Vita Brevis
For Piano, Violin, Cello and Electronics
Composer: Norbert Palej
Soprano: Maeve Palmer
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Violin: Alessia Disimino
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Guitar: Rob MacDonald
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Harpsichord & Synthesizer: Hye Won Cecilia Lee
Introduction
Music Video
Norbert Palej Biography
Norbert Palej is Associate Professor of Composition and Artistic Director of the New Music Festival at the University of Toronto. He holds degrees from Cornell University, Juilliard, and the New England Conservatory. His recent CD was nominated for a JUNO Award, and his works heard several times at New York’s Carnegie Hall. His project “Return from the Stars” was developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency, introduced from the International Space Station orbiting Earth, and presented at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Palej’s music was performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic, Orchestre 21, Orquesta de Camara de Valdivia, the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, Sinfonia Toronto, Tapestry Opera, the Penderecki String Quartet, Canadian Art Song Project, and NEXUS. A guest composer at the Beijing Modern Music Festival, the Thailand International Composition Festival, the Sichuan Sun River Festival and the Szymanowski Festival in Brazil, he is a recipient of the Takemitsu Award from the Japan Society in Boston.