Composer Jamie Kowalski (b. 1964)

For over 30 years, I have been composing, performing and recording original music. My orchestral and chamber works have had numerous live performances, and my original scores can be heard in feature-length films, documentaries, industrial videos, and other creative projects.

With many and varied influences from both classical and popular music, my sound at times seems equal parts minimalist, impressionist, and neo-romantic. I describe my style as "Intuitive, loose tonal." I like setting up new systems and rules for a new work almost as much as I like bending and breaking them. I believe that no matter how beautiful the construction and theory behind a piece, the ear should always be the final arbitrator of what remains in a finished musical work.

Or as I sometimes like to say, When theory and the ear disagree, the ear is always correct.

Recent News

10/18/09
My short piano set Eggshell Dances is complete, and I have finally uploaded the last two dances. Take a look and listen here.

10/02/09
I've got several projects I'm working on at the moment. My orchestral work in progress is called Oneironauts, and is getting several rounds of heavy revision. I am also assembling a number of my piano works into a published collection, and trying to decide what to leave out.

6/16/09
The newly redesigned site is up! Please take a look at the Works page, where mp3 audio and pdf scores of many of my works are available.

6/6/09
I have just finished a major revision of my 2007 score Equilibrium. This new recording and score represent a significant overhaul of the original orchestration. Please have a listen!

Though at first glance, Equilibrium may appear to be a piano concerto, It may be better described as a concerto for orchestra with piano. More..