Musician based in Edinburgh & Amsterdam. 
https://eighthtowerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-tenebris-ratione-organi
https://cantimagnetici.bandcamp.com/album/darenth
www.FireheadEditions.com
https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/composer/michael-bonaventure 
www.scottishmusiccentre.com/michael-bonaventure

MORE MUSIC

'Clear and Stormy Horizons' on Flung
https://flungrecords.bandcamp.com/album/clear-and-stormy-horizons

'Dawnings' on anothertimbre
https://anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/dawnings

'Ricercari for Rainy Days' on Sawyer editions
https://sawyereditions.bandcamp.com/album/eden-lonsdale-red-panel-ricercari-for-rainy-days

'Clear and Hazy Moons' on anothertimbre
https://anothertimbre.bandcamp.com/album/clear-and-hazy-moons

Polish Composer (M.A., 2002, "F. Chopin" Academy of Music in Warsaw,  Prof. Zbigniew Baginski's class), music theorist (M.A., 2000, "F. Chopin" Academy of Music in Warsaw, under Prof. Maria Piotrowska), musicologist (Ph.D., 2005, University of Warsaw, under Prof. Zbigniew Skowron), researcher, lecturer.
So far he has written 128 pieces: 12 symphonies (2017-2024), 3 symphonic poems (2001-2011), 4 concertos with orchestra (organ, piano, two pianos, flute, 2002-2025), 22 string quartets (2001-2025), 17 sonatas for different solo instruments with piano (violin, cello, oboe, trombone, etc.), chamber music as Piano Trio (1998), Piano Quartet (2021), Piano Quintet (2003), String Trio (2021), numerous songs for voice and piano, sacred works, e.g. Mass for soloists, choir, organ and orchestra (2002, rev. 2024), and electronic music.  
The stylistic and technical parameters describes the text below:
https://pawelstrzelecki.wixsite.com/music
The author of the crucial, first and original book (used as academic manual and present in many libraries) on "New Romanticism" in Polish music after 1975, containing interview of the author with Krzysztof Penderecki (2022, English Language Edition).
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1282565?fbclid=IwAR1Pm40flHnsqH07OsvXdXwV1ZwLeVLOmfrxkqe3wxL5rsJioluBL-2FQ9M#document-details-anchor
Polish edition (2006):
https://mi.pl/pl/p/Pawel-Strzelecki-Nowy-romantyzm-w-tworczosci-kompozytorow-polskich-po-roku-1975/59

The book was quoted in: Andrea Bohlman: "Musical Solidarities. Political Action and Music in Late Twentieth-Century Poland". Oxford University Press, 2020, pp. 208, 266. The link to the quotation (p. 208):
https://books.google.pl/books?id=uNnBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA208&dq=bohlman+nowy+romantyzm&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjoyL-x-Lf4AhXOk4sKHUWMChUQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=bohlman%20nowy%20romantyzm&f=false

Hi - I rarely use SoundCloud these days - please check out my music at robertreidallan.com/works

Acclaimed UK based cellist, songwriter and composer working across a range of genres. Recent highlights include collaborations with Djrum, Bicep, Fini Bearman, The Naked Eye and Dan Samsa.

For videos of performances and up to date news visit website and blog:
https://zosiamusic.co.uk 

Email me directly for more info and bookings! zosiacello2012@gmail.com

REVIEWS: 
‘... the beautifully expressive playing of Zosia Jagodzinska, whose complete engagement with the music adds immeasurably to the overall effect, nowhere more so than on the beguiling ‘Holding On’.' (Peter Quinn- Jazzwise)

‘The album’s most distinctive instrumental sound, key to evoking its many moods and sensations, is Jagodzinska’s cello... her playing is sympathetic and imaginative.’ (Bruce Lindsay- All About Jazz) 

Education:
Trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (MMus Solo Cello Performance). Scholarships include being selected as a Britten Pears Young Artist 2019 for their prestigious Composition and Performance residency, Countess of Munster Award, Ruth Waddell Prize for string players, Guildhall School of Music and Drama scholarship and Royal Academy of Music scholarship.


Has collaborated with artists across a wide range of genres including contemporary classical, new music, jazz, free improvisation, electronic/dance music and in cross-genre projects with dancers, choreographers, composers and film makers. 

Live broadcasts and radio airplay on BBC Radio 3-The Late Junction, Jazz on 3, BBC Radio 6, Jazz FM and BBC Radio 4. 

Projects: 
Principal cellist with contemporary jazz/crossover ensembles 'Engine's Orchestra' and 'The Dissolute Society'. Recent and current collaborations include acclaimed jazz vocalist Fini Bearman's album 'La Loba' ; improvised cello arrangements for nu-soul singer The Naked Eye; Live album with Lisa Hannigan and stargaze ensemble; solo improvised cello on electronic producer DJRUM's critically acclaimed album 'Portrait with Firewood'; solo improvised cello for electronic duo Bicep on Meli(i) from their latest album 'Isles'; featured vocalist and co-songwriter on NonClassical Composer in Residence Dan Samsa's new album 'Contours' 2021. 

Collaborated with a wide range of performer-composers and singer-songwriters including: Jherek Bischoff, Amanda Palmer, LIsa Hannigan, Phronesis, Shruti Haasan, Stef Conner, MOBO nominated jazz guitarist Femi Temowo, The Naked Eye, Fini Bearman, Sonny Johns,  Juice Vocal Ensemble, Talvin Singh, Parcels, Blossoms.

Has performed world premieres of solo cello and chamber works by award-winning contemporary classical composers Deborah Pritchard, Samantha Fernando, Dave Maric, Samuel Bordoli and Elspeth Brooke. 

Has collaborated with choreographers, film makers and artists of various genres, including Tavaziva Dance, Watkins Dance, Sarah Kristiansen at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and Chisenhale Dance, film makers Oliver Guy Watkins, Tim Porter and Film/TV soundtrack composers Roly Witherow and Sarah Warne. 

Pop recording sessions and gigs include: Labrinth, Mercury Nominated band Blossoms, Charlotte Church, Charles Howl Band, Parcels, Josef Salvat. 
 
Debut EP of original songs for cello, voice and percussion: "Eros and Thanatos", described as 'beguiling...full of great depth, power and integrity' (The Progressive Aspect) available to buy on Bandcamp:  

http://zosiajagodzinska.bandcamp.com/album/eros-thanatos

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