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Canadian
Composer
 Maryanne
Rumancik (1960
–) began studying piano at the age of six in
rural Manitoba and continued her advanced piano, theory and music
history
studies as an adult in Winnipeg, MB. A special interest in music theory
and
composition led her to pursue a four-year degree in music composition.
She is a
member of the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers' Association (ARCT
Piano
Pedagogy) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music composition from the
University
of Winnipeg. Upon completing her degree, she studied composition and
orchestration with Dr. David Scott of Winnipeg for two years.
Ms.
Rumancik lives in Lorette, MB where she has had an active piano
teaching studio
since 1989; teaching all ages and styles of music. In addition she has
been
active as a composer, accompanist, music publisher, music reviewer,
adjudicator, clinician and part – time choir director.
Since August 2004, she
has been the Editor of Take Note, the journal for
the Manitoba
Registered Music Teachers' Association. This diverse background has led
her to
a variety of interesting projects as a freelance musician, including
most
recently, composition workshops for student composers.
Ms.
Rumancik has written music for piano teaching, along with choral, vocal
and
chamber music. Her music has received performances across Canada and
internationally. Are You Going to Bethlehem's Light?
(SATB a cappella)
received several performances in Italy December 2007 as part of the
Fondazione
Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica, Natale in musica
concert series. Qualis
ergo est infans iste? (SATB a
cappella) was performed in the same series December 2005. Let All the
Peoples Praise the Lord
(flute choir) was premiered in Winnipeg, MB and at the National Flute
Association Conference (San Diego, California) summer 2005 by Sweet
Silver,
under the direction of Monica Bailey.
Several of her junior piano pieces (Fun for
Two, Butterfly, Wish Upon
a Star, Prairie Steeples and Will Someone Please
Play) have been
recently published by the Canadian National Conservatory's Northern
Lights
series through Mayfair/Montgomery Music. A variety of her works are
available
from Prairie Sky Music Publishing.
Diverse
influences such as French and
Ukrainian folk songs, Gregorian Chant and east European choral textures
can be
found in her writing as well as sounds from nature. Recent explorations
into
the visual world of iconography have opened up a new dimension to her
music
writing.
Ms.
Rumancik is a member of the International Association of Women
Composers,
Association of Canadian Women Composers, the Canadian Federation of
Music
Teachers (MRMTA) and SOCAN/ASCAP.
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