Academy of Music
Why study music in Wrocław?
The Academy of Music in Wrocław is one of the most important centres of artistic education in Poland. Among our graduates there are many outstanding artists who permorm in the greatest music halls around the world: Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Agata Zubel (composer, singer), Marzena Diakun (conductor), Marcelina Beucher (soprano).
Our Academy:
- trains over 600 students at many programmes: composition, conducting, theory of music, music therapy, instrumental studies, jazz & stage music, vocal studies, music education, choral art, church music
- coopertes with Wrocław’s higher education schools, as well as Wrocław’s festivals and cultural institutions
- takes an active part in Wrocław’s cultural life by organizing concerts for residents and tourists and by participating in city celebrations – tha Feast of Science, the Lower Silesian Science Festival and many more.
- runs master courses with the participation of outstanding artist and teachers from all over the world as part of the project: Masters in the Academy and Visiting Professors
- has 10 music groups: the symphony, the chamber, the avant-garde, the baroque and the wind orchestras, the Big Band and 3 choirs.
The Academy Campus comprises 6 builings which house the various music Faculties. Since 2013 the Academy has been using a new teaching-and-concert facility which comprises modernly equipped practice rooms and among other things: a Concert Hall, a large Rechersal Hall, a Lecture Hall, a Ballet Hall and a new Organ Hall. The Academy has modern instruments and professional recording studio, thanks to which the students can develope their skills in truly proffestional conditions.
The Academy of Music in Wrocław offers:
- best qualified professors
- staff assistance in English study programmes
- various artistic and scientific activities
- student’s events and special interests groups
- practice rooms and instrument rental
- Language School, Library and Recording Studio
- modern Concert Hall
- cafeteria, WiFi, open air patio.
The Karol Lipiński Academy of Music actively engages in multifaceted foreign cooperation. The current number of partner higher education institutions in 25 countries exceeding 70.
Recently, the Academy has started an exchange artistic co-operation with Georgia, Estonia and Ukraine within the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange programmes (so called: ’NAWA Programmes’)
Moreover, the Academy organized The China-Europe International Culture and Arts Festival with partner from Beijing and 150 participants from all China in July 2019.
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
The Academy of Music in Wrocław is a major academic and research centre. Research at the Academy is managed by departments and institutes employing academic teachers of various specialties. The Academy holds regular conferences, sessions, symposia and seminars organised by its respective departments and institutes. The Academy is a centre of research on various aspects of the Silesian music culture from the historical and contemporary perspectives (a series of conferences: Traditions of the Silesian music culture) and the life and works of Karol Lipiński (the series entitled Karol Lipiński – Life, Activity, an Era). It also conducts research focussing on the theory of music (a series of conferences entitled Musical analysis Historia – theoria – praxis), a series of conferences on ear training, music therapy, music pedagogy and vocal music performance (i.a. Oratorio and cantata music in the aspect of performance practice) as well as instrumental music performance (i.a.: The technique of playing wind instruments). Conference materials are published in the periodical Zeszyty Naukowe and in numerous monographic publications.
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
The Karol Lipiński Academy of Music is a cultural center in Lower Silesia as well as an active participant in cultural life of the city and the region. A number of artistic initiatives are carried out in cooperation with foreign and domestic higher education institutions, culture institutions and international festivals (the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, the Wrocław Opera House, different international festivals such as Wratislavia Cantans Festival, Warsaw Autumn Festival, or Santander Jazz Music Festival Jazz on the Odra.
Each year the Academy holds 400 hundred events, including symphonic and chamber concerts, choir concerts, jazz concerts, church music concerts, opera performances and other stage performances, concerts presenting the works of young composers and programmes promoting music among children and youth. The Academy regularly organises national and international music festivals and competitions, including the European Saxophone Forum, CLARIMANIA International Clarinet Festival, International Carl Maria von Weber Bassoon Competition, International Choir Conducting Competition TOWARDS POLIPHONY and the “mYear” Musical Imagination Festival. The school also runs concert series, e.g. Music of Europe, Composers’ Concerts, The Graduates’ Stage and Graduands’ Concerts. The Academy’s major artistic groups are: the Academic Symphonic Orchestra, the Academic Chamber Orchestra, the Avant-garde Sound Factory Orchestra, the Academic Brass Band, the Academic Baroque Orchestra, the Academic Feichtinum Choir, the Stanisław Krukowski Choir, the Senza Rigore Chamber Choir and the Big Band.
Students are actively involved in various music projects, participating in the performances of great vocal and instrumental pieces, in workshops, courses, and national and international competitions. There are also numerous chamber music ensembles at the Academy organised by students as part of their artistic and self-management activity. The achievements of the Academy are reflected in the successes of its students and graduates, who have won numerous awards in acclaimed music competitions in the country and abroad. Among the schools’ world-famous alumni are a soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, a composer and soprano Agata Zubel, and a conductor Marzena Diakun.
Recently, the Academy has started co-operation with Georgia, Estonia and Ukraine within the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange programmes (so called: ’NAWA Programmes’). In June 2019 the Academy organised The China-Europe International Culture and Arts Festival with 150 participants from China.