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Artist
Michael Gatonska
4+ albums
contemporary classicalcomposerwestern classical music
about
The music of Michael Gatonska (1967; Norwood, MA, United States) has been performed by the Minnesota Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, the American Composers Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, the Hartford Symphony, the Polish Radio Orchestra of Kraków, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago-Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Ossia Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra of New York City (SONYC), the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Talea Ensemble, Ensemble Helix, Locrian Chamber Players, Absolute Ensemble, the Radom Chamber Orchestra, Trio Lorien and Kwartet DAFO among others. Praised by critics for his “warm masterful orchestration,” “imaginative textures” and “exceptional stunning moments,” he has been described as a composer with “a gift that commands respect and attention.” Joshua Kosman from the San Francisco Chronicle writes “[But] Gatonska’a orchestral writing is so evocative and surprising that it’s impossible to resist.” He has received numerous awards for his compositions including the 2017 Krzysztof Penderecki International Composer Competition ‘Arboretum’, 1st and 2nd Prizes in the 2016 Sinfonietta Cracovia ‘Sinfonietta for Sinfonietta’ Composer Competition, a 2013 Akrai Fellowship, 1st Place in the 2012 American Prize for his orchestral composition The Whispering Wind, and fellowship, commissions and grant awards from the Civitella Ranieri, the Kosciuszko Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, the Chicago Symphony First Hearing Award, the Craig and Janet S
