About Marcin Plaza
Marcin Plaza was born on October 29, 1972 in Wroclaw where he finished Primary and Secondary School of Music (under the patronage of Karol Szymanowski). Between 1991 and 1997 he studied at the Academy of Music in Wroclaw ,in the piano class of Prof. Obidowicz. During his studies he commenced co-operating with various artists , giving concerts in his country as well as abroad and he also conducted bands in many Wroclaw’s theatres.
Since 1997, Marcin Plaza has been taking part in a Stage Song Festival as an arranger, composer and music director. In 1997, at the age of 25 , he became a music director of ‘Teatr 12’ and a year later,he was appointed music director of IMPART, well-known Wroclaw’s Art Centre.
He is a recipient of the Outstanding Appearance Award 1997, which is presented by the Mayor of Wroclaw to artists whose cultural achievements were most spectacular on the musical and theatrical
scene of the city.
Musical performances arranged for Stage Song Festival:
1995
arranger and music director of Konrad Imiela’s ‘Unkle Tom’s Hut or Swordfish Trombone’ which included Tom Waits songs translated by Roman Kolakowski and directed by Wojciech Koscielniak.
1996
music director of 17th Actors’ Song Interpretation Contest and a musical ‘Ksiezyc Frajer’ based on the songs by Jerema Stepowski and directed by W. Koscielniak.
1997
Arranger and music director of the main concert of 18th Stage Song Festival Festival , entitled ‘La, la , la’. The performance was directed by Koscielniak and based on the compositions of Stanislaw Staszewski i. e. ‘Kazik’s’ father.
1998
Music to the performance ‘Basn chaotyczna’, directed by Koscielniak and based on the lyrics by Karl Michael Bellman staged in ‘Teatr 12’ in Wroclaw.
1999
Arranger and music director of Actors’ Song Interpretation Contest which took place during 20th Stage Song Festival directed by Andrzej Strzelecki,received an award for the performance of a song ‘¦nicosc’.
2000
Arranger and music director of the performance ‘Kawalerskie noce’ directed by Laco Adamic, scenography by Jerzy Duda Gracz, based on the songs of Kazimierz Grzeskowiak
2001
Music director and arranger of the performance ‘Bodajbo’, directed by Jan Szurmiej,starring ,inter alia ,Aleksander Domogarow, Justyna steczkowska, Pawel Kukiz, Wiktor Zborowski, Marian Opania, Kinga Preis.
Composed the music for the play "Bajka o sercu ze strychu" written and directed by Maciej Kowalewski ,staged at Polish Theatre, 2004.
OTHER STAGE PLAYS
- Arranger and composer of the music to the film ‘Wsrod wariatow sobie zyc’. Directed by Julia Wernio TVP2 1996
- Music director and arranger of the stage play ‘Syrena elektro”. Directed by W. Koscielniak. Teatr K2 ,The play was announced by the critics a spectacular event of the season 1996/97
- music for the play ‘Sprobujmy jeszcze raz’ directed by Z. Bielawski. Produced by C.S. Impart.
- Musical ‘Wroclawski Dzwon Grzesznika’ with the lyrics by R. Kolakowski . directed by Z. Bielawski, produced by C. S. IMPART 98
- Music director and arranger of the play ‘Blekitny Czlowiek’, lyrics of Bulat Okudzwa, translated by R. Kolakowski, produced by C . S . IMPART 98
- Music for the play ‘Zemsta’
- music director and arranger of the final concert of Euro Art Meeting Festival.directed by J. Bielunas ,2000.
- Music director of the play ‘Piosenki Pana Berangera’, directed by M. Stebnicka. -
- Music director and composer during 2000/2001 New Year’s Eve on the Market Square, directed by R. Kolakowski
- Music director of the performance in memorial of the Wroclaw’s flood victims, 2003
- Musical ‘bajka o sercu na strychu” with the lyrics by M.Kowalewski ,directed by M.Kowalewski, produced by Polish Theatre in Wroclaw,2004.
- Music for the play “Miss HIV” by M. Kowalewski , Warsaw 2005.
- Documentary film ‘Archiwum zbrodni’ for TV4
- Music for performances for the Narodowy Teatr Edukacji between 2002 and 2006
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EVENTS
- Polish Radio Days – Wilno -1996
- Chanson festival –Bonn 1997
- Sister Cities Festival Charlotte USA 1997
DISCOGRAPHY
- “Syrena elektro” 1996 – LUNA , Teatr K2
- „Stare Nowe Najnowsze” -1997 LUNA, Teatr K2
- „Wroc³awski Dzwon Grzesznika” – LUNA MUSIC 1998
- "Far More" – David M. Taylor- Orchestra Conductor
- „Kawalerskie Noce” – 2000 LUNA MUSIC , C.S. IMPART
- „Bodajbo” – 2002 LUNA MUSIC, C.S. IMPART
- "Kronika 21. PPA Wroc³aw 2000"
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