Eric Pazdziora
Eric M. Pazdziora is a composer, pianist, church musician, and author. He started piano lessons at age six, began composing at age eight, and was improvising piano arrangements for churches by age thirteen.
Eric is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, with a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition. His primary composition teacher was Dr. Edwin T. Childs. Orchestras, instrumental ensembles, choirs, and soloists have performed Eric’s music in a wide variety of venues.
In 2004, his orchestral work “Fanfare: Cum Laetitia Magna” was selected as a winner in the DuPage Symphony Orchestra “Fanfare for our Fiftieth” composition contest. Recent commissions have included choral works, instrumental pieces, art songs, film scores, chamber orchestra, and incidental music for drama. A newly released CD, "New Creation," includes many original settings of hymns and worship songs.
Eric lives in Chicago, Illinois where he works as a freelance musician and as Sunday Service Coordinator for Holy Trinity Church North. He also works as Senior Copy Editor for UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.) and as a freelance writer. He is married to Carrie Pazdziora, a guitarist and singer.
Eric is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, with a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition. His primary composition teacher was Dr. Edwin T. Childs. Orchestras, instrumental ensembles, choirs, and soloists have performed Eric’s music in a wide variety of venues.
In 2004, his orchestral work “Fanfare: Cum Laetitia Magna” was selected as a winner in the DuPage Symphony Orchestra “Fanfare for our Fiftieth” composition contest. Recent commissions have included choral works, instrumental pieces, art songs, film scores, chamber orchestra, and incidental music for drama. A newly released CD, "New Creation," includes many original settings of hymns and worship songs.
Eric lives in Chicago, Illinois where he works as a freelance musician and as Sunday Service Coordinator for Holy Trinity Church North. He also works as Senior Copy Editor for UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.) and as a freelance writer. He is married to Carrie Pazdziora, a guitarist and singer.
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