Jerzy Sapieyevski, award-winning composer, pianist, and conceptualist, NewCenturyMusictm founder and artistic director, brings  innovative ideas to the concert stage and music education. Early on, he recognized the potential of technology and was one of the first musicians to integrate it in traditional concerts.
As a pianist he performs concerts which unite diverse styles of music into one-of-a-kind creations drawn from the ambiance and the interaction of the composer/pianist with the audience.
The Art of Sound - the Sound of Artsm is a project devoted to the development of a new generation of multimedia events.
Sapieyevski’s commissions and performances include the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, Carnegie Hall, and numerous radio and television programs. He also created and directed a special event for the John Paul II Foundation. The score for the Shakespeare Theatre's Production of Richard III was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award, and he is a recipient of several
ASCAP Awards.
In 2005 Jerzy Sapieyevski was decorated with the "Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland". As a university professor, he contributes a unique expertise of combining various artistic media with the creative use of technology. Sapieyevski was a featured panelist at DanceUSA National Roundtable and served as an advisor for the National Institute for Education and the Arts. He also lectured on "Cultural Diplomacy" at the Foreign Service Institute and delivered very popular pre-concert talks at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Jerzy Sapieyevski began music and engineering studies in his native Poland and later completed his music degrees in the United States. Acknowledged in The Oxford Dictionary of Music, he is especially interested in creating interactive works that bring together various disciplines in live events. His "Concerto for Piano solo and Computer" involves new techniques of composition and a system for multiple computers interaction with performers.
"Aesop Suite " narrated by the renowned attorney
Bob Bennett,
explores the synergy between musical phrasing and gifted oratory. Most recent is a multimedia event in which painters - in live performance - engage in a visual and musical dialogue with the pianist.
Collaboration with painter
Makoto Fujimura
is one example of this innovative approach. A dynamic artistic experience
"Painted Music"
tm is an integrated arts offering for the 21st century and an uplifting journey into the new era.
RECENT COMPOSITIONS:
"AESOP SUITE" for Piano Solo and Narrator, Robert S. Bennett, narrator, Katzen Center, Washington DC, 2008, (25');
"VARIATIONS on a THEME by PADEREWSKI" for Piano Solo, Tribute to Gen. Edward Rowny, Senator Chuck Hagel - guest speaker, Embassy of Poland, Washington DC, 2007, (7');
"PAINTED MUSIC" for Piano Solo, Interactive Electronics and Painters, American University, Washington DC, 2006, (20'); Collaboration with painter Makoto Fujimura, Dillon Gallery, N.Y., 2007 (40')
"MUSIC for the RUNNING DRY PROJECT" Actress Jane Seymour and the Chronicle Group Event, Washington DC, 2007, (10');
"THE SOUND OF ART – THE ART OF SOUND" – Multimedia Event Composed and Directed by Jerzy Sapieyevski, Katzen Arts Center and Museum, American University, 2006 (45')
"MISTERIOSO" for Piano Solo, Katzen Center, American University, Washington DC, 2005, (15')
CONCERTO for PIANO solo and COMPUTER, Centralne Muzeum Morskie, Gdansk Poland; Music Club "Ucho" Gdynia, Poland, 2004 (40')
webORCHESTRA,
symphony orchestra, soloists, and optional electronic part, American University 2001, University of Texas 2002, Lodz Philharmonic, Poland 2003, Lublin Philharmonic 2006, (14’)
webORCHESTRA I, commissioned by the American Youth Concert Orchestra, Fairfax Va., 2000 (10’)
CLIO's TRIUMPH, modern ballet score commissioned by the Washington Ballet, Kennedy Center, 1997 (30')
ILLUMINATA, modern ballet score commissioned by the Washington Ballet, choreography by
Simon Dow, Kennedy Center, 1996 (30')
DAYDREAMS, electronic music for the National Building Museum, 1996, (40')
NEW CENTURY MUSIC, for electronic instruments, 1995, Dumbarton Concert , The Reston Community Center
ECHOES OF THE SPIRIT, for synthesizer and organ, The National Cathedral, Washington D.C., 1992, The Denver Cathedral, 1997; Grand Rapids, (Mich.) Cathedral, 1998 (35’)
DANCE OF THE PLANETS for Band/Orchestra and Synthesizer, The US Air Force Band, National Band Association Convention, Chicago, 1990, (17')
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, incidental music, American University Theatre, 1990
SUITE FROM SONGS OF THE ROSE, for orchestra, The National Chamber Orchestra, 1990, (25')
RICHARD III (Stacy Keach), incidental music, The Shakespeare Theatre, 1990.
SCORES in PRINT (dealer link)
PUBLISHED COMPOSITIONS:
(acoustic music)
SONGS OF THE ROSE
, (Bryn Mawr, Pa., T. Presser Co., 1994), Kennedy Center/WPAS Washington DC, 1988, The National Cathedral, 1992; The Gregg Smith Singers American Music Workshop, 1993, (10')
ARIOSO, for Trumpet and Woodwind Quintet (Bryn Mawr, Pa., T. Presser Co., 1990), commissioned by The International Trumpet Guild. Performed: ITG Conference, Dallas, Texas, 1988; Waterloo Music Festival, Princeton, Univ., 1990. Recorded on Crystal Records, 1993, (12')
MAZURKA
for string quartet (Bryn Mawr, Pa., T. Presser Co., 1986) commissioned by the Library of Congress. Performed by Manhattan String Quartet in Moscow, 1986; Tokyo String Quartet on U.S./European tour, 1987; Soviet Emigre Orchestra, Vermont Festival and Australian tour, 1987; TV “CBS Sunday Morning", 1988, (10')
AESOP SUITE for Brass Quintet and Narrator (Bryn Mawr, Pa., T. Presser Co., 1984)
commissioned by the Annapolis Music Society for Annapolis Brass Quintet and An die Musik Ensemble. Performed on American/European Tour, 1984. Recorded on Crystal Records, Belgian Radio, and Newport Classics, (15')
TOADA IN MEMORY OF VILLA-LOBOS, for Clarinet and Piano (Bryn Mawr, Pa., T. Presser Co., 1982) commissioned by the Delmar Foundation for the Dumbarton Concert Series, (15')
SCHERZO DI CONCERTO for Wind Ensemble (Tokyo, Japan, OngakuNoTomo Sha, 1981),(5')
GAMES for Brass and Percussion (New York, C.F. Peters, 1981) American Wind Symphony Series commission, (10')
ARIA for Flute and Piano (Bryn Mawr, T. Presser Co., 1981) Performed by An die Musik, Kennedy Center, 1981 and as regular tour repertoire 1981 present, (11')
LOVE SONGS for voice and piano (Bryn Mawr, T. Presser Co., 1979), The Philips Collection Series, Washington DC, (35')
MERCURY CONCERTO for Trumpet and Orchestra (New York, C. F. Peters Corp., 1978), Armando Ghitalla and AWSO. Recorded on AMCAM Records, (15')
TRIO FOR AN ITALIAN JOURNEY (Bryn Mawr, T. Presser Co., 1977), (17')
SUMMER OVERTURE for orchestra (Bryn Mawr, T. Presser Co., 1977), Virginia Youth Orchestra, (10')
ARIA for saxophone (Bryn Mawr, T. Presser Co., 1976), Miller Sigmon and Duke University Quartet, (11')
SCHERZO DI CONCERTO for Band (Bryn Mawr, T. Presser Co. 1976) University of Michigan Band, (5')
MORPHEUS for wind orchestra (New York, C.F. Peters Corp., 1975) American Wind Symphony Tours 1973-80. Recorded on AWSO Records, (8')
CONCERTO FOR VIOLA (Bryn Mawr, T. Presser Co., 1974), Raphael Hillyer and The Catholic University Ensemble, Philips Collection. Recorded on Crystal Records, (15')
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