Jerzy Sapieyevski

[1] Jerzy Sapieyevski was born in Łódź on 20 March 1945[2][3] and began music and engineering studies in his native Poland and settled in the USA 1967.

In the following year he worked as an assistant at the Catholic University of America and in 1971 he was a finalist at an international conducting competition in France.

[10] His score for the Washington Shakespeare Theatre's Production of "Richard III" was nominated for 1991 Helen Hayes Award.

In 2018 he established AmericanSongClub® to promote talent development, social understanding and cultural interaction through workshops and performances of time-honored American music.

From 2018 to 2021 Sapieyevski litigated (pro se) alleged infringement of his trademark (MusicHappens®) by Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.[12][13] Currently he is professor emeritus at American University in Washington, DC.