Dwutygodnik interview
Polish Magazine Dwutygodnik - interview and article on work of Glowicka. Kompozytorka z misją | Muzyka | Dwutygodnik | Dwutygodnik "Composer with mission" Wioleta Zochowska Fragment in Polish: WIOLETA ŻOCHOWSKA Projekty sceniczne Katarzyny Głowickiej wpisują się w coraz wyraźniejszą we współczesnej operze tendencję do tworzenia dzieł zaangażowanych społecznie N ajnowsza opera Katarzyny Głowickiej i Krystiana Lady „Unknown I Live With You” na pierwszy rzut oka wygląda dość skromnie. Rozgrywa się w półmroku i praktycznie pozbawiona jest scenografii oraz partii orkiestry. Ale też sprawdzonych rozwiązań, do których ostatnio przyzwyczajają nas twórcy sceniczno-muzyczni. To właściwie opera-instalacja, jak poprawia mnie podczas telefonicznej rozmowy kompozytorka. Pewne jest natomiast jedno: „Unknown I Live With
“Unknown, I live with you” ranked best in season.
"Unknown I live with you" ranked best of 2018/2019 season in the music theater category by Polish "Teatr" magazine http://www.teatr-pismo.pl/…/najlepszy,_najlepsza,_naj…/2019/
November
In the beginning of last month, Kasia's new piece for "Farewell River", commissioned by "Sacrum Profanum" festival has been premiered by a fantastic accordion duo "ACCORDRONE. This month has also brought several publications - new book by "Krytyka Polityczna" publishing house, with Kasia's contribution, as well as publication about the new opera "Unknown, I live with you" at the esteemed New York based magazine "Theater Times".
Book “We called it utopia”
Esteemed Polish publishing house "Krytyka Polityczna" (Political critics) has published, together with festival "Sacrum Profanum" a new book, with among others interview with Kasia. "We called it utopia" - initiative of Sacrum Profanum and publishing house Krytyka Polityczna. Edited by Jan Topolski. Here link to the book.
Review at African Paper
“Seven Sonnets” reviewed by “African Paper” - online magazine from Germany.here more
“Seven Sonnets”reviewed by Jazznmore
Yet another review of "Seven Sonnets". This time in the September issue of swiss magazine Jazznmore. below translation of a fragment: "The fascinating tension of Glowicka's compositions comes from the contrast between the old-time sound of the Contertenor, the classical arranged string quartet and the almost timelessly spherical-sounding electronic collages, which portray the historically evocative texts into an atmospheric dimension and shake new, contemporary meanings to Shakespeare's texts."
Polish “Lizard Magazine” on “Seven Sonnets”
“Seven Sonnets” reviewed in progressive music magazine “Lizard” from Poland with 8/10. "the most beautiful is the culmination of the disc with minimalist, hardening at a moment in time thanks to the electronic effects of the strings" Lizard is the only Polish magazine devoted to the broader progressive music. Authors are looking for and describe everything in the music fresh, interesting and creative, both in the past and in the present.
Italian magazine “Neural” reviews “Seven Sonnets”
"Glowicka has masterfully led the musical project on a suspended ridge between tradition and modernity." Read here review at Italian "Neural" magazine. Review at "Neural"Download
“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.