Pro Arte
Choir presentation
The PRO ARTE Chamber Choir was founded in 2000 with the aim of celebrating the Bach Year, combined with performing choral works by the famous composer. The choir then began its regular activity in 2002 under the direction of Anna Drogowska. In 2015, artistic direction was taken over by two choir conductors, Monika Wilkiewicz and Grażyna Wolter-Kaźmierczak.
The choir has performed in concerts in Inowrocław as well as in many cities in Poland, such as Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Gniezno, Kruszwica and Kraków. In 2017, the choir took part in the international festival “Toscania Music Festiwal” in Montecatini Terme, Italy, and in 2022 in Budapest.
THE CHOIR DIRECTOR: Monika Wilkiewicz and Grażyna Wolter-Kaźmierczak.
Monika Wilkiewicz – conductor, teacher, music facilitator, founder and president of the PRIMO VOICE Foundation.
A graduate of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (degree with honours in the conducting class of Professor Zbigniew Bruna). In 2005–2012, she served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. Since 2016, she has been Head of the Department of Choral Studies and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.
She has been involved in choral music since 1995, conducting the following ensembles: the men’s choir “Hasło” in Bydgoszcz (1995–1998, 2002–2004), the women’s chamber choir of the M. B. Ostrobramska parish in Bydgoszcz (1995–2010), the boys’ choir of the M. B. Ostrobramska parish in Bydgoszcz (1995–2010), and the men’s choir of the St. Wawrzyńca parish in Nakło (1996–1998), the mixed choir “Soli Deo” in Nakło (2004–2005), the 1st- and 2nd-level PSM choirs in Inowrocław (2014–present), and the PRO ARTE Chamber Choir in Inowrocław (2015–present). In 2004–2010, she also collaborated with the Chamber Choir of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, with which she received the Grand Prix – Main Prize and the Conductor’s Prize for the best choir at the National Choir Tournament “Legnica Cantat” 2006.
Grażyna Wolter-Kaźmierczak (conductor, Associate Professor at the Department of Choral Music and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz).
She earned a PhD in musical arts with habilitation in the artistic field of conducting. She graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Music Education at the F. Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (1998), where she studied under Prof. Janusz Stanecki in conducting and completed postgraduate studies in choral conducting (2000). She won 1st place in the 2nd University Conducting Competition (1997) and received two scholarships from the Ministry of Culture.
Since 1998, she has worked at the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz Music and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. She teaches conducting and score reading and serves as an academic thesis advisor. In December 2015, together with Monika Wilkiewicz, she began cooperation with the PRO ARTE Chamber Choir of Inowrocław.
Pro Arte
Choir presentation
The PRO ARTE Chamber Choir was founded in 2000 with the aim of celebrating the Bach Year, combined with performing choral works by the famous composer. The choir then began its regular activity in 2002 under the direction of Anna Drogowska. In 2015, artistic direction was taken over by two choir conductors, Monika Wilkiewicz and Grażyna Wolter-Kaźmierczak.
The choir has performed in concerts in Inowrocław as well as in many cities in Poland, such as Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Gniezno, Kruszwica and Kraków. In 2017, the choir took part in the international festival “Toscania Music Festiwal” in Montecatini Terme, Italy, and in 2022 in Budapest.
THE CHOIR DIRECTOR: Monika Wilkiewicz and Grażyna Wolter-Kaźmierczak.
Monika Wilkiewicz – conductor, teacher, music facilitator, founder and president of the PRIMO VOICE Foundation.
A graduate of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (degree with honours in the conducting class of Professor Zbigniew Bruna). In 2005–2012, she served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. Since 2016, she has been Head of the Department of Choral Studies and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.
She has been involved in choral music since 1995, conducting the following ensembles: the men’s choir “Hasło” in Bydgoszcz (1995–1998, 2002–2004), the women’s chamber choir of the M. B. Ostrobramska parish in Bydgoszcz (1995–2010), the boys’ choir of the M. B. Ostrobramska parish in Bydgoszcz (1995–2010), and the men’s choir of the St. Wawrzyńca parish in Nakło (1996–1998), the mixed choir “Soli Deo” in Nakło (2004–2005), the 1st- and 2nd-level PSM choirs in Inowrocław (2014–present), and the PRO ARTE Chamber Choir in Inowrocław (2015–present). In 2004–2010, she also collaborated with the Chamber Choir of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, with which she received the Grand Prix – Main Prize and the Conductor’s Prize for the best choir at the National Choir Tournament “Legnica Cantat” 2006.
Grażyna Wolter-Kaźmierczak (conductor, Associate Professor at the Department of Choral Music and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz).
She earned a PhD in musical arts with habilitation in the artistic field of conducting. She graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Music Education at the F. Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (1998), where she studied under Prof. Janusz Stanecki in conducting and completed postgraduate studies in choral conducting (2000). She won 1st place in the 2nd University Conducting Competition (1997) and received two scholarships from the Ministry of Culture.
Since 1998, she has worked at the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz Music and Music Education at the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz. She teaches conducting and score reading and serves as an academic thesis advisor. In December 2015, together with Monika Wilkiewicz, she began cooperation with the PRO ARTE Chamber Choir of Inowrocław.