Karolina Beimcik

Karolina Beimcik was born in Poznań, Poland. She is trained as a classical violinist and jazz singer, drawing from many other influences, including Polish and Ukrainian folk music and poetry. In addition to her Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance which she obtained at Queens College in New York City, Beimcik also earned her MA in Cultural Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland. Inspired by the world around her, and fascinated by her fellow human, one of the focuses of Karolina’s work is the function of society and interpersonal relationships. Following her passion, in September 2017 Karolina became artist – in- residence in Marocco where she studied its culture and many different styles of the traditional Moroccan music. In 2019 she became a curator of the project Komeda. Stories Written With Sounds, a project supported by the Polish Ministry of Culture and Cultural Heritage. It consists of a series of musical and visual events related to the 50th anniversary of Krzysztof Komeda’s death – acclaimed Polish movie composer known for his collaboration with Roman Polanski.

In addition to Karolina Beimcik’s special performing skills, she is an author of many articles. She participated in numerous festivals and conferences, such as  the most prestigious jazz festival in Europe, Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa (Bielsko- Biała, Poland) and the scientific conference  SOUND IN LANDSCAPE – Present status and future strategy for research. Her scientific contribution has been published as a chapter Sound aspects of creating urban space and its perception. She received stipends from Polish Society of Authors and Composers (2014) (2018), (2019) and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2017). Currently, she is the voice faculty at Global Music Institute, Noida.