Searching for innovations in music, stimulating the creativity of young artists, and creating new chapters in the history of music—these are the ideas behind the II National Composers’ Competition for school miniatures, the final of which will take place at the Fryderyk Chopin Music School Complex in Piła on September 30, 2024, at 5:00 PM.
The event will feature jurors, laureates, and award winners from various places in Poland. All of this is in line with the school’s motto—to "discover talents that change the world through music." During the concert, works by young Polish composers will receive their world premieres.
The Competition Jury, consisting of Dr. Monika Kędziora, Dr. Artur Kroschel, Dr. Katarzyna Taborowska, Monika Sroczyńska, and Mateusz Pieróg (secretary), was impressed by the stylistic diversity and high level of the 17 submitted compositions. The Jury's deliberations resulted in the awarding of 6 prizes, including 3 honorable mentions:
- 1st place – Mateusz Groth, F. Nowowiejski Music School in Gdańsk
- 2nd place – Maciej Strzałkowski, Fryderyk Chopin Music School Complex in Piła
- 3rd place – Damian Dziweńka, R. Bukowski State Music School in Wrocław
- 1st honorable mention – Mateusz Szapański, F. Nowowiejski Music School in Gdańsk
- 2nd honorable mention – Seweryn Julian Szarpak, I.J. Paderewski State Music School in Chełm
- 3rd honorable mention – Zofia Mroziuk, G. Bacewicz State Music Schools Complex No. 3 in Warsaw
The project is sponsored by the Parents' Council at the Fryderyk Chopin Music School Complex in Piła and the I.J. Paderewski Academy of Music Publishing House in Poznań.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
More information on the website: www.gov.pl/web/zsmpila and on FB: www.facebook.com/zsmchopin/
