Janusz Stalmierski

Janusz Stalmierski is a Professor at the Academy of Music in Poznań with a habilitation degree (2014). His academic work focuses on Composition and Theory of Music, creating vocal-instrumental pieces inspired by poetry from Boethius to Emily Dickinson. He teaches Basics of Composition and Composition at the university’s Institute of Composition and Music Theory.

Stalmierski’s creative output includes three symphonies (1995-2006), concertos for guitar, violin, and accordion, and chamber opera adaptations of literary works like Calderon’s Life is a Dream and Gombrowicz’s The Crime of Premeditation. His compositions often explore

• existential themes through vocal music
• symbolic orchestration with Polish radio/orchestral commissions
• spiritual narratives in choral-theatrical settings

Scientific awards include:

• Polish Composers’ Union Prize (1983)
• Stanisław Wiechowicz Competition (1981, 1984)
• Karol Szymanowski Competition (1992)
• Artistic Award of Szczecin Mayor (1998)