Marcin Pączkowski

Marcin Paczkowski — Adjunct ; Adjuct, Cornish College of the Arts ; Cornish College of the Arts ; Areas of Expertise: Electronics Music | Composition .

Adjuct, Cornish College of the Arts

Biography

Marcin PÄ…czkowski (pronounced `marr-cheen pawnch-`koav-skee) is a composer, conductor, digital artist, and performer, working with both traditional and electronic media. As a composer, he is focused on developing new ways of creating and performing computer music, and his pieces involving real-time gestural control using accelerometers have been performed in the United States, Poland, Canada, and South Korea.

As the Music Director of Evergreen Community Orchestra, he presents concerts of diverse repertoire to local communities. He is also involved in performing new music and has led premieres of numerous works in Poland and in the United States.

With an affinity for playing music with others, Marcin actively participates in the Seattle-area improvised music community, performing on various instruments. He received grants and commissions from the Seattle Symphony, City of Seattle, Seattle Polish Foundation, eScience Institute, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, and from Polish Institute of Music and Dance.

Education

  • PhD, Digital Arts and Experimental Media
    University of Washington
  • MM, Composition
    University of Washington
  • MA, Conducting
    Academy of Music in Kraków
  • MA, Composition
    Academy of Music in Kraków