Róbert Gašparík
RÓBERT GAŠPARÍK (1961, Hurbanovo, Slovakia) studied composition with Stanislav Hochel at the Bratislava Conservatoire in 1985 – 1991. Between 1986 – 1992 he taught piano and music theory at a music school in Bratislava and since 1993 he is a free-lance musician. 1990 he founded the chamber ensemble ”Societa rigata” and with it he prepared a series of concerts and projects of unusual character, recordings for radio and television and a CD as well. Between 1996 – 2000 he was a student of composition with Ivan Parík at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Bratislava. 1990 he received an award at the Jihlava Composition Competition for his choral piece Memory.
Works (selection): Memory for mixed choir (1988), V opustenom dome for accordeon (1988), Fatamorgána I., II., III. for ensemble (1990, 1991, 1992), Pepetka for flute, toy car, toy whistle and trumpet (1991), Bahnenie, musical image for symphonic orchestra No. 2 (1990 – 1991), Ten druhý vo mne, musical image for symphonic orchestra No. 1 (1990), Phone Box for ensemble (1991), Malá vodná báseň for flute and oboe (1994), Ranný beh stromov for mixed choir (1995), Zblúdená stolička for flute and piano (1996), Profundus motus… for violin, oboe and strings (1997 – 1998), The Strong Experience for string quartet (1998 – 2002), Vnútorný obraz, musical image for clarinet and symphonic orchestra (1999), Zlatá brána v tvojom srdci for strings (1999), Mask and Love, musical image for violin solo and string orchestra (2000), Symphony No. 1 for orchestra (2000), The Last fata morgana for ensemble (2000), Dávidovka, musical image for chamber orchestra (2000), Three pieces for wind quartet (2000), Talädonga, seven images for flute and piano (2002)