"Merit for Polish Culture" distinction
On October 03. 2024, during opening of the new academic year 2024 - 2025 celebration at Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow I was decorated the "Merit for Polish Culture" honorary distinction.
May 1-4, lecturer at Composer's Scene at Krzysztof Penderecki European Music Center in Lusławice, Poland
From May 1 to 4, along with other renowned celleagues - Polish composers, I was a lecturer at Composers' Scene organized by Krzysztof Penderecki European Music Center in Lusławice, Poland, the place of life-long composing as well as applied dendrological work by Krzysztof Penderecki. The participants were present students of various Polish music universities. Our event was held within Spring De Natura Sonoris Chamber Music Festival 2024. The pieces composed by the participants were performed by the renowned Kwartludium Ensemble during a public concert on May 5, 2024 at Krzysztof Penderecki's Manor.
The Ray of All-Whiteness performed during 36. KMFK in Krakow, Poland
April 26, 2024, The Ray of All-Whiteness for accordion duo and string quartet (2018) will be performed during 36. Krakow International Festival of Composers in Krakow, Poland by duo Accosphere and AIRIS Qartet.
20th and 21st Century Counterpoint: Olivier Messiaen's Counterpoint during Open Day at AMKP in Krakow
March 14, 2024, 11:30, during Open Day at Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow within my subject 20th and 21st Century Counterpoint I will talk about Olivier Messiaen's counterpoint. The excellent French composer has contributed greatly to the development of contrapuntal and, in broader sense, polyphonic ideas in 20th century music, both by means of continuation of existing ideas and his own concepts and experiments. Among them are politemporal music, counterpoint of musical layers, extremal density of linear texture.
December 6, 2023, The Book of Levers European premiere
On December 6, 2023 at Fontys Academy of Arts in Tilburg, The Netherlands, Jason Alder will give European premiere of The Book of Levers for solo contrabass clarinet. The premiere will open the 12th European Clarinet Congress.
World premiere of The Book of Levers for solo contrabass clarinet
British clarinettist Jason Alder will give the world premiere of The Book of Levers for solo contrabass clarinet (2022-2023), written for him. The premiere will took place in Denver, CO, USA, on 07.07.2023 during International ClarinetFest 2023.
(Tenderly) Applied Micrology recommended by ISCM Polish Section for ISCM World Music Days 2023
Written in 2013 for Mikołaj Pałosz (Tenderly) Applied Micrology for solo cello has been recommended (as a 'solo piece' category) among total 6 Polish pieces for ISCM World Music Days in the Republic of South Africa in late 2023.
The Ray of Ultimate Whiteness released on CD DUX 1815
The Ray of Ultimate Whiteness (2018) commissioned by Accosphere Duo, Grzegorz Palus and Alena Budzinakova, and written for accordion duo and string quartet has been recently released on a CD DUX 1815 - Accosphere - New Accordion Chamber Music.
http://en.dux.pl/machajd-k-runchak-zych-stivrina-accosphere-new-accordion-chamber-music-palus-budzi-kov.html
Soliloquy no. 2. Landscape of frozen thoughts in Gorzow Wielkopolski
Soliloquy no 2. Landscape of frozen thoughts for solo bass clarinet and 20 string instruments in spatial placement (1999, revision 2007) will be performed on 14th October in Gorzow Wielkopolski during Wojciech Kilar Comtemporary Music Festival.
The solo part will be performed by Michał Górczyński accompanied by the Gorzow Philharmonic Orchestra string members, conducted by Jacek Rogala.
