dr hab. Honorata Cybula, prof. UWM
Dr hab. Honorata Cybula, prof. UWM
Conductor, academic, music educator, animator of choral activity. Graduate of the Music School of the second degree in Olsztyn in the conducting class of prof. Lechosław Ragan as well as the J. Paderewski Music Academy in Poznań (1985) - the diploma with honours in conducting class of prof. Krystyna Domańska - Maćkowiak. In the J. Paderewski Music Academy in Poznań she gained the qualifications of the first degree in the domain of the art of music in discipline of conducting vocal and vocal-instrumental groups (1999) whereas in the St. Moniuszko Music Academy in Gdańsk - the academic degree of senior doctor lecturer in the domain of the art of music in artistic discipline of conducting (2011).
Since 1993 the artistic director and the conductor of the mixed choir CAMERATA and since 1995 PSM choir CANZONETTA in Iława. In 1988-1991 conductor of the Girl's Choir SKOWRONKI in the Palace of Culture in Poznań while in 1997 - 2002 the vocal group AD LIBITUM. She is an exponent of the choral, a capella music of various epochs as well as vocal-instrumental pieces. She conducted the choral and vocal-instrumental concerts for the audience in Poland, Great Britain, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, Majorca, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Vatican and Italy. She presented Polish choral music festivals in Poland and abroad; in Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Latvia and Majorca.
Together with conducted choirs she took part in local and foreign choral competitions where she won over thirty the highest awards including Grand Prix, first places, Gold Medals and individual awards for conductor.
In her output there are many radio recordings among others for Vatican Radio (1990) and WDR Radio in Cologne (1997) and also more than 15 CD and DVD editions. The most important are Geistlishe Music aus Polen (1998), Vivat musica (1999), Camerata śpiewa kolędy (2000), Koncert chóralny (2003), Jako w niebie tak i na ziemi (2004), Koncert Noworoczny (2005), Dziękujemy Ci JP II (2007), Kantata Maryjna (2008), What a Wonderful World (2009), Chrystus Pan sie Narodził (2011)
In 1995-2012 promoter of seven Polish-German choral projects as well as ten editions of the festival Iławskie Spotkania Chóralne. Since 2006 regional coordinator of the educational program of the National Culture Centre in Warsaw under the name Ogólnopolski Program Rozwoju Chórów Szkolnych "Śpiewająca Polska". A member of jury of many all-Polish and regional choral and vocal competitions.
Since 2000 research worker and lecturer at the Art Faculty of the Music Institute of the Warminsko Mazurski University in Olsztyn. She lectures such subjects as conducting, vocal groups, reading of scores and training an ear for music. Areas of research interest:
1. The expression of the music piece in the space of creative conception and its artistic realization.
2. The communication between a conductor and a choir
3. Moulding and improvement the children's vocal skills
She is a member of Personnel Office of Senate Committee UMW.
She was rewarded for her artistic and didactic activity with the Award of the Second degree of the Artistic Education Centre Director for remarkable deserts in development of the artistic education (2004), the Distinction of the Culture and National Heritage Minister "Honoured for Polish culture" (2006), Golden Order of Merit of the President RP for the deserts in the activity in the field of development and popularization of the music (2011), the Award of UMW Rector the first degree (2012) as well as many various awards and distinctions for the activity for the local community.