Noche Oscura

Born in 1974 in Cieszyn (Poland), Alina Blonska studied composition with Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in the southwestern Polish city of Wrocław, graduating with honors in 2002. She developed her skills at summer courses with Cristóbal Halffter, Toshio Hosokawa, Thierry Pècou, Beat Furrer and Marta Ptaszyńska, among many others. Her creative output includes instrumental, vocal, orchestral and electro-acoustic compositions. One of her main sources of inspiration is early music. Due to her dual status as a composer and Hispanist (with a degree from the University of Wrocław), she is particularly attracted to the Spanish culture, an interest reflected in her music. It is there, in Spain, where she wrote and recorded the four compositions on this album.