Andrzej Bujakiewicz
Andrzej Bujakiewicz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1939 |
| Died | 31 March 2022 (aged 82) Kalisz, Poland |
| Occupation | Conductor |
Andrzej Bujakiewicz (21 September 1939[1] – 31 March 2022) was a Polish conductor.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Bujakiewicz was born in Winna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship.[1] He attended the State Music High School in Poznań, where he began to learn about conducting.[1] He worked as a teacher at the State Music High School in Poznań, from 1959 to 1965.[1] Bujakiewicz served as assistant conductor for the Pomeranian Philharmonic from 1963 to 1964, and directed the choirs at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun from 1965 to 1973.[1] He also served as the conductor for the State Symphony Orchestra in Zielona Góra from 1967 to 1972.[1] Bujakiewicz served as the director for the H. Melcer State Music School in Kalisz from 1973 to 2007.[2]
Bujakiewicz worked as a lecturer at the Higher Teacher Training School in Zielona Góra from 1972 to 1973.[1] In 1974, he established a school orchestra,[3] in which he served as the artistic director.[1] His school orchestra became the Kalisz Philharmonic.[1] Bujakiewicz was honored with medals, such as, Order of Polonia Restituta,[1] Cross of Merit,[1] Medal of the Commission for National Education,[1] Meritorious Activist of Culture[1] and Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.[2][4] In 1983, he was honored with the Honorary Badge of the City of Kalisz.[3] Bujakiewicz was also honored with the Award of the President of the City of Kalisz in 2009.[1]
Bujakiewicz died in March 2022 in Kalisz, at the age of 82.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Andrzej Bujakiewicz". Culture.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d "Conductor and pedagogue Andrzej Bujakiewicz, author of the Kalisz bugle call, has died" (in Polish). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Prof. Andrzej Bujakiewicz died" (in Polish). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Lista laureatów Medalu Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis" (in Polish). Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.