Sotomski, Jacek International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn

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Born in 1987, composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, improviser, arranger, former repetiteur, bit player in the para-documentary series Why Me? Sotomski has won prizes in competitions for composers and the 2nd Prize winner in the Pokemony w Borku contest. He has received several artistic scholarships and been nominated for music awards for his artistic achievements. He is a certified Uni-Vibe recordholder, a former seasonal worker at small and large companies. His dream is to become a member of the Mile High Club. He lives and works in Wrocław.

Selected works: Swansesque for harp (2014), beautiful to me. Ah for accordion, computer, and string orchestra (2014), I’m so noided, California for accordion and string quartet (2015), Supermarket of New Music for orchestra (2015), We Are Number One but see the descriptionfor sampler (2016), Healing Nature & Joy of Music for viola, accordion and video (2016), Accordion GO for accordion, live electronics, video, and audio track (2016), Alternative Music for electronic viola, video, and audio track (2017), Thanks, Leszek for ensemble and prerecorded video(2017), Pepe is Pepe is Pepe for ensemble, electronics and video (2017), CREDOPOL for six performers and video (2018–19), Life 2, YouTube films or concert version for alto saxophone, electronics and video (2019), YouTube Hero: klocuch post for any instruments (2020), SOLUCJA, video poem (2020), New Forms, collective composition for instrumental ensemble and multimedia (2021) Trans-instrumentalism, concerto grosso for five voices and accompanying instruments (2022), Limits of Control for chamber ensemble and video (2024), Hypercanzonas for soprano and seven performers (2024), Melancholia. Piano Concerto for piano/KORG M1 VST and symphony orchestra (2025), System Shock for MOOG Labyrinth, accordion, sampler, and live electronics (2025).