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Music from film "KASZEBE" - (Opeongo Road Production, 48 min. Video-2004) Documentary Film part of 'Signature Series' on OMNI Television.
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"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams" - Arthur O'Shaughnessy
I received formal training at The Conservatory of Music in Poland. Toured as a singer internationally with the award-winning Gdansk Medical Academy Choir performing a cappella music, oratorio, gospel as well as various other musical styles. I held the position of accompanist, vocal coach, and performer at the Gdansk National Theatre. The particular play I was involved in was political in nature, with anti-communist overtones. We celebrated over one hundred performances, all to a sold out house. In November 1981 we had the honor to bring the play to the shipyard workers, who had been on lockdown for several weeks, at a crucial moment of the Labor Union "Solidarity" movement under the leadership of Lech Walesa. Just a few days later I was part of the performance of Mozart's Requiem, with the choir and Gdansk Philharmonic Orchestra to honor the fallen workers murdered by the communist regime. The concert was broadcast live from a famous Cathedral thru loudspeakers to over a million people outside. It truly was an unforgettable moment. One week later, I left the country. But that's another story. In late 1984 I became a member of Chalk Circle as a songwriter, keyboard, and saxophone player. The band recorded two platinum and one certified gold album. We landed a Japanese and German record deal and performed at a festival in East Berlin just months before the fall of the Berlin wall. The promotional tour in support of the Japanese release as well as an appearance at the Tokyo Music Festival was abruptly canceled one day before departure due to the passing of Emperor Hirohito. This sent the country into weeks of mourning and the canceling of all entertainment events. Chalk Circle toured internationally as a headliner and shared the stage with bands such as Crowded House, Tears for Fears, Rush, The Waterboys, Tom Cochrane, Kim Mitchell, The Tragically Hip, Brian Setzer, Jeff Healey, Sarah McLachlan, Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked and many others. We produced eight music videos in support of the singles. In 2006 Universal Music Canada released a Best of Chalk Circle compilation album as part of their ''20th Century Masters'' series. The band reunited for a sold-out reunion performance in Toronto in 2006. Over the last 25 years, I have worked on numerous projects including feature films, award-winning documentaries, and television series. My work includes the position of a composer, music director, producer, and sound engineer. In 2003 I was involved in a side project called Cybermonkey. The most popular album, Karma Wheels was nominated by the JPF Music Awards as the best ambient album and the composition Gdansk was nominated as the best ambient song of the year. I train and prepare piano students for the Royal Conservatory of Music examinations, auditions for University-level music programs, piano competitions, festivals, and various recitals. I find this work very rewarding and satisfying. I have mentored hundreds of young musicians and shared my knowledge and experience in the music industry. In July of 2019, my students and I enjoyed our twentieth recital since joining the Long and McQuade Music Education Centre. To watch these impressive young people you can find many videos on my YouTube channel. I'm currently creating a music book of classical compositions for piano and as always writing new music in various genres. Enjoy over 8 hours of my original work on the audio player at the bottom of this page. Thanks for listening and I look forward to your future visits.
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Peak #19
Peak in subgenre #5
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Tad Winklarz
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SOCAN 2004
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January 28, 2007
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MP3 3.1 MB 112 kbps 3:52
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Through 150 years of near-isolation descendants of the early settlers of the Madawaska Valley preserved their custom and language, passed orally through five generations. Only recently they were to re-discover their real identity as the Kashubs, an ethnically distinct culture, endemic to the Baltic Pomerania region in northern Poland They were the first, alongside the Irish settlers, proverbial Canadian lumberjacks, harvesting White Pine for the British shipyards. Today their relationship with the land and the forests, which they once cut clear, is more that of their guardians rather than owners of a commodity. Shying away from strangers some of them still live on remote farms without electricity or running water. Filmed over four years "Kaszebe: Pioneers of the Wilderness" is predominantly based on the dialogue preserved in its original 19th century version the language. Some of the vocabulary no longer exits in the present-day Kaszuby Region of Poland. It is a film about the folk who became a living fossil, unique on a global scale. VIEWER COMMENTS FOLOWING JAN. 24/29 BROADCAST OF "KASZEBE: PIONEERS OF THE WILDERNESS" You have an excellent creative eye. The shots were dramatic and beautifully set up - very well done. The musical score was also interesting and effective. I really like the drama and artistry you used in your documentary and hope that you want to tell more of our unique story. I wish I could have "fully" understood the story line --- too bad my Polish Kashub is so limited. I really look forward to the English subtitles. Shirley Mask-Connolly, Ottawa
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