Oktawia Pączkowska

Oktawia Pączkowska is a composer and sound artist born in 1996 in Krakow, Poland. Winner of competitions such as Call for Scores 2017 by Diaphonia Edizioni, 61st Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers, Over the Rainbow. Composition for Human Rights, Current Resonance Festival Call for Works 2021, Keiko Yoneda International Composers' Competition 2021, finalist in PRIX CIME 2019 and 2021. Her works have been performed in many countries, including festivals such as New Music Encounters Plus in Brno (2017), Tehran Contemporary Music Festival (2018), New Music Days in Lucerne (2018), Krakow International Composers' Festival (2020 and 2021), New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (2021). She is currently pursuing a PhD in composition at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.