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Edmund Cionek is a New York-based composer who writes for the concert hall and the theatre. His imaginative music mixes elements of both classical and pop genres. Cionek’s catalog includes symphonic, chamber, solo, vocal, concerto and theatre works. He also arranges and orchestrates for theatrical productions throughout the US. His awards include an IEE Fellowship for study in Paris, ASCAP, finalist Richard Rodgers Award, MAC nominee and John Lennon Songwriting Contest. He has received support from the NEA, New England Council of the Arts, Maine Humanities Council and the North Carolina Council for the Arts. Cionek is the Composer-in-Residence for the Bar Harbor Music Festival where he curates the annual “New Composers” Concert Series. He has been a resident artist with Mabou Mines. He has served on the Board of Directors of the League-ISCM (US Chapter) and the New York Art Ensemble. Cionek has been on the faculty of the Interlochen Arts Academy, The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and the University of Michigan. A member of AFM Local 802 and ASCAP, he is published by Alpheus, Carlin America, and EDITIONS Amsterdam. He is recorded on Sharpflat, NYAE, Musicians Showcase and Little Noise Records. Cionek teaches at Purchase College and New York University. Cionek received the degree DMA in Composition from the University of Michigan where his principal teachers were William Bolcom, George Wilson, and Eugene Kurtz. He studied in Paris with Schoenberg disciple Max Deutsch at the Ecole Normale. Recent works include Bad Robots (Fl., Vla., and Cello), First Symphony “The Adirondacks”, Aria and Frenzy for Piano Quartet, Attack of the 50 Ft. Walt Whitman, (a multimedia work developed at Mabou Mines) and TRI-SCI-FI (produced on the New York Fringe Festival 2004 and the Flea Theatre, directed by Dennis Deal).

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Bad Robots	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2010	00:10:00	Bad Robots Bad Robots Bad Robots
American Overture	Orchestra	2010	00:05:00	American Overture
Prelude and Five Dreams of Walt Whitman	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2009	00:20:00	Prelude and Five Dreams of Walt Whitman
Aria & Frenzy	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2008	00:11:00	Aria & Frenzy Aria & Frenzy
First Symphony "The Adirondacks"	Orchestra	2008	00:21:00	First Symphony "The Adirondacks"
Arcadian Fanfare	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:02:00
At The Art Gallery, Part II (Water Music)	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:12:00	At The Art Gallery, Part II (Water Music) At The Art Gallery, Part II (Water Music)
Fifteen Fake Folk Songs	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2004	00:10:40
Concerto For Oboe And String Orchestra "Spirit Of The Lake"	Orchestra	2004	00:12:00
Whale-Tronica	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:10:00
Veni Creator Spiritus Boogie	Keyboard	2001	00:02:30	Veni Creator Spiritus Boogie
Percussion Symphony	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:12:00
Ed Wood: The Sinister Urge	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2000	11:00:00	Ed Wood: The Sinister Urge
Burnin' Rubber/Visions Of Vivaldi	Orchestra	1994	00:03:30	Burnin' Rubber/Visions Of Vivaldi
Dream-Land	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1992	00:08:30	Dream-Land Dream-Land
Ghost Rhapsodies	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1983	00:14:00
Stick it	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1974	00:08:00


Edmund Cionek's Three Seascapes for piano $25	7/8/2011 08:00 PM Bar Harbor Music Festival 29 Cottage Street Bar Harbor ME us	Phone: Email: Web:
Edmund Cionek's Bad Robots by Eight Strings and a Whistle	11/19/2010 08:00 PM Tenri NY NY us	Phone: Email: Web:
Edmund Cionek's American Overture by the Ridgefield Symphony	10/2/2010 08:00 PM Ridgefield CT us	Phone: Email: Web:
27th Annual "New Composers" Concert "Musical Thinkism" admission charge	7/14/2010 08:15 PM Bar Harbor Music Festival Bar Harbor Congregational Church 29 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor ME 04609-1800 us	Phone:212-222-1026 Email:info@barharbormusicfestival.com Web:
14th Annual "New Composers" Forum - "Musical Thinkism" free (voluntary contribution)	7/13/2010 05:30 PM Bar Harbor Music Festival Bar Harbor Congregational Church 29 Mt. Desert Street Bar Harbor ME 04609-1800 us	Phone:212-222-1026 Email:info@barharbormusicfestival.org Web:
Eight Strings and a Whistle New chamber music	7/7/2010 07:30 PM The Chocolate Church 804 Washington Street Bath ME us	Phone:207-442-8455 Email: Web: http://chocolatechurcharts.org/tickets/
Premiere of Bad Robots by Edmund Cionek 8 Strings and a Whistle (Suzanne Gilchrest, Fl;, Ina Litera, Viola, & Matthew Goerke, Cello play an engaging program of new works in diverse styles.	5/2/2010 08:00 PM Keeler Tavern Museum Ridgefield CT us	Phone: Email: Web:
Songfest-A Benefit for Bar Harbor Music Festival "New Composers" Concert $15 cover plus 2 drink minimum	3/11/2010 09:30 PM Laurie Beechman Theatre 407 W42nd St NY NY 10036 us	Phone: Email: Web:westbankcafe.com

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