Pawel Kozak, DMA
Orchestra Director
Instructor of Music - Violin and Viola
Fine Arts Center A116
706-737-1453
Dr. Pawel Kozak is a Lecturer in Music at Augusta University, where he directs the
AU orchestra and teaches applied viola, music literature, and ear training. Prior
to his appointment at AU Kozak taught violin and viola at Lander University and at
the Presbyterian College.
Dr. Kozak received his D.M.A. from The University of Georgia, where he studied violin
with Professor Levon Ambartsumian and viola with Dr. Mark Neumann. His dissertation,
“Pedagogical Examination of Henryk Wieniawski’s L’École Moderne Opus 10,” presents
specific challenges found in these caprices and demonstrates how each difficulty can
be resolved through proper practice techniques.
Dr. Kozak is the principal second violinist and personnel manager with the Augusta
Symphony, and performs regularly as a member of Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra and
the South Carolina Philharmonic. He can be heard as a section violinist in ARCO Chamber
Orchestra’s numerous recordings and as a soloist in Vivaldi’s concerto for four violins.