Wiosny (breath of spring) for 
string orchestra

1997- honorable mention in composers competition for bugle-call of the 
Szymanowski Music School in Warsaw

1997- Grand Prix, Apollo's Chariot and a scholarship in the 5th National 
Andrzej Krzanowski Competition for Young Composers for Domine Jesu for 
mixed choir

1996- honorable mention in the 4th National Cometition for Young 
Composers in Tarnow for "Strings Quartet No 1


SCHOLARSHIPS:

1997 - Artistic scholarship of the Minister of Culture in Poland
2005 - ZAiKS Scholarship
2006 - Artistic scholarship of the Minister of Culture in Poland

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