Marzena Komsta
Marzena Komsta is a Polish composer of contemporary music who resides in France.Life and career
Marzena Komsta was born in Gdynia, Poland, and studied composition at the S. Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk and at the F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw under W. Kotonski and Z. Baginski. She continued her studies at the Higher National Conservatory of Music in Lyon under Philippe Manoury and D. Lorraine in acoustic, electroacoustic and computer music, and in Paris at IRCAM for doctoral training in music and 20th century musicology. Her music has been performed internationally and is available as recordings.Awards
Komsta composes both instrumental and electroacoustic works. Selected compositions include:
- "Stelfer" for ensemble and electronics
- "Tamashii no soko kara" for shakuhachi - 2007
- "Dream" XXV - for piano, voice, sound objects and electroacoustic system in real time
- "Desire" for tape
- "The field of my dreams" for piano, unusual sound objects and computer
- "Thoughts" - 7 short pieces for vibrafon
- "Journal burst" to sekstuor
- "Night / Portrait" for sinfonietta
- "Primary... human" for harpsichord
- "Oh! - In the shadows "for cl, soprano, perc, vn and vc
- "To you, my love - a cruel piece" for piano
- "LFDLC" for a piano and three pianists,
- "... You know?" For flute, percussion and harpsichord amplified small orchestra, band and computer system in real time
- "Brown" for violin
- "Agmen" for chamber orchestra
- "Oqivian" for tape
- "Hard Day" for three percussionists
- "For Unwanted Prometheuses" for large symphony orchestra
- "HO-YI-A" for amplified violin and harpsichord, "Kirp" for string quartet
- "Gryzaczek" for twelve brass
- "Five Miniatures" for piano
- "Nobody Knows the Day" for mixed choir
- "Oberek" for piano.
Discography
- "Agmen" for chamber orchestra, "Warsaw Autumn 1995 No. 5" De Orkestr Ereprijs, dir. Wim Boerman
- "Oqivian" for tape, "Warsaw Autumn 2001 No. 5"
- "Languor" for piano - version jazz quartet: Contemporary Quartet, Not Two MW 744-2, 2002
- "Night/Portrait" for sinfonietta; "Warsaw Autumn 2003 n o 1 "Set Algorithm, dir. Marco Angius
- "Desire" for tape, CD + DVD "Olter" Polskie Radio 2005 PRCD496/PRDVD 496A
- "Tamashii no soko kara" for shakuhachi, Sozan C. Kariya - shakuhachi, *"Japan: Shakuhachi & Koto" Air Mail Music 2008, ASIN B0015NQBFO
- "Tamashii no soko kara", Sôzan C. Kariya – shakuhachi, CD "A Journay Around The World" Air Mail Music 2010, SA142002
