Maryanne Rumancik

 

Maryanne N. Rumancik (1960 - ) began studying piano at the age of six in rural Manitoba and studied in Winnipeg as an adult. She is a member of the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers Association (Piano Pedagogy) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition from the University of Winnipeg. She currently studies composition with Dr. David R. Scott of Winnipeg.

 

Ms. Rumancik lives in Lorette, Manitoba, Canada where she has had an active piano teaching studio since 1989. In addition, she has been active as a pianist, accompanist, choral musician, music publisher and music reviewer. In September 2003, she was accepted as a provincial adjudicator for the Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals specializing in piano adjudication.

 

Ms. Rumancik has written music for piano, as well as choral, vocal and chamber music. Since September 2003 she has written several brass and wind pieces for band students. Her music has been performed internationally and her several of her pedagogical piano music pieces have been selected for the Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Syllabus. Although her compositional style has many influences, she is particularly fond of Twentieth-century compositional techniques. Ms. Rumancik strives to make these techniques accessible to the performer and the listener. Many of her piano solos were inspired by the adventures of her three children and the experiences of her piano students.

 

Ms. Rumancik is a member of the International Association of Women Composers, Association of Canadian Women Composers, the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers and SOCAN/ASCAP.