Joanna Wozny

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Joanna Wozny (* 1973 in Zabrze ) is a Polish composer .

Life

From 1992 to 1999 she completed a master's degree in philosophy in Katowice . At the same time, she began studying composition and music theory at the University of Art in Graz in 1996 with Gerd Kühr and Beat Furrer , which she graduated with honors in 2003. In 2002/2003 Joanna Wozny also took composition lessons with Younghi Pagh-Paan .

Joanna Wozny lives in Graz .

Awards

As a composer, Joanna Wozny received the Music Promotion Prize of the City of Graz in 2001, the Austrian State Scholarship for Composers 2005 and 2008, the Erste Bank Composition Prize 2010 and the SKE publicity award 2010. In 2010/2011 she was “young composer in residence” of the ensemble PHACE and 2011 “Composer in residence” at the Kunststation St. Peter, Cologne.

In 2017 she was awarded the Andrzej Dobrowolski Composition Prize of the State of Styria.

Compositional creation

Joanna Wozny's work includes instrumental music from solo and chamber music works to ensemble and orchestral compositions. In addition, electronic compositions as well as works for choir and singing were created. Her works have been performed and performed by DSO Berlin , RSO Vienna , Münchner Rundfunkorchester , National Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio , Klangforum Wien , Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart , ensemble recherche , Ensemble ascolta , ensemble courage, Ensemble PHACE, ensemble mosaik, mdi ensemble and the PluralEnsemble at festivals such as Witten Days for New Chamber Music , Wien Modern , Ultrasound Festival Berlin, ECLAT Festival Stuttgart, Klangspuren Schwaz , Warsaw Autumn , Forum New Music Cologne and Musikprotokoll Graz. In 2011 KAIROS released a portrait CD with her music.

Works

Solo works

  • divided (2011) for sub bass recorder
  • air balance (2011) for organ
  • The deep blue there in the course of the days (2004) for oboe
  • The lost paths II (2003) for clarinet, playback

Chamber music (2–3 instruments)

  • sAmo (2014) for bass flute, accordion, violoncello
  • suspended (2013) for flute, accordion, violoncello
  • Prolepsis (2010) for trombone, percussion, double bass
  • Surfacing (2008) for string trio
  • On the Disappearance of a Landscape (2005/10) for piano, violin, violoncello
  • Music for two guitars (2005) for two guitars
  • Music for flute, bass clarinet and piano (2005) for flute, bass clarinet, piano
  • Die Spur der Welle (2003) for flute, clarinet, viola
  • The lost paths I (2003) for tenor saxophone, double bass, percussion

Chamber music (4–9 instruments)

  • some remains (2014) for flute, clarinet, piano, viola, double bass
  • brown, fizzled out (2013/14) for trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, piano, electric guitar, violoncello
  • stairs (2013) for flute, piano, accordion, violin, viola, violoncello
  • diffraction courses (2012) for clarinet, saxophone, 2 percussionists, piano, violin, violoncello, double bass
  • mobile elements - 2nd version (2012) for bass clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello
  • mobile elements (2011) for bass clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin, violoncello, double bass
  • From the Disappearance of a Landscape II (2011) for violin, viola, violoncello, piano
  • syllable sea colors (2004) for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello
  • … To untouched snow in the pale moonlight… (1999) for four percussionists

Ensemble works

  • as in a mirror, darkly - revised version (2010/13) for ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass)
  • as in a mirror, darkly (2010) for ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, piano, violin, viola, violoncello, double bass)
  • Return - revised version (2009) for saxophone, ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass)
  • Return (2006) for saxophone, ensemble (2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 horns, 2 percussionists, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass)

Orchestral works

  • lost motion (2012) for string orchestra (6-6-4-4-2)
  • disintegrated (2010) for orchestra (3 Fl, 3 Ob, 3 Klar, 3 Fg, 4 Hr, 3 Trp, 3 Pos, 3 Perc, Hfe, Str: 14-12-10-8-6)
  • break off (2009) for orchestra (3 Fl, 3 Ob, 3 Klar, 3 Fg, 3 Hr, 3 Trp, 2 Pos, 2 Schlgz, Hfe, strings)
  • Archipel (2008) for orchestra (2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Klar, 2 Fg, 4 Hr, 2 Trp, 2 Pos, 2 Perc, Hfe, Str: 10-8-6-4-3)
  • Loses (2006) for large orchestra (2 Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 4 Klar, 4 Fg, 4 Hr, 4 Trp, 3 Pos, Tb, 3 Perc, Hfe, Klav, Str: 12-10-8-6 -4)

Vocal music

  • Lacunae (2015) for vocal soloists
  • un altro… di vento, di cielo (2015) for choir, live electronics and video
  • Ferne - Approach (2008) for vocal ensemble
  • kahles Astwerk (2007/8) for voice, flute, violin, violoncello

CDs

  • Portrait CD Joanna Wozny: "as in a mirror, darkly", "return", "kahles branches", "Loses" and "Vom Disappearance of a Landscape II" . KAIROS (0013192KAI)
  • Archipel for orchestra. On: "Paradisi Gloria 21" BR Classics / Naxos 2010 (LC 20232)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Awarding of the art and culture prizes of the State of Styria 2017 . Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ orf.at: rain of prizes for Styrian art and culture . Article dated November 28, 2017, accessed November 29, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Wozny, Joanna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Zabrze