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voytek (wojciech) konikiewicz |
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origin: poland. |
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appears in pueblo nuevo: first anniversary's compilation. |
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| Wojciech Konikiewicz (Voytek Konikievich), born 1956, is a rare example of a person whose educational background includes studies in classical music / piano, composition, technology / electroacoustics and philosophy. |
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| Konikiewicz has a well-established position in several fields of activity especially as a: |
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| 1. Composer - he creates music from works for symphony & chamber orchestra, choir, string quartet, reed trio, saxophone and piano, saxophone and organ, harp and organ etc., to progressive jazz, experimental, electronic / ambient, ethno and sacral pieces. The remarkable features of his music are: treating music and sound as a mood-creating unity; modern harmonies and techniques that reflect composer's interest in 20th century music; echoes of in-deep studies in sacral and ethnic music; using both hi-tech electronic and acoustic instruments. Since 1985 he writes music for feature, documentary, experimental and TV films, as well as for theatre, ballet and mime theatre. |
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| 2. Performer - he performs both as a soloist / piano, electronic instruments, pipe organ, harpsichord and as a member of groups - playing contemporary, experimental, jazz or improvised music. He also takes part in some multicultural and multimedia projects, cooperating with artists of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. |
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| 3. Educator and theoretician of culture - leads workshops, meetings, publishes essays, articles, etc. After studies in Wroclaw (acoustics, composition, piano and philosophy) he set many groups and projects (also international) that put into reality his ideas. |
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| He writes and performs jazz, as well as experimental, electronic (ambient, EBM, noise, industrial), contemporary classical (chamber, choir etc.) and sacral music. Some of his works reflect deep interest of the composer in ethnic and ancient music, as well. He also writes a music for film, ballet, theatre and TV spectacles. One of his most interesting interdisciplinary ideas - The Independent Institute of Sound and Harmony is now in development. |
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| Last but not least, he is an active writer and theoretician (many essays, articles, etc.) as well as a lecturer and workshop leader (contemporary composition techniques, synthesizer programming & sampling, studio technology, psychoacoustics, philosophy of music). |
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| Konikievich has published numerous CDs recorded for Polish, British, Austrian & French labels; multimedia projects, concerts and performances. |
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| For more details, complete discography, press notes, etc., see website www.free.art.pl/konikiewicz. |
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contact:
voytekkon@poczta.onet.pl |
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website:
www.free.art.pl/konikiewicz |
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