Background
GORECKI, Henryk was born on December 6, 1933 in Czemica. near Rybnik. Son of Otylia Gorecki and Roman Gorecki.
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Henryk Mikolaj Mikolaj Gorecki
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Composition in Katowice State Higher School of Music under B. Szabelski.
Career
Docent faculty of composition, State Higher School of Music, Katowice, Poland rector, State Higher School of Music, 1975-1979; extraordinary professor, State Higher School of Music, since 1977.
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Membership
Member Council Higher Artistic Education, Min. Culture and Arts. (prize 1965, 69, 73). OFFIFE (Mailing) Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki U1 Alfonsa Gørnika Kona 4m 1 40-133 Katowice Poland M C.
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Married Jadwiga Gorecki, 1959. 2 children.
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Polish -
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Recipient 1st prize Young Composers Competition, Warsaw for Monologhi, 1960, Paris Youth Biennale, for 1st Symphony, 1961, prize United Nations Educational International Tribune for Composers for Refrain, 1967, for Ad Matrem, 1973, 1st prize Composers Competition, Szczecin for Kantata, 1968 Union of Polish Composers prize, 1970, Committee Polish Radio & television prize, 1974, State prize 1st Class for Ad Matrem and Nicolaus Copernicus Symphony, 1978, Order of the White Eagle, Polish Government, 2010. Named an Honorary Fellow, Cardiff University, 2008.Recipient 1st prize Young Composers Competition, Warsaw for Monologhi, 1960, Paris Youth Biennale, for 1st Symphony, 1961, prize United Nations Educational International Tribune for Composers for Refrain, 1967, for Ad Matrem, 1973, 1st prize Composers Competition, Szczecin for Kantata, 1968 Union of Polish Composers prize, 1970, Committee Polish Radio & television prize, 1974, State prize 1st Class for Ad Matrem and Nicolaus Copernicus Symphony, 1978, Order of the White Eagle, Polish Government, 2010. Named an Honorary Fellow, Cardiff University, 2008.