Eric Pazdziora
Eric Pazdziora is a freelance composer, pianist, and worship leader specializing in a wide variety of musical styles. His compositions range from full orchestral works to simple congregational worship songs and hymns.
He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, with a Bachelor of Music degree in Sacred Music Composition.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Eric M. Pazdziora, b. 1981, expressed an interest in music at an early age, starting piano lessons at age six with Mrs. Melanie Rost. His career as a composer was launched when at age eight he wrote a musical that was performed by his third grade class in Crystal Lake, IL.
Later, as a pianist at various churches in southern Wisconsin, Eric improvised arrangements of hymns and composed new worship songs, notably a full-length Christmas production that was performed by the youth at the Community Church of Elkhorn. He recently ministered as worship leader at Lake Shore Baptist Church, and currently serves at Holy Trinity Church.
Eric is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, with a Bachelor's degree in Music Composition. His primary composition teacher was Dr. Edwin T. Childs. Orchestras, instrumental ensembles, church choirs, and soloists have performed Eric's compositions. His recent commissions include choral works, instrumental pieces, art songs, film scores, and incidental music for drama.
Currently, he lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife Carrie.
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Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
My wife Carrie and I lead worship at Holy Trinity Church every other week in downtown Chicago. I've done piano gigs here and there, as well as a recent tour to Florida as accompanist with the Moody Women's Concert Choir. My art music compositions also appear on concert programs from time to time.
Your musical influences
Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Michael Talbot, Marty Goetz, Olivier Messiaen, Igor Stravinsky, Felix Mendelssohn, Edwin T. Childs, Michael Card, Ludwig van Beethoven, Carrie Pazdziora, J. S. Bach, R. A. Torrey, Mozart, Ken Medema, John Tavener, Morten Lauridsen, Aaron Copland, Irish / Celtic folk music, Stuart Dauermann, and probably several others.
What equipment do you use?
A brain, a piano and a naturally occurring human vocal apparatus, often supplemented with a microphone. For notation, I'm proficient at Finale. To record, I use a computer, a decent microphone, MIDI, a good sound card, and a lot of ingenuity.
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