Technically, this neoclassical, but it is not ‘warm’ neoclassical where you see the fairies flutter on a sunny summer day on the grass. This is chilly neoclassical, as a heavy walk through the snow from the icy north wind in. newest CD “Seven Sonnets” is reviewed at darkentries.be Dark Entries […]
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“Unknown woman” on The Guardian “pick of the week”
Music theatre piece of Melanie Wilson co-composed with Glowicka has been on “The Guardian’s” pick of the week. Melanie Wilson reimagines the operatic form in Opera for the Unknown Woman at the Lawrence Batley, Huddersfield, as part of the Yorkshire festival, which also has lots of street theatre over the next few days. […]
Read MoreSeveral new reviews of Seven Sonnets
In May and June several independed German websites write favourable reviews of “Seven Sonnets”. Culturmag (an online platform for music reviews),Bad Alchemy (German Audiomagazine devoted to the avantgarde of music) and Westzeit magazine. Fragment of “Culturmag” review by Tina Manske: “Glowicka’s style, her nonconformist handling of electronic possibilities and idiosyncratic, […]
Read MoreSeven Sonnets at Aural Aggravation
Christopher Nosnibor writes at “Aural Agravation” about new CD “Seven Sonets” fragment from review: ‘Sweet love’ builds subtle drama, Glowicka skipping lightly through Sonnet LVI, before ‘All Naked’, a stripped-back audiowork which is spun around Sonnet XXVI concludes the album, leaving the listener feeling… how precisely does the listener feel? […]
Read MoreBelgian ‘Rifraf’ reviews ‘Seven Sonnets’
Upcoming edition of Belgian music magazine ‘Rifraf‘ from 16.05.2016 reviews ‘Seven Sonnets’. In the section “Love on the bits” a short review by Fabrice Vanoverberg. Below an excerpt: “with extraordinary strength of conviction Glowicka manages to take us into the century of Shakespeare, and that without sounding stuffy or overly […]
Read MorePremiere of “Opera for the unknown woman” approaching
With co-composer and director Melanie Wilson and “Fuel” company we are working on new production – “Opera for the Unknown Woman” Opera for the Unknown Woman is a bold re-imagining of the operatic form, weaving together theatre, contemporary classical music, electronics and film. The talented ensemble includes Patricia Rozario OBE […]
Read More“Requiem for an Icon” featured at radio RDC, Warsaw
Dziś w radio RDC w “Pan od Kultury” o 17:30 audycja o “Requiem dla Ikony” http://t.co/fObPWo0fZq
Read More“Jazz n More” on “Red Sun”
May issue of the magazine “Jazz n More” publishes review of ‘Red Sun’. Below an excerpt: All sound phenomena happen in time and space. But few sound artists use those dimensions specifically to make it the exclusive theme of their compositions as do the two Polish women: Glowicka and Walentynowicz in “Red […]
Read More“Muzyka 21” reviews “Red Sun”
Polish online art magazine Muzyka 21 has published an article on music of Glowicka. Polish critic Jan Topolski writes his impressions about the new CD ‘Red Sun’: What makes the music of Katarina Głowicka special? First of all space. Deep and extensive. As in ambient music. Built by reverbs, echoes and electronics. […]
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