Current projects
New orchestra composition for NOSPR, dir. Vincent Kozlovsky, NIMiT, premiere in March 2025
New chamber opera, commissioned by Warsaw Autumn Festival, premiere scheduled for September 2026
Artistic research proj. »Monodrama on Mobility«, PEEK Pilot, ARC/MDW, pub. in Research Catalogue in August 2025
Personal project, »Journal d’été«, double cycle of piano and drawing miniatures, 2024-ca2026
Education
2021-pres. Doctor Artium Program at MDW Vienna, supervised by prof. Johannes Kretz, prof. Gesine Schröder, prof. Tasos
Zebmylas, dr. Franz Schubert
2010-2012 Postgraduate studies in composition at HfM Karlsruhe with Wolfgang Rihm
2009-2011 Postgraduate studies in composition at HfMDK (DAAD) Frankfurt with Beat Furrer and Gerhard Müller-Hornbach
2008
Studies in composition (ÖAAD) at KUG Graz with Pierluigi Billone and Beat Furrer
2004-2007 Studies in composition, music theory and electronic composition at AMKL Wroc?aw with Krystian Kie?b and Cezary
Duchnowski (MA diploma in composition)
1999-2005 Studies in art history and philosophy at University of Wroc?aw (BA diploma in art history, MA absolutorium in art history)
Presentations and Lectures
2024 Presentation »Sustainable Scores. Notes on Potential for Fostering a More Versatile and Inclusive Compositional Practice
Through Renewal of Musical Notation« at the International Online Conference on Renewable Music, 15-17 October 2024
Lecture »Extended Composition. Methods, Techniques, Works« at the Kompositionsforum 6, 8th October 2024,
Wintersemester 2024/25, Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität für Musik (GMPU), Klagenfurt, Austria
Presentation »Extended Listening and Its Role in Shaping Compositional Tools. A Few Remarks on the Exploration of
Connections Between Auditory, Visual, Tactile and Kinaesthetic Modes of Perception« at the Symposium Forum Artistic
Research: listen for beginnings, 27-29 June 2024, Gustav Mahler Private University for Music (GMPU), Klagenfurt, Austria
Presentation »It is Difficult to Compose in Difficult Times. A few Remarks on Sources of Compositional Struggles from a
Personal Perspective« at the Conference Music in Difficult Times: Global-Plural Temporalities, 3-5 May 2024, Concordia
University, Montreal, Canada
2019 Lecture-performance »Performance Practice in Open Space« at the Ringvorlesung »Knowing in Performing«, University of
Music and Performing Arts (MDW), Vienna, Austria
Presentation »Performance Practice in Open Space« at the Ringvorlesung »Kontingenzmaschinen: Spiel, Regel und
Technologie«, Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H), Witten, Germany
Presentation and talk with Matthias Rebstock »The elements of play in Jagoda Szmytka’s oeuvre« at the Ringvorlesung »Spiel.
Die Integration von Spielkonzepten in zeitgenössische Musik, Musiktheater und Klangkunst«, Goethe University, Frankfurt am
Main, Germany
Two lectures — »Performance Practice in Open Space« and »Music and Media« — at the Ya?ar University in frames of the
festival Digit Izmir, organised in collaboration with Goethe Institut Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
2016 Two lectures — »Social Composing«, »Referential Music« — at the conference »Elementi IV«, The Krzysztof Penderecki
Academy of Music (AMKP), Kraków, Poland
Four lectures — »Transmedia Music Theatre — LOST, LIMBO, DIY or DIE«, »Transmediality«, »Intertextuality«, »Social
Composing« — at Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warszawa, Poland
2015 Lecture »Social Composing and Contextual Music« at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warszawa, Poland
Artist talks, Workshops
2022 Workshop »Embedment of Musical Material in Performance Space« in frames of the seminar by Julian Kämper »Site-specific
Frankfurt«, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2017 Artist talk at Villa Serpentara, Olevano Romano, Italy
2016 Talk with Monika ?y?a — Dialogue V, »The Changing Role of Agents at Festivals and What this Means for the Music Itself«
— at the International and Interdisciplinary Conference »European New Music Festivals as Agorai: Music, Creativity, Politics
and History«, organised by Salzburg University, Austria
2016 Artist talk at the CYCLE - Music and Art Festival, Island
Workshops led together with Kuba Mikurda — »MOV to Music I« and »MOV to Music II« — in frames of the festival ?odzi?
po Wi?le organised by the National Film School in ?ód?, Kino Iluzjon Muzeum Sztuki Filmowej, Warsaw, Poland
2015 Presentation »PLAY Plattform. Mobile concert series in Frankfurt and Offenbach am Main« in frames of the seminar by
Marion Saxer »Innovative Konzertformate«, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2014 Conversation with Marion Saxer and Ensemble Interface »Das Klangforscherin Jagoda Szmytka im Gespräch«, at the Archiv
Frau und Musik, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Publications — Texts
2023
2010
2007
Letter to Krzysztof Stefa?ski, »Do?wiadczenia z krytyk?, napi?cia i nadu?ycia. Przemy?lenia ze strony recenzowanego«, in:
Ruch Muzyczny, nr. 22, 2023
Translation of text by Gérard Grisey »Strukturowanie barw w muzyce instrumentalnej«, in: Res Facta Nova, 11 (29), 2010
Translation of text by Kaija Saariaho »Barwa i harmonia« (fr. »Timbe et harmonie«), in: Odra, Nr.5, 2007
Publications — Music Scores
From 2021/2022 my music is published and represented by PWM Edition, Kraków, Poland
Scores currently in preparation for the catalogue publication: »electrified memories of bloody cherries« (2011), »for travellers like
angels or vampires« (2012), »hand saw WeltAll Stars. Generously« (2011), »sky-me, type-me« (2011), »pores open wide shut«
(2013), »f* for music« (2012), »greetings from a doppelgänger« (2013)
»Verb(a)renne life!« (2009) for large ensemble »electrified memories of bloody cherries« (2011), special edition
»100 for 100«
In years 2013-2017 my music was published exclusively by Edition Juliane Klein, Berlin, Germany
Following music scores published by EJK are available at the German National Library
»Limbo Lander«, (EJK 0706), music theatre »f* for music«, (EJK 0693), for electric guitar and amp. cello
»dla g?osów i r?k« (EJK0699), chamber opera »for(UN)fall« (EJK0689), for chamber ensemble
»empty music«, (EJK0704L), for amplified chamber ensemble »happy deaf people« (EJK0696), for amp. vc, ens, AV proj.
»electrified memories of bloody cherries«,(EJK0688)for a.ch.ens. »inane prattle« (EJK0701), for amp. tr, ensamble, AV proj.
»hand saw WeltAll-Stars. Generously«, (EJK0690), for a.ch.ens. »Oh no, I’ve lost my lofty bow« (EJK0687), for amp. ensemble
»for travellers like angels or vampires«, (EJK 0694), for a.ch.ens. »pretty sounds. üben-sein-hören« (EJK0698), trio for fl, cl, acc
»greetings from a doppelgänger«, (EJK 0700), for amp.ch.ens. »watch out! of the box«, (EJK0692), for amp. vc, pno, AV proj.
»sky-me, type-me«, (EJK 0691), for four amplified voices »verb(a)renne life!« (EJK0683), for ensemble
»pores open wide shut«,(EJK 0703), for chamber ensemble »just before after I« (EJK0684), for ensemble
»just before after II« (EJK0685), for ensemble
Discography
2019 POLMIC, Nr.153, per._o 2016 DUX, Nr.1239, real life song 2015 WERGO 64142, Portrait Album
PWM, Nr.0897, electrified memories 2017 WERGO, Nr.64272, sky-me, type-me 2012 POLMIC 087, happy deaf people
DUX, Nr.1634, sky-me, type-me 2015 Requiem Records, 93/3, open the box! 2008 POLMIC 043, jonction
Concerts
2024 Musica Electronica Nova, PL 2018 Muzyka na Szczytach Festival, PL 2014 World Music Days ISCM, PL
Musikforum Klagenfurt, AT 100x100,Clara Schumann Saal, DE Ultraschall Festival, DE
2023 Warsaw Autumn Festival, PL 100x100, Melbourne, AU Musica Polonica Nova, PL
2022 Tonhalle Düsseldorf, DE 2017 ECLAT Festival, DE 2013 Acht Brücken Festival, DE
Kunsthallee Düsseldorf, DE SPOR Festival, DK TWON, PL, chamber opera
Kings Place London, EN Heroines of Sound Festival, DE 2012 Warsaw Autumn Festival, PL
Garde du Nord, CH 2016 Music Olomouc, CZ Musica Polonica Nova, PL
2021 Current Resonance Aarhus, DK Transart Bozen, IT Ferienkurse Darmstadt, DE
2020 Festival Sinfonia Varsowia, PL Judith Wright Centre, AU Royaumont, FR
CODES Festival, Lublin, PL Musiktheatertage Wien, AT 2011 Tokyo Experimental Festival, JP
Tzlil Meudcan Festival, Jaffa, IL GAUDEAMUS Festival, NL Sacrum Profanum, PL
2019 GAIDA Festival, LT CYCLE Festival, IS Royaumont, FR
EUFONIE Festival, PL 2015 QUBIT Festival, NY, USA 2010 Acanthes, Metz, FR
Ottawa Chamberfest, CA Warsaw Autumn Festival, PL 2009 ENSEMS Festival, ES
Prague Philharmonia, CZ HCMF Festival, UK Audio Art Festival, PL
Pomeranian Philharmonic, PL GLOBALE ZKM, DE 2008 Ferienkurse Darmstadt, DE
2018 Sacrum Profanum Festival, PL 2014 Lucerne Festival, CH Warsaw Autumn Festival, PL
Time of Music, Vitasaari, FI Wien Modern Festival, AT Musica Modrna, PL
Festival AFEKT, Tallin, EE Ferienkurse Darmstadt, DE Musica Polonica Nova, PL
Audio Art Festival, PL ECLAT Festival, DE 2007 Musica Electronica Nova, PL
Interpreters
Anna Kwiatkowska, Eva Zöllner, El?bieta Wole?ska, Goska Isphording, ?ukasz D?ugosz, Maciej Fr?ckiewicz, Ma?gorzata
Walentynowicz, Paul Hübner, Sebastian Berweck, Steffen Ahrens, Chin-Chao Lin, Susanne Blumenthal, Mariano Chiacciarini, Rüdiger
Bohn.
Arditti Quartet, Bang on a Can, Continuum Ensemble, Duo leise dröhnung, Decoder ensemble, Defunensemble, European Workshop
for Contemporary Music, Ensemble Garage, Ensemble Interface, Ensemble l'arsenale, Elision Ensemble, E-Mex Ensemble, Ensemble
KNM Berlin, Ensemble Modern, ensemble mosaik, ensemble recherche, Hashtag Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Kwartludium, Kupka’s
Piano, les Cris de Paris, Manufaktur für Aktuelle Musik, Notabu Ensemble, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej, Phace Ensemble, Platypus
Ensemble, proMODERN vocal sextet, Riot Ensemble, Scenatet Ensemble, Spó?dzielnia Muzyczna Contemporary Ensemble.
Awards, Residencies, Scholarships
2022 Neustart Kultur (Musikfonds), DE 2013 Artist-in-residence at La Muse en Circuit (Royaumont), FR
2017 Artist-in-residence at Villa Serpentara (ADK Berlin), IT 2011 Staubach Honorarium (Ferienkurse Darmstadt), DE
2016 Hannsmann-Poethen-Literaturstipendium, DE Stipendium der Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg, DE
(together with Gerhild Steinbuch) Wolfgang Rihm Stipendium, DE
German Music Author’s Prize (GEMA), DE Artist-in-residence at ZKM Karlsruhe, DE
2015 Artist-in-residence at ZKM, DE Alfred-Töpfer Stipendium, DE
2014 Artist-in-residence at ZKM, DE 2009 DAAD study scholarship, DE
2013 Artist-in-residence at Herrenhaus Edenkoben, DE 2008 ÖAAD study scholarship, AT
Kranichsteiner Stipendium (Ferienkurse Darmstadt), DE Artistic grant of the Polish Ministry of Culture, PL
Associations
From 2023, ordinary member of GEMA
