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          Miroslawa Cieslak is from Upper Silesia in Poland.  She holds multiple Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in music from the Music Academy in Katowice, Poland; Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Hochschule für Musik in Weimar, Germany.  She has performed in most European countries, the USA, and Canada.  In 2015, she recorded the CD, "Ein Zusammentraffen der Traditionen" with keyboard music from a Polish manuscript from the 18th century along with pieces by G. Ph. Telemann and C. Ph. E. Bach.  In 2020, Mira made her second solo CD on the Rülmann organ of the City Church in Querfut, Germany with the organ music of Central Germany from 19th century.  She has published articles exemplifying musicological topics and the popularization of music.  She won several prizes in international music competitions in Slovenia, Greece, Finland, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.  Until September 2022, Mira served as the Music Director of the Evangelical Church in Querfurt, Germany and as the Diocesan Cantor of Merseburg, Germany.  Mira currently works as the Music Director of Holy Mary's Catholic Church in Neuss, Germany.  Mira ia currently working on her PhD thesis about Romantic Organ Music in Central Germany.