Michal Jakub Papara - Poland

Michał Jakub Papara – composer and music theorist. He was born in Cracow in 1984. In 2003 he graduated from the Władysław Żeleński State Secondary Music School in Cracow (violin class). He studies composition with professor Józef Rychlik, and computer music with Ph. d. Mateusz Bień at the Academy of Music in Cracow. In 2010 he graduated from Music Theory studies at the same Academy (master thesis under professor Teresa Malecka ). In years  2003-2006 he studied musicology at the Jagiellonian University (received the degree of bachelor). He has received the following awards or distinctions: 1st prize for “Odyseja – I kwartet smyczkowy” in the 7th Tadeusz Ochlewski Composition Competition in Cracow (2009); 1st distinction (1st prize was not granted)  for “Klątwa starych zegarów” for piano trio in the 2nd Marek Stachowski Competition for Young Composers in Cracow (2009); 2nd prize (ex aequo) for “Moje starchy” for two pianos and two percussion in The 51th Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers in Warsaw (2010); and 2nd prize (ex aequo) for song “A może to świat płonie…” for female voice and piano in the 18th Adam Didur Composition Competition in Sanok (2010). For his artistic achievements in the academic year 2009/2010 he received the scholarship of polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage..

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