Polish-born Maciej Flis currently lives in Los Angeles. He
holds a a Masters degree from the California Institute of the Arts, where he
was a recipient of Lovelace Music Scholarship, an Artist Diploma from the
University of Southern California, as a recipient of Flossie Meline Oliver
Pieper Music Scholarship, and Masters degree from the G.K. Bacewicz Academy of
Music in Lodz, Poland. He has studied with many wonderful teachers such as
Stephen Maxym, Judith Farmer, Julie Feves and Krzysztof Kaminski. Maciej Flis
performed with the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Lodz and took
part in numerous music events and festivals in United States, Mexico, Germany,
Ukraine and Poland. He also performed four seasons with the American Youth
Symphony as co-principal. Maciej is an active performer and teacher in the Los
Angeles area, teaching bassoon and chamber groups at the Masters College. He
has performed with such great artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Burt Bacharach, Yundi Li,
John Waltz, Yefim Bronfman, Monica Mancini, under such outstanding conductors
as Kent Nagano, Carl St. Clair, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Anshel Brusilow,
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Larry Livingston and Charles Fox. Several of his performances have been
featured on the Los Angeles classical radio stations K-Mozart and KUSC. Maciej is also the bassoonist of the
Midnight Winds. The group background includes countless premieres, outreach
programs and several short-film soundtracks. 2008 marked the ensemble’s first
international tour where they presented concerts and workshops throughout
Poland. Recently Midnight Winds was selected to perform in Schneider Chamber Music Concert Series in New York, in January 2011. Maciej will be a featured soloist with the Orange County Symphony in
its 2010/2011 concert season on the "Five Sacred Trees" Concerto for
bassoon and Orchestra written by John Williams. Also, in 2011 Maciej will be
part of the Orange County Wind Symphony inaugural tour to Carnegie Hall.
Maciej’s non musical passions include photography, travel, and aviation. He is
in training to receive his Private Pilot License.
"In every way, Maciej is a superb young artist. He has a lovely tone quality, fine technique, and as unusually keen mind. In my career spanning more than forty years in the profession, I have had the opportunity to work with literally hundreds of talented young musicians. I would rate Maciej in the top 5% of that group."
Larry Livingstone, Conductor
"I wish to state for the record that Mr.Flis is clearly and unambiguously one of the finest and most extraordinary of emerging professional musicians in the music industry. [...] I can state, without hesitation, that he is the great asset to the industry."
Patrick Williams, Composer and Conductor
"The sound that Maciej produces while performing reflects a level of artistic and intellectual competence that is so very rare. Maciej Flis is a "complete" package. He is in a place where he is not only wanted-Maciej is in a a place where he is so desperately needed!"
Abel Ramirez, University of Illinois, Professor of Band
