Jerzy Sapieyevski Explained

Jerzy Sapieyevski (born Jerzy Sapiejewski in Łódź, 20 March 1945), is a Polish-born pianist, composer, educator and conductor who settled in the United States in 1967.[1]

Career

Jerzy Sapieyevski was born in Łódź on 20 March 1945[2] [3] and began music and engineering studies in his native Poland and settled in the USA 1967. A triple laureate of "Jazz nad Odrą" festivals/competitions (1964, 1965, and 1966)[4] completed his music degrees in the United States. In 1968 he received a scholarship from the Koussevitzky Foundation and participated as a pianist and composer at the Tanglewood Music Festival. In the following year he worked as an assistant at the Catholic University of America and in 1971 he was a finalist at an international conducting competition in France. For a while he was married to Anne Lindbergh, some of whose poems he set to music in 1979.[5]

Sapieyevski's music blends popular and classical styles and he has experimented with interactive works, in which electronic instruments were featured, including collaborations in live performances with painters – "Painted Music".[6] [7] In 2001, Sapieyevski foresaw a need for remote collaborations of multimedia artists/performers and music instructions. He designed Method of Multiple Computers Synchronization and Control for Guiding Spatially Dispersed Life Music/Multimedia Performances.[8]

In 2005 the composer was decorated with the Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. Sapieyevski's commissions and performances included the Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress commission and premiere of "Mazurka Variations" based on a Polish folk song.[9]

His classical concert music scores are held in many libraries through the world.[10] His score for the Washington Shakespeare Theatre's Production of "Richard III" was nominated for 1991 Helen Hayes Award.[11]

As an educator he has utilized music as a powerful communicator: "For many, music may prove to be the best creative and emotional outlet. Especially, in the midst of a world that is riddled with rhetoric, music provides the refreshing elements of a direct, non-verbal communication. Music offers a sanctuary for one's diverse personal experiences and emotions. It is shown to improve intellectual and spiritual functionality. Music is universally unifying, and it can profoundly mitigate stressors, cultural biases and social divisions. It is devoid of rhetoric. In combination with the grasp of other disciplines, live music creates a lasting fulfillment and genuinely interpersonal experience."

In 2018 he established AmericanSongClub® to promote talent development, social understanding and cultural interaction through workshops and performances of time-honored American music. From 2018 – 2021 Sapieyevski litigated (pro se) alleged infringement of his trademark (MusicHappens®) by Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.[12] [13]

Currently he is professor emeritus at American University in Washington, DC.[14] [15]

Compositions

Notes and References

  1. https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100441534 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, 2013
  2. Book: Krzywicki, Paul. From Paderewski to Penderecki: The Polish Musician in Philadelphia. 2016-03-16. Lulu.com. 978-1-4834-4267-9. 340. en.
  3. Book: Dziębowska. Elżbieta. Encyklopedia muzyczna PWM: część biograficzna. S-Sł. T. 9. Muzyczne. Polskie Wydawnictwo. 2007. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne. 978-83-224-0865-0. 37. pl.
  4. Book: Klimsa, Bogusław . JnO, 1964-2014 . 2014 . Wojciech Siwek . 978-83-63037-09-3 . Wydanie I . Wrocław . 906602125.
  5. New York Times, obituary, 12 December 1993
  6. Web site: Can a painting create musicfi . 2022-05-17 . heraldextra.com . en-US.
  7. Web site: Painted Music New York Concert . 2024-03-21 . musichappens.com.
  8. Web site: United States Patent Application Publication .
  9. Web site: 2014-09-23 . Jerzy Sapieyevski: Mazurka by Theodore Presser Co. - Issuu . 2024-03-21 . issuu.com . en.
  10. Web site: Jerzy Sapieyevski . 2024-03-21 . entities.oclc.org.
  11. News: Rose . Lloyd . 1991-03-19 . STUDIO AMONG TOP HAYES NOMINEES . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-05-04 . 0190-8286.
  12. Web site: SAPIEYEVSKI v. LIVE NATION WORLDWIDE, INC. . 2022-05-06 . www.law360.com . en.
  13. Web site: Sapieyevski v. Live Nation Worldwide, Inc., Civil Action No. 18-830 (TJK) Casetext Search + Citator . 2022-05-17 . casetext.com.
  14. https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/jsapiey.cfm American University
  15. Biography and listed compositions at Ambassador Theater International Cultural Center
  16. A performance on YouTube
  17. A performance on YouTube
  18. A performance on YouTube

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