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Composers

Marek Pasieczny

*1980

Marek Pasieczny (Ph.D Comp., MMus Comp., MMus Perf, PGDip Perf., PGDip Comp., MA Performance) composer and guitarist.

Pasieczny holds three Master Degrees in music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, UK (for composition and performance with distinction) and “Karol Lipinski” Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Poland (for performance with distinction). In 2010, Pasieczny began a combined doctoral degree in composition and performance in Australia, before returning to Europe in 2012 and completing his PhD at Surrey University in Guildford, UK in December 2015.

As a composer, guitarist, lecturer and adjudicator Pasieczny has appeared regularly at festivals in Europe (Poland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, The UK, and Italy), Asia (China, Japan) Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and USA.

Masterclasses and lectures:

2012-2015 University of Surrey (The UK), 2020: Leeds College of Music, Leeds, The UK, Zürich University of The Arts, Switzerland, 2018: University of Alaska, UAA Anchorage, Alaska, USA, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada, RNCM – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Birmingham City University), Birmingham (The UK). 2017: California State University, Fullerton/LA, USA 2016: The Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, (China), Hochschule fur Musik, Freiburg (Germany), 2021: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock (Germany), Hochschule für Künste Bremen (Germany), Hans-Werner-Henze Musikschule Berlin (Germany), New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. 2015: Conservatory: Koninklijk Conservatorium – Brussels (Belgium) 2013: Auckland University, Auckland (New Zealand).

Pasieczny has composed for and collaborated with such musicians as: Pat Metheny (CD „Upojenie”), Anna Maria Jopek, Odair and Clarice Assad, David Russell, Roland Dyens, Carlo Domeniconi, LAGQ: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Ana Vidovic, Hilary Hahn, James Gourlay, Aaron Shorr, Andrew York, Pavel Steidl, Edoardo Catemario, Gabriel Bianco, Krzysztof Pelech, Michal Stanikowski, Andrzej Bauer, Vojin Kocic, Piotr Rojek, Duo Melis, Lulo Reinchard and many others.

Premieres of his works have been performed in venues such as: Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, USA (2012), Conservatoire National de Strasbourg, France (2011), He Luting Hall, Shanghai, China (2008), BBC Scotland, UK (2007), Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (2004), Sala im. W. Lutosławskiego (2003) (Warszawa) oraz Carnegie Hall, Nowy Jork (2006, 2014).

Pasieczny appeares on a total of 36 albums. As a composer and performer: on 14 albums, singles, solo EPs, 5 albums with chamber music, 3 albums with chamber and symphony orchestras. 4 albums has been dedicated entirely to the work of Pasieczny, and 10 albums on which he appears among other composers. Pasieczny’s music has been also used for ballet (Taiwan) and film-documentaries (Germany, USA).

In 2012, Pasieczny became a D’Addario artist and as well featured on the cover of the Classical Guitar Magazine. Pasieczny’s works has been published by: PWM (Poland), Les Productions D’Oz (Canada), Lathkill Music (The UK), HomaDream Inc., (Japan), SLE (The UK / Republic of South Africa).

“Very talented composer (…) Hope for the polish modern repertoire of classical guitar”
Maestro KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI –composer and conductor
(Canterbury, England; April 2009)

“I do consider Marek Pasieczny as a highly inspired guitarist and composer. His musical world deeply touches me by its great personality and originality. He is what I call a free artist.”
ROLAND DYENS - guitarist and composer, Teacher at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris (Paris, France; October 2008)

“Pasieczny is one of the most important guitarists-composers-musicians from our time”
CARLO DOMENICONI (guitarist and composer) (Berlin, Germany, 2010)