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ALEKSANDER PEÇI
biography
"In my musical thought there is a proliferation of a gene or a root of sound which belongs
to ancient Albania. This proliferation insinuates itself into the space of microstructures
and macrostructures in opera and is reflecting the phenomenology of the universe of the
human spirit in the form of vague echoes. And vice versa the soul returns to the musical
universe in a renewed human and artistic form."
EDUCATION
2004-present/Professor of Arts in Music Composition/Ministry of Education, Tirana
2000-2004/PhD in Music composition/Ministry of Education, Tirana
1992-1995/Master classes with Ton de Leeuw, Daan Manneke, Joji Yuasa, Jacques
Charpentier and Paul Mefano in Amsterdam and Paris
1969-1974/Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition, Arts Academy in Tirana
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1993-present/President of the Albanian New Music Society
2000-present/President of AELFIOR Association
1999-2003/Member of Academic Council in the Academy of Arts in Tirana
1999/Co-founder of AmrA Ensemble
1998/Founder of Spectrum Ensemble
1992-2004-present/Professor of composition and orchestration in the Academy of Arts in Tirana
1979-1986/Artistic director of the State Ensemble Tirana
1973-1978/Artistic director of the Palace of Culture in Permet
HONOURS PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2004-present/Member of the Commission of Cultural Policies, Ministry of Culture(Albania)
1993-present/Host and organizer of the annual New Music Festival in Tirana
1992-present/Member of the Composer and Author Association (SACEM), Paris
1990-present/Member of the Executive Committee of Artists and Writers
Association, Tirana
1997/Host and organizer of the First Ton de Leeuw International competition
for young composers and of Çesk Zadeja National competition for young composers
1989/Artist Merit Award from the Presidium of the Peoples Assembly, Tirana
1983/Naim Frasheri Medal from the Presidium of the Peoples Assembly, Tirana
SELECTED WORKS AND AWARDS
2003/Movie soundtrack .Women without Wings.
Winner of Silver Remi Award at the Houston World Fest. Official selection
of the festivals in: Montreal, Mannheim, Victoria,
Edmonton, Tiburon, New Port,
and New Delhi
2002/Electroacoustic work .Hétéroundulation Spatiale
Winner of the 2002 MUZA Award of the Ministry of Culture (Albania)
Gaudeamus for Choir and Orchestra created for the inauguration of the
Catholic Cathedral of Tirana on 26 January 2002
2000/OIRAT, Opera
presented in Tirana and in Vienna NewOp Fest
2003 MUZA award of the Ministry of Culture (Albania)
2003/Best film music award, for Sakos Wedding in the Film Festival, Tirana
1992/Second prize for Broken Song for Violoncello and piano
Festival of Contemporary Music, Tirana
1989/Rhapsody no.3 and Rhapsody no.4 for violin and orchestra
Broadcasted by Radio Amsterdam and Radio Sydney
Concerto no. 1 for piano and orchestra
Concerto no. 2 for cello and orchestra
Poème balladique for Violoncello and orchestra
1982/Film music, Recording a film. Medal of the International Childrens Film
Festival in Salerno, Italy
General of gramophone. Special prize of the Balkan Film Festival, Turkey
1981/Film Music .Our home. Medal of the International Childrens Film
Festival in Salerno, Italy
1979/The best film music for General of Gramophone. Film Festival, Tirana
The wolf and the kids, ballet. Winner of the first prize, Concerts Prizes
1975/Rhapsody no.1 and Rhapsody no.2 for violin and orchestra,Concerts Prizes
COMMISSIONED WORKS
Venetia Biennial
Cine studio Montreal
Festival of contemporary music, Albania
GMEM, Marseille
Ministry of Culture, Albania
Ministry of Culture, France
Music Theatre, Amsterdam
Natianal Radio and Television, Tirana
Radio France
Studio Film, Albania
TKOB, Tirana
World Music Days, Seoul
CD RELEASES
Albanian Lament
(Labor records, USA)
Ave Anima
Orchestral Music
Vocal Music 1 and 2
(AELFIOR, Albania)
From Tirana to Marseille
(GMEM, France)
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS
Allegretto Albania
Biennale di Venezia/2004
Contemporary Music Festival of Alicante/1999
Festival de Minnesota, Arcana Ensemble Meeting/2000
Festival de la Musique dAujourdHui (Marseille)/1998
Festival di Salerno/Italy
Festival of Luchiese/2004
Film Festival, Thessalonica (Greece)
Gaudeamus (Amsterdam)/1992
Goldberg Contemporary Music Festival (Manchester)/2002
Konzerthaus (Vienna)/2004
Meeting in New York for Peçis Music/2004
Centre Dom Festival (Moscow)/2004
Newport Festival (USA)/1997
Pescara Festival (Italy)/1979
Pristina Festival(Kosovo)
Pula Festival (Croatia)
Ryedale Festival/1998
Saint James (London)/1998
The Composers International Meeting (Amsterdam)/1992
Tribune Internationale des Compositeurs (Paris)/1995 and 2001
World Music Days (Seoul)/1997
Yorkshire Festival/1998
SUMMARY OF WORKS
Almost 600 Works
Ballet (1)
Opera (1)
Spatial Oratorio (1)
Symphonies (3)
for Symphonic Orchestra (10)
for Chorus and Symphonic orchestra (3)
Concertos for Piano and Orchestra (2)
Concertos for Violoncello and Orchestra (2)
Chamber music (200)
for String orchestra (22)
for String Quartet (18)
Rhapsodies (4)
Piano music (22)
Piano duets (6)
Vocal music (22)
Electroacoustic music (6)
Chorus (10)
Film music (15)
Music for choreography (20)
Songs (200)
Drama music (3)
The composer defines himself and his music as poly-centrist, a fancy word to describe the melting of elements and traditions, borrowed and local, foreign and original, Peçis work belongs to the most notable new music that has been emerging from Eastern Europe in past decades, a music distinguished by the immediacy of its impact.
Eric Salzman
Composer and writer.
(New York)
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