Szymon Golec
Szymon Golec | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002 |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Alma mater | Academy of Music in Kraków |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Website | szymongolec |
Szymon Golec (born 2002) is an electroacoustic composer, instrumentalist, experimental music producer, vocalist and Jewish activist.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 2018, he won two composition competitions in Poland.[2] In 2024, he completed his bachelor's degree in composition at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, in the class of Marcel Chyrzyński.[2] In the same year, he began his master's degree in composition at the Academy of Music in Kraków.
He has composed instrumental and electroacoustic music.[2] He is interested in visual arts, multimedia, symbols, generativity, Jewish mysticism,[2] psychology, and spirituality. He creates "intimate sound worlds".[3] His interests include sound design, electroacoustic, acoustic, and improvised music.[3]
In 2025, he received an honorable mention at the 8th International Krzysztof Penderecki Competition for Young Composers organized by the Polish Composers' Union – Kraków Branch, for his composition "Beyond the Veil of Shadows" for clarinet, cello, and piano.[1][4] Also in 2025, he was obtained residency of the international festival of new music Ostrava Days.[1] In May 2025, he performed with the SEx Ensemble at the 37th Krakow International Festival of Composers.[5] In July 2025, the Cracow Guitar Quartet performed his piece "David's Harps" at Niepołomice Castle.[6]
Szymon Golec has released two studio albums and one single with Elektramusic.[2]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Shekhinah, for chamber ensemble and electronics (2024)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Szymon Golec". amuz.krakow.pl. 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Szymon Golec". amuz.krakow.pl. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ a b "Szymon Golec". szymongolec.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Laureaci 8. Międzynarodowego Konkursu dla Młodych Kompozytorów im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego". rmfclassic.pl. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Krakowski Międzynarodowy Festiwal Kompozytorów – Program". festiwal.zkp.krakow.pl. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ ""Zamki pełne muzyki" - wyjątkowe koncerty na Zamku w Niepołomicach i na Zamku w Suchej Beskidzkiej". rmfclassic.pl. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Bathyscaphe". elektramusic.eu. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Symbols and Visions". elektramusic.eu. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ "Shekhinah". elektramusic.eu. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
External links
[edit]- "The website of Szymon Golec". Retrieved 2025-08-06.