Prof. Izabella Zielecka-Panek

Poland

PROF. DR HAB. IZABELLA ZIELECKA - PANEK - choirmaster, professor of musical arts in the field of conducting, academic teacher at the Music Institute of the University of Silesia in Katowice, as well as a recreation instructor specializing in "horse riding" and an Arabian horse breeder. Long-time conductor of the Choir of the University of Silesia "Harmonia" Since 1999, he has also been the founder and conductor of the Silesian Chamver Choir Ad libitum. Both "Ad Libitum" and "Harmonia" Izabella Zielecka-Panek won about 70 prestigious awards (gold medals and diplomas, special prizes, Grand Prix awards) at competitions in Poland and abroad (Festa Musicale Olomouc, Svatky Songs Zd'ar In The Czech Republic, Montreux Choral Festival In Switzerland, World Choral Festival Grand Prix In Pattaya, Thailand, Busan Choral Festival In South Korea, International Competition For The Gold Solca Badge In Lithuania, At Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival - Manila/ The Philippines, Appreciated many times for her interpretations, selection of repertoire and fruitful work on young voices, names include Andrea Bocelli, Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak. Her achievements include 16 CDs recorded with choirs, 1000 concerts, during which she performed over 1000 choral pieces, and 50 oratorio and cantata pieces. Director and originator of The Józef Świder International Festival od Music in Cieszyn/Poland. President of the Music Without Borders Foundation. Izabella Zielecka-Panek also run agrotourism “Kasztanka” in Bełsznica, where they coaches horse-riding and breed horses.