Adam Wesołowski
A composer, pianist, conductor, music theoretician and educator. Adam Wesolowski was born January 16, 1980 in Ruda Slaska. He started his education in playing the piano at Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki Musical School in Ruda ¦l±ska. His first tutor in piano was Ms Urszula Ryszka. He continued learning to play the piano in class of Ms Barbara Stankiewicz in Fryderyk Chopin Musical School in Bytom. Since 1999 he studied at Karol Szymanowski Musical Academy in Katowice in a class of composition, lead by Mr Edward Bogusławski and Mr Aleksander Lasoń and in a class of piano lead by Mr Wojciech ¦witała. In the same time he studied at the faculty of theory of music. In 2004 he graduated with honours from composition and piano faculty, then in 2006 he finished his studies in theory of music.
He was awarded many times, to mention just a few: he was a prizewinner in National Composing Competition in the name of Adam Didura (2000), prizewinner of a composer competition organized together with 6th Silesian Piano Competition, a winner of 2nd prize in National Composing Competition for Students of Musical Academy in Warsaw (2004), a winner of first prize in Adam Didura National Composing Competition in Sanok (2004).
His compositions and arrangements are performed in Poland as well as abroad, at numerous concerts and festivals: Stockholm New Music, Jan Kiepura Festival, Silesian Tribune of Composers, Festival of Virtuosity and Wit, Music Days in Mikolow, Adam Didura Festival, New Music Festival, Classic meet pops (Erkelenz, Germany), G.G.Gorczycki Festival, Summer Open-space Concerts In Rycerka Górna, Brand New Music.
Adam Wesołowski is a founder and director of Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki Festival (gorczycki.pl), a member of Polish Composers Association, a member of Artists Association ZAiKS.
An outstanding feature of his works is picturesqueness, despite the fact that the music is not programmed. Thanks to rich and precisely chosen instrumentration, harmony and melody his works are so vivid. The composer about his creating process:
His most important compositions:
Symphonic
I Symphony Pendulum (2002)
II Symphony for choir and symphonic orchestra (2004)
III Symphony for trombone solo, symphonic orchestra, string orchestra, mixed choir, women choir, children choir and organ (2007)
Concerto grosso for strings and percussion (2007).
chamber
Cameral Concerto grosso for French horn quartet and string orchestra (2006)
Concerto grosso for cameral orchestra (2006),
Adagio.Allegro for xylophone, vibraphone and string orchestra (2005)
Cameral symphony (2001),
Concert for trombone and piano (2007)
Gipsy melodies for two clarinets and two bassoons (1999),
lamentation for a bass voice and string orchestra (2005)
8 songs for lyrics of B. Iskrzak-Mierzwinka for soprano (or tenor) and cameral orchestra (2003-2005)
Prelludium alla chopak
Preludium alla trepak for flute trio (2000)
4 songs for lyrics of L.Staff for baritone and piano (2003)
Autumn Rais for a bass voice, cello and piano (1999)
I string quartet (2001)
II chorale quartet (2006)
Sonata for flute and piano (2001)
solo
Before the storm for piano (2003)
12 preludes for flute solo (2000)
12 preludes for clarinet solo (2001)
Capriccio for clarinet solo (1999)
Extremes for piano (2003).