Eva Regina Tumiel-Kozak
Executive, music educator, radio producer
Born Grodno, Poland; came to U.S., 1974; daughter of Jozef and Regina (Klikowicz); married Wlodzimierz M. Kozak.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), State Academy of Music, Poznan (Poland), 1961; associate, University of Toronto (Canada), 1968, certified music specialist (in vocal & instrumental music), 1970, Canadian Ministry of Education, 1970.
Career: conductor and choirmaster, State Academy of Music, Poznan (Szczecin branch), music coordinator, Castle of Pomeranian Princes, Szczecin, free-lance conductor, Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra, 1962-63; music librarian, Faculty of Music Library, University of Toronto, 1968-70; music teacher, choir conductor, Board of Education, Toronto, 1970-74; managing director, Three Rivers Piano Competition, WQED-FM Public Radio, Pittsburgh (PA), 1975-80; researcher, writer, producer and narrator, Musica Polonica (13 programs) and Musica Polonica Nova (9 programs), WQED-FM, WDUQ-FM, and numerous public radio stations in United States and Canada, 1977-89; music consultant, Polish Phoenix (multi-media 9-hour presentation), converted to video Poland: 1000 Years of History & Culture, 1979-89; executive director, The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, 1981 -; music editor, Perspectives, Washington (DC), 1982-89; national music consultant, Polish - American Community Humanities Project, National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), 1983-88; director, Music Lives! - Pittsburgh International Music Festival, 1986, 1992.
Author: radio programs, Musica Polonica, First Star of Christmas, Musica Polonica Nova - from Paderewski to Penderecki and Beyond; co-author, Scales Made Easy, 1984-86; several articles in journals and magazines.
Member of: F. Chopin Society of Canada; Symphony Orchestra League; Chamber Music America; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation.
Honors: Pennsylvania regional award, Polonia Media Conference, Washington, 1982; grants, A. Jurzykowski Foundation, 1977-85, and Pennsylvania Humanities Council; Outstanding Polonian of the Year, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1992.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Russian.
Hobbies: health and nutrition, yoga, creative cooking.
Office: The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Duquesne University School of Music, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.