Pasek, Olga International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn

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Composer and performer, she graduated in composition and film  music writing from the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy  of Music in Łódź, where she studied with Marcin Stańczyk. During an Erasmus exchange, she also studied with Michal Rataj  at the Music and Dance Faculty (HAMU) of the Academy of  Performing Arts in Prague. In 2025 she completed the master’s  programme in Composition with Electronic, Film and Theatre  Music at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, studying  with Ignacy Zalewski.

She has taken part in numerous workshops with artists such as  Oscar Bianchi, Johannes Kreidler, Francesco Filidei, Mark Andre,  Justė Janulytė, Chaya Czernowin, and Simon Steen-Andersen.  She composes for film and theatre as well as creating installations. She has cooperated with the National Theatre in Warsaw  and Polish Television.

A finalist of the 64th Tadeusz Baird Young Composers’ Competition, Pasek won the 3rd Prize at the “Żeromski 2025” International Composition Competition  for Forest’s Whispers, as well as  the PWM Edition Special Prize for the youngest prizewinner. Her  music has been performed in Poland and internationally, including at Musica Moderna in Łódź, as well as at the Musica Privata  festival, Zielona Góra Philharmonic, Prague Zoo, Ravekjavík  Festival, Hashtag Lab Contemporary Music Space, Kielce Philharmonic, and on Polish Radio.

Her recent interests centre on improvised electronic music,  including performance on a no-input mixer.

Selected works: Collisions for four accordions (2021), cruelty  free for violin, soprano saxophone, accordion, percussion, tape  and video (2022), Kairos for flute and tape (2022), pattern mode  for soprano saxophone and bass trombone (2022), Balance for  two performers and electronics (2023), Illusion for two pianos  (2023), kon•me•mo•cja for chamber orchestra, electronics and  video (2023), quiet space for analogue no-input mixer (2023), outstanding place for clarinet, alto saxophone and cello (2023), state  of movement for double bass, tape and live electronics (2024),  empathy_for_who? for flute, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon, accordion, violin, cello and tape (2024), torsion for orchestra (2024), sic mundus for two accordions, piano, percussion  and tape (2024), floating for bass clarinet and electronics (2024),  ugly/nice music for flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, accordion, violin, cello, double bass, electronics and video (2024–25),  exosphere’s spreading for four accordions and electronics (2025),  the stars of your eyes for prepared string quartet (2025), forest’s  whispers for symphony orchestra (2025), time dilation loopsfor  clarinet, accordion, violin, viola, cello, percussion, quadraphonic  tape and live electronics (2026).