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Panufnik

British  
/ pæˈnuːfnɪk /

noun

  1. Sir Andrzej (ændreɪ). 1914–91, British composer and conductor, born in Poland. His works include nine symphonies, the cantata Winter Solstice (1972), Polish folk-song settings, and ballet music

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Panufnik, whose body of choral music includes a “Coronation Sanctus,” written for the crowning of Charles III, composed a “Kyrie After Byrd” in 2014 and is working on another response.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

In 1992, he completed his Violoncello Concerto, a memorial to the late composers William Schuman and Andrzej Panufnik.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2019

Twenty-two female composers will be championed by the Proms, with new commissions from the likes of Roxanna Panufnik, Anna Meredith, Bushra El-Turk and pop singer Laura Mvula.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2018

Other representatives of this courageous vanguard were Witold Lutosławski, Andrzej Panufnik, Grażyna Bacewicz, and Krzysztof Penderecki; only the last still lives.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 30, 2015

This year's Proms will also feature a significant focus on Polish music, with works throughout the season by Lutosławski, Szymanowski, Penderecki, Panufnik and Górecki, and the Proms debut of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2013

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