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Petrovski, Soni (b. January 4, 1977, Sydney). Australian-born Macedonian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe; he is also active as a conductor.
Mr. Petrovski studied composition with Goce Kolarovski at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje from 1994-2001, with whom he has had post-graduate studies in composition there since 2001. He has also attended masterclasses with Reinhard Febel, Brian Ferneyhough, Éric Gaudibert, Pierre-Alain Jaffrennou, Faraj Karayev, Krzysztof Meyer, Aleksandr Radvilovich, Kilian Schwoon, Alexander Shchetynsky, and John Woolrich.
Among his honors are a prize in the Peace in the Balkans competition (1994, for Suite for Clarinet [withdrawn]) and a prize in the A Place on the Disc competition of Jeunesses Musicales of Macedonia (2001, for Concert Piece). His music has been performed in Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine, and the UK.
Mr. Petrovski is also active in other positions. He founded the ALEA Contemporary Music Ensemble in Skopje in 1998 and has since served as its artistic director and principal conductor. He was also a member of the General Assembly of the Balkan Music Information Network in Tiranë in 2000-01 and has served on the executive board of ZAMP, the Macedonian copyright society, in Skopje since 2003.
He has taught analysis and counterpoint at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University since 2002.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: aleamk1@yahoo.com
Street address: Mr. Soni Petrovski, Oslo 23, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Telephone: + 389 7044 0073
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Concerto, viola, orchestra, 1998; Concert Piece, piano, string orchestra, 2000; Snooze, large orchestra, 2002; Andante, viola, string orchestra, 2003
CHAMBER MUSIC: Three Inventions, clarinet, 1996; Esercizioni, 2 flutes, piano, 1996; Variations, 5 clarinets, harpsichord, 1997; String Quartet, 1999; Humorockesque, 2 flutes, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, double bass, piano, 1999; Bric-à-brac, violin, 2001 (also version for percussion, 2001); Honey 'n Blood, flute (+ alto flute), clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), trombone, violin, cello, piano, 2002 (also version for flute [+ alto flute], clarinet [+ E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet], trombone, violin, cello, double bass, piano, 2003)
CHORAL: Gospodi vozvah – Lord, I Have Cried out (texts from ancient Macedonian church sources), bass, mixed chorus, 2 tubular bells, 1997
VOCAL: Gospodi vozvah (texts from ancient Macedonian church sources), bass, piano, 1997; Piece (text by Hermann Hesse [English translation]), 2 sopranos, speaker, clarinet, 1997; Veselite sja (texts from ancient Macedonian church sources), bass, 1997; Folk Miniatures (texts from Macedonian folksongs), bass, flute, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, double bass, piano, percussion, 2000; Vocalise, bass falsetto, 2000; Psalimpsesti, soprano, ensemble, 2001
(Last updated on June 7, 2004)
