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International Youth Music Festival II. 2024
July 22 - 25, 2024, Bratislava, 21 - 24 July 2025

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Warsaw University of Life Sciences Choir

Poland

The SGGW — Warsaw University of Life Sceinces Choir is a group of individuals brought together by their passion for music and singing. The combination of their skills and commitment resulted in the formation of the SGGW Choir. This unique community consists of students, graduates, and other people with a significant impact on the cultural and social life of the University. Their passion and commitment keep the 60-year tradition of promoting musical culture alive. The SGGW-WULS Choir's history has its roots in the rich achievements of former groups: SGGW Academic Choir and SGGW Chamber Choir. For many years, the SGGW Academic Choir was under the direction of Henryk Wojnarowskiand Andrzej Banasiewicz, followed by Michał Dąbrowski. The Academic Choir's repertoire was dominated by sacred compositions of different periods, with a particular focus on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. The initiative of the SGGW Academic Choir resulted in the Cantate Domino Festival. They have received many awards for their numerous concerts at home and across borders and for their performance in competitions and festivals. The history of the SGGW Chamber Choir, founded to expand the Promni Folk Ensemble (named after Zofia Solarzowa), forms a part of the musical tradition of the SGGW Choir. During the early years, the Chamber Choir was conducted by Joanna Maluga, followed by Paweł Choina. 2016 marked a significant event in the group's history with the Choir's participation in the 200th-anniversary celebration of the SGGW and performance at the Grand Theatre of the National Opera in Warsaw together with Zbigniew Wodecki, Olga Bończyk, and Edyta Geppert. The Chamber Choir of SGGW has attended competitions and festivals over the years, during which it has received many awards and prizes. The SGGW-WULS Choir's repertoire is diversified, from Renaissance madrigals, 19th-century songs, masterpieces written by 20th- and 21st-century composers to pop and film music arrangements.

Pawel Choina

Conductor / Leader

Conductor, pianist, doctor of musical arts. He received his musical education at Frederic Chopin Music University in Warsaw (PL), graduating with distinction in class of Prof. Sławek A. Wróblewski. In period 2010-2015 he was working with Medical University of Warsaw Choir as a conductor-tutor. In 2014 he became a assistant conductor in Frederic Chopin State Music School Orchestra having several concerts in eg. Warsaw Chamber Opera or Royal Castle in Warsaw. He has been working as assitant conductor in Warsaw University of Life Sciences Chamber Choir from 2015 and in 2018-2022 he was working as main conductor of the choir. In 2015-2022 he was a conductor and artistic director of Harfa Male Voice Choir in Warsaw. Since 2021 he has been leading Żoliborz Neighbours’ Choir and in 2022 he became ensemble leader and conductor of SGGW-WULS Choir. He took several masterclasses in conducting and singing with i.a Stanislav Diatchenko, Boris Abalyan, Volker Hempfling, Jonathan Valesco, Eamonn Dougan or Sharon Paul. He was coworking and conducting performances with eg. University of Oregon Chamber Choir, Festino Chamber Choir, Jeune Choeur et Maitrise du Conservatoire de Rouen or Reading Male Voice Choir. He also was co-working as a choral singer with many Polish ensembles such as Warsaw Chamber Opera Choir, Warsaw Chamber Opera Soloist Choir or Polish National Youth Choir. He is interested in Polish choral music especially of period 1800-1950 promoting it in country and abroad. He is also attentive to folk influences in 20th century choral compositions. He was invited to cooparate and conduct during Polish and world premiere of contemporary music eg. 14 Stations by Marius Constant or The diminishing minutes of peace by Adrian Williams conducting Chopin University of Music student ensembles or Polish Society of Contemporary Music Ensemble. Since 2017 he has been secretary of main board of Polish Union of Choirs and Orchestras as well as chairman of Warsaw Departament of PUCO and leader of Polish section of Artistic Directors Development — Upskilling Project for Choral Educators.

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