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I am always looking for musicians to perform my music. Most of my pieces are suitable for intermediate, college, and professional players. If you would like to feature any of my music in your recital or creative project, please inquire about sheet music or licencing. Browse my music .
About Me
My name is Dosia, pronounced ['do-shia]. I am a music composer, piano and flute player, singer, song writer, arranger and a graphic artist. Building on classical training, I find inspiration in film, electronica, New Age music, as well as traditional Christian hymnody.
I would like to meet other musicians, artists, poets, thinkers, colleagues and collaborators. Thank you for visiting my page.
Dosia McKay Bio
My musical path began in early childhood or perhaps even before birth. My grandfather was an organist, choir and band director and a music teacher before and after the Second World War in Poland. My grandmother, although without formal training, often astonished her fellow church members with her pure soprano. On the other side of the family tree, my paternal grandfather was a piano tuner.
My earliest memories connected with music are those of singing rounds with my mother and harmonizing to Christmas carols. My first musical instrument was a baby aluminum xylophone which experienced a great deal of ware and tare from the constant playing of all the popular melodies heard on the radio and TV.
When I outgrew the xylophone, I dreamed of another instrument. I begged and pleaded with my parents to buy me a piano, but they were unable to fulfill my dream. Harsh realities of communist Poland made basic survival the first priority and left little room for extravagant wishes.
At the age of nine I enrolled at the local music school where I first studied classical guitar and eventually settled on flute and piano. I continued my music education at the State School of Music and General Education in Gdansk, majoring in flute performance.
In 1991 I came to California to join a music group called the Celebrant Singers with whom I traveled extensively throughout the States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and western Europe. When my tenure ended, I settled permanently in the States.
In recent years, I have begun to rediscover my musical calling in a new light while returning to my first love: piano and singing. I also find new inspiration in composing music and songwriting. I spend (way too) much of my time in my music studio composing, arranging and producing original material.
Although I am building on the foundation of my classical training, I am pursuing a new musical language. I draw inspiration from film music, electronica, celtic and New Age music, as well as traditional Christian hymnody.
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