Gerard Drozd

Gerard Drozd - born in Gliwice, Poland, is a versatile composer, arranger, guitarist, lecturer and teacher. As a composer has written more than 200 compositions for one or more guitars, for piano, voice etc.... Among his works are four Concertos with orchestra, Concerto "Carpe Diem" for guitar and string quartet, String quartets, 24Preludes, 24 Preludes and Fugues for guitar, 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano, Sonatas, Suites, Chamber music, Soli Deo Gloria for soprano and guitar and much more. His music has been played by very well-known artists in USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia, Japan, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Greece, Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Belorussia and elsewhere. His compositions Adagio op.44 and Triptych op.102 are on the CD "Hemispheres" by Lily Afshar and Yiddish Impression op.107 is on the CD "Puentes" by Marcelo de la Puebla. Several of his compositions have been published in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belorussia and Poland. The composer refers to his harmonic language as a "kaleidoscopic". His exquisite treatment of counterpoint and unexpected melodic elements are attractive features in his music. Music critics say that he has an attractive, intelligent, interesting, and very personal musical language. Gerard Drozd is both creator and artistic director of the International GLIWICE GUITAR FESTIVAL.