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Karen Karólínudóttir, altflauta
~ Prógram ~
Barbara Kaszuba
Wind for alto flute solo (2021) frumflutningur*
Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir
Cyradis fyrir einleiksflautu (1999)
Astor Piazzolla
Tango-Etudes Nr. 4 og 6.
*world premiere
About the piece:
The piece Wind for alto flute solo was composed in 2020 - 2021 as a part of the International Compostition competition Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame with flutist Lisa Cella, Baltimore, USA. The work Wind has been awarded. In the piece we can hear all types of wind, just like in nature - sometimes the wind blows delicately, quietly, other times a strong wind moves all plants and objects, wind picks up speed, it cause objects to vibrate, a real gale. We can hear the wind create a high-pitched whistling sound. In the piece you can find sounds as a blast of wind, sometimes downwind, against the wind. Energy hidden in sounds. The techniques used reflect the constant movement, intensity and speed of natural phenomena. The accumulation of various structures, whistle tones, slap tongues, and fast sound structures, makes the piece becomes a gale.
Barbara Kaszuba (1983 Poznań) is a graduate of the Henryk Wieniawski School of Music called “Poznań School of Talent” in the violin class of Mirosław Bocek (2002) and of the Fryderyk Chopin School of Music in the piano class of Barbara Jarantowska (2003); she is a graduate of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań in the composition class by prof. G. Pstrokońska-Nawratil (honours MA degree 2007) and of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz in the violin class by Prof. Marcin Baranowski 2011; in 2005 a study in Hochschule für Musik in Dresden by prof. W.Krätschmar; in 2007 artistic scholarship in Woodside – California, USA; since 2007 she works at the Academy of Music in Poznań; in 2013 she obtained PhD degree and in 2019 she obtained habilitation. Barbara Kaszuba belongs to the Polish Composers Association. She tried to compose already in her childhood, submitting her work to critical evaluation of prof. Andrzej Koszewski, prof. Marek Stachowski, prof. Romuald Twardowski. She presented her works at festivals and many concerts in Poland and abroad /Germany, Russia, England, Scotland, Lithuania, Holland, Ukraine, Belarus, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland/. She took part in numerous radio and TV programs. Barbara has got many prizes at competitions for composers: CANTABILE 95 in Kraków – special prize to encourage her for further Czechowice-Dziedzice 1997 - award for the youngest participant; 2002 - distinction PATRI PATRIAE 98 in Katowice 98 – III prize CRESCENDO 99 in Tarnów - Grand Prix BLA 99 New York – Ragusa – V level Sanok 2003 - distinction Warsaw 2004, 2006 – (the Polish Composers Union) prize – performing at the International Festival for Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn Kraków 2004 (PWM Edition) – distinction Wrocław 2005 – I prize Sanok 2009 - Grand Prix Competition of Institute of Music and Dance – the programme Composer – in - Residence -Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra Amadeus conducted.