While encouraging our own children to pursue their musical careers, we came to the realization that their passion and talent needed to be supplemented with dedicated mentorship, fostered by extraordinary performance opportunities, and nurtured in a supportive social-cultural environment. In 2003, we founded IIMIF to share these valuable experiences with the next generation of young musicians."
-Dr. Charles H. Borowsky & Professor Cecylia Barczyk-Borowsky
A Note from the Directors of IIMIF
Cecylia Barczyk-Borowsky, Emmanuel Borowsky, Frances Borowsky, Elizabeth Borowsky, and Charles Borowsky
From the beginning, IIMIF has strived to provide a program rich in musical excellence with passion and love at the core. We have been blessed to work together with our wonderful colleagues and friends who share the mission of "assisting young musicians in reaching their personal and musical goals by supporting, nurturing, and showcasing their talent, and by providing them with inter-disciplinary arts experiences, outstanding professional career guidance, and first class musical instruction."
The foundation of IIMIF lays in our own extensive experience in music. We have been honored to perform, teach, and direct programs in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as "The American Virtuosi."
While encouraging our own children to pursue their musical careers, we came to the realization that their passion and talent needed to be supplemented with dedicated mentorship, fostered by extraordinary performance opportunities, and nurtured in a supportive social-cultural environment. In 2003, we founded the Intermuse International Music Institute & Festival to share these valuable experiences with the next generation of young musicians.
Throughout the years, participants have joined us from across the USA as well as Iceland, Estonia, Norway, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Israel, Mexico, Iran, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Sweden, India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Bolivia, Argentina, and Canada. We hope to welcome you to IIMIF this summer. Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions.
Cordially,
Dr. Charles Borowsky and Prof. Cecylia Barczyk
The foundation of IIMIF lays in our own extensive experience in music. We have been honored to perform, teach, and direct programs in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, as "The American Virtuosi."
While encouraging our own children to pursue their musical careers, we came to the realization that their passion and talent needed to be supplemented with dedicated mentorship, fostered by extraordinary performance opportunities, and nurtured in a supportive social-cultural environment. In 2003, we founded the Intermuse International Music Institute & Festival to share these valuable experiences with the next generation of young musicians.
Throughout the years, participants have joined us from across the USA as well as Iceland, Estonia, Norway, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Israel, Mexico, Iran, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Sweden, India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Bolivia, Argentina, and Canada. We hope to welcome you to IIMIF this summer. Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions.
Cordially,
Dr. Charles Borowsky and Prof. Cecylia Barczyk
Charles Borowsky
IIMIF Co-Founder Charles H. Borowsky, Ph.D. has been internationally acknowledged for his many academic, educational, and leadership achievements. He received several distinctions, awards and honorary degrees from professional, social, and cultural organizations both in the USA and abroad. Borowsky has authored numerous articles and books in the areas of social movements and change, politics and religion, development and quality of life, sociology of culture, and sociology of youth, published in America, Europe, and Asia. He has been on the faculty of prominent universities including Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Social Studies, and the University of Maryland and has lectured in 66 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In 2002, UNESCO/International Music Council published Dr. Borowsky’s works "Creativity and Innovation in Music" and “The Function of Music In Society.” An accomplished singer and harmonica player, Dr. Borowsky frequently performs with The American Virtuosi, touring internationally to promote "Music: The Best Bridge Between People." Recent performances include China, Lithuania, Germany, Iceland, Malta, and Cuba. Dr. Charles H. Borowsky is the President of Intermuse Performing Artists’ Bureau,the elected President of the International Friends of Music Association, and Senior Advisor to public and private organizations in the USA and abroad.
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Cecylia Barczyk-Borowsky
IIMIF Co-Founder; Artistic Director Cecylia Barczyk has achieved international recognition as a complete artist, successful teacher, and humanitarian. She has given concerts, recitals, and master classes throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America and has appeared as a soloist with prominent orchestras including those of Amman, Baltimore, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Jakarta, Leipzig, London, Moscow, New York, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Seoul, Shanghai, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Taiwan, Tel Aviv, Tianjin, Tokyo, and Warsaw. She has frequently performed on radio and television and has recorded much of the standard and new cello literature – as well as works composed especially for her – on the Muza, ICRecords, Melodya, and CRS labels. Ms. Barczyk has received numerous awards and honors for her musical and pedagogical achievements. The Maryland Chapter of the American String Teachers Association twice voted her “Teacher of the Year” (1995 and 2004). The Tianjin Conservatory of Music (China) bestowed on her the title “Distinguished Honorary Professor.” The International Friends of the Cello Association honored her with the “Award for Great Achievements in Cello Music.” The International Music Tribute to Paderewski Committee honored her with the “Paderewki Award for Contributions to Society and Culture.”
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Elizabeth Borowsky
Co-Executive Director Elizabeth Borowsky is an award-winning pianist, teacher (NCTM), and composer. She has performed in over thirty countries, and recorded CDs and DVDs of standard literature, works by living composers, and her own original compositions for ICRecords. She is lauded as a sensitive and dynamic collaborative pianist, performing frequently with her musical family as well as distinguished musicians including cellist Amit Peled, violinist Kam Lung Cheng, and soprano Teresa Kubiak. She has taught at Indiana University-Bloomington, Morgan State University, and Towson University and is founder of Piano Prodigies LLC. She is sought after as a clinician and adjudicator, presenting workshops yoga for musicians, stage presence, and performance artistry.
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Frances Borowsky
Co-Executive Director Frances Borowsky studied with her mother from childhood through college, graduating from Towson University at age eighteen with a Bachelor's of Music. She continued her education under Amit Peled at the Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University (MM), and recently earned a second masters degree from the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany, where she studied with Alexander Hülshoff and Laurentiu Sbarcea. In addition to the above teachers, she has been mentored by prestigious cellists Janos Starker, Johannes Moser, and Michael Flaksman. She is currently enrolled in the Doctorate of Musical Arts program at the University of Maryland and is graduate assistant to Dr. Eric Kutz. She is on the faculty of Lebanon Valley College.
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Emmanuel Borowsky
Technical Director Emmanuel Borowsky is a violinist who has performed as a soloist with orchestras since age nine, was featured on From the Top, and is now a sought-after soloist and instrument consultant. He has performed as soloist with the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra, Poznan Symphony, Jordan National Conservatory Orchestra, St. Christopher Orchestra of Vilnius, Šiauliai Chamber Orchestra, and Rzezow Symphony Orchestra, among others. He holds degrees from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts (Performance Certificate) and the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University (B.M., M.M.). He is currently completing a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the The University of Maryland. He teaches privately in Baltimore, and is a frequent adjudicator of competitions and festivals.
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