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Bartek Gliniak - composer, pianist. He is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Krakow (Poland), a winner of the 22nd International Electroacoustic Music Competition in Bourges (France). Three times nominated for the "Eagle"-Polish Film Award in the category of Best Music.

A CD Album with a premiere performance of the oratorio "Seven Songs of Mary" (original title: 'Siedem Piesni Marii') with music by Bartek Gliniak to the libretto by Zbigniew Ksiazek released in 2007 became Double Platinum Album. In the years 2008-2009 the oratorio "Seven Songs of Mary" was numerously performed for capacity audiences. In 2009 a record with the premiere performance of "Calvarian Oratorio" (original title: 'Oratorium Kalwaryjskie') also created by the same authors became Golden Record just in the first month of release.

He is an author of soundtracks to more than 30 films including the films numerously awarded at the national and international festivals. Since 1995 he has been cooperating with the Polish Radio Theatre. Since 1996 he has been cooperating with the Experimental Studio of the Polish National Radio in Warsaw, one of the oldest experimental music studios in Europe (founded in 1957). His compositions have been performed at such festivals as: the International Festival of Contemporary Music "Warsaw Autumn", Tage für Neue Musik in Zurich, Cracow Composers Festival, Synthèse Festival in Bourges, the 3rd International Contemporary Music Festival - Lviv (Ukraine), the International Rostrum of Composers (IRC).

Since 2006 Bartek has been a member of European Film Academy (EFA).