Olga Hans facts for kids

Olga Hans (born May 30, 1971) is a talented Polish composer and music teacher. She creates beautiful music and helps others learn about it.

About Olga Hans

Olga Hans grew up in Pabianice, Poland. She loved music and studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź. She graduated with high honors in 1995 and 1997. She learned about music theory from Francis Wesolowski. She also studied how to compose music with George Bauer.

After finishing her studies, Olga Hans became a teacher. She worked as an assistant professor at the Music Academy in Łódź. There, she taught students about composing, music theory, rhythm, and art education.

Awards and Performances

Olga Hans has won many awards for her music. In 1997, she won third prize for her guitar piece called Fantasy. This was at a national competition in Tychy. In 2004, she won an international competition for young composers in Czestochowa. She also won the Ladislav Kubik International Prize in Composition that same year.

Her musical pieces have been played at festivals. People have heard her music in Poland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Great Britain. She is also a member of the Polish Composers' Union. This is a group for composers in Poland.

Her Music Compositions

Olga Hans has written many different kinds of music. Here are some of her selected works:

• Preludium for piano (1992)
• Koniugacja for mezzo-soprano and piano (1992); words by Halina Poświatowska
• Elegia (Elegy) for cello and piano (1993)
• Dwie miniatury (2 Miniatures) for string trio (1993)
• Barwna droga for percussion ensemble (1994)
• Dialogi (Dialogues) for 2 violas (1994)
• Improwizacja (Improvisation) for solo flute (1994)
• Fantazja (Fantasy) for solo guitar (1994)
• Trio na instrumenty stroikowe (Trio for Reed Instruments) (1995)
• Wersy (Verses) for string quartet (1996)
• Da suonare a tre for viola, cello and piano (1996)
• Concertino da camera for violin, cello and string orchestra (1996)
• Cantus, Chorale Fantasy for symphony orchestra (1997)
• Concerto for violin and orchestra (1997)
• Dialogi 2 (Dialogues 2) for viola and cello (1997)
• Capriccio for violin and piano (1998)
• String Quartet No. 2 (1998)
• Divertimento for string orchestra (1998)
• Sonata in modo antico for brass quintet (1999)
• Lullaby for brass quintet (1999)
• Pieśni słoneczne (Songs of the Sun) for cello ensemble (1999)
• Ragtime for brass quintet (2000)
• Intermezzo, Adagio for string quartet (2000)
• Epigraf (Epigraph) for alto flute solo (2000)
• Psalm (wg Cypriana Bazylika) (Psalm according to the Basilica of St. Cyprian) for mixed choir (2000)
• Trzy psalmy staropolskie (3 Old Polish Psalms) for mixed choir a cappella (2000, 2005)
• Da suonare a tre for violin, cello and piano (2001)
• Sonores for flute, cello and guitar (2001)
• Elegia (Elegy) for violin and orchestra (2001)
• Litaniae de Beatae Mariae Virginis for mezzo-soprano and organ (2002)
• Lullaby for M. for piano quintet (2002)
• Dwie melodie (2 Melodies) for violin and piano (2003)
• String Quartet No. 3 (2003)
• Litania (Litany) for mixed chorus a cappella (2003)
• Sequentia dla Prof. F. Wesołowskiego w dniu 90. rocznicy urodzin (Sequentia for Professor F. Wesołowski on His 90th Birthday) for strings and organ (2004)
• Sonata for solo cello (2004)
• Locus solus for cello octet (2004)
• Tęcza (Rainbow) for children's chorus (2004)
• Musica anniversaria for 4 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba (2004)
• Thyrsos for percussion, 3 trumpets, 2 horns and 2 trombones (2004)
• String Quartet No. 4 (2004)
• Miniatura (Miniatures) for cello and piano (2006)