Beata E. Golec is a concert pianist and composer. She was born in Gliwice, Poland as a first child of Alicja and Dariusz Golec. Beata started playing piano at age 7, and at age 13 decided to pursue cello studies as well. Beata's first compositions were written at age 13, but the official recognition for her as a composer came three years later- in 1997, when she received an award for "Fantazja Polska" for piano and cello at the "Patri Patriae" All-Polish Composers Competition for a piece dedicated to Pope John Paul II. "Fantazja Polska" premiered at Ars Cameralis Silesiae Superioris Festival in 1997 (Katowice, Poland) by Beata E. Golec and Miroslaw Makowski. The score of the piece is currently kept in Vatican.Beata completed her undergraduate education in Poland at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw (piano performance studied under Jerzy Sterczynski) and at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice (composition and music theory under Edward Boguslawski).
Since 2003 she has been studying at Eastman School of Music on a full- tuition scholarship and received a MM degree in piano performance in 2005. She is currently a doctoral candidate in piano performance at Eastman School under Professor Rebecca Penneys.
Several of Beata's compositions have been launched at Women in Music Festival in Rochester, NY (2005, 2006, 2007). The list of the performed compositions includes: Four preludes for piano, "Phobia" for piano, "Forests" for piano, "Toccata" for piano, "Clouds" for marimba and vibraphone, Toccata No. 1 for organ.
In October 2006- April 2007 Beata has been chosen the Artist of the Month by the directors of the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition (Beata has been the first prize winner of this competition twice- in 2005 and 2006 and received the second prize in 2007).
Beata's newest CD album consisting of compositions by J. L. Zaimont, A. Part, W. A. Mozart and B. Golec was released on October 5th, 2007.
Beata is an active performer. Her concert schedule consists of more than 40 concerts annually. Beata debuted at Carnegie Hall in May 2005 and was invited to perform there again in 2006. Her concert schedule can be found at beatagolec.
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Beata E. Golec has performed for such artists as:
Marvin HamlischAlicia de LarrochaAngela HewittBlanca UribeRebecca PenneysYong Hi MoonMalcolm BilsonPhilip JenkinsBoaz SharonMichael TorkeJudith Lang Zaimont
Beata performed for such institutions/festivals/concert halls as:
Carnegie Hall, NYCBosendorfer Saal, Vienna, AustriaWomen in Music Festival, Rochester, NYChautauqua Festival, Chautauqua NYLenna Hall, Chautauqua NYKilbourn Hall, Rochester, NYEastman Theater, Rochester, NYMake a Wish Foundation (gala concerts in Rochester and Niagara Falls)Rotary Club (Buffalo, Rochester)Garret Club (Buffalo, NY)Ellicott Square Building, Buffalo NYDante Alighieri Society, Buffalo, NYWomen's Club in Jamestown, NY (2000, 2003)Villa Maria College, Buffalo, NYUniversity at Buffalo, Buffalo, NYCanisius College, Buffalo, NYEastman School of Music, Rochester, NYEastman Community Music School, Rochester, NYEastman House, Rochester, NYUniversity of Syracuse, Syracuse, NYFryderyk Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw, PolandK. Szymanowski Academy of Music, Katowice, PolandClassics on Elmwood Concert Series, Buffalo, NYSummit at Brighton, NYWolk Manor, Brighton, NYTown Hall in San Sebastian, SpainPiano Festival and Masterclasses, Prague, Czech RepublicArs Cameralis Silesiae Superioris, Katowice, PolandPolish National Philharmonics, Warsaw, PolandSilesian Philharmonics, Katowice, PolandChopin's Manor House in Duszniki Zdroj, PolandLazienki Krolewskie in Warsaw, PolandCzech Institute in Warsaw, Poland
Please visit beatagolec.
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