Choir of Maritime University of Szczecin

The Choir of the Maritime University of Szczecin is an ensemble consisting of over 60 young and enthusiastic people who share the passion for singing and music. Sylwia Fabiańczyk-Makuch is the founder of the group, as well as the artistic director and conductor. The choir's repertoire includes a vast variety of works: sacred music, oratorio-cantata, folk and pop music. Referring to the specific character of the university and the maritime tradition of the region, the group also performs maritime songs.

The ensemble gives concerts in Szczecin, Pomeranian area and abroad (Spain, Italy, France, Turkey, Germany). The choir participates in choral festivals and competitions and is a proud owner of the Grand Prix awards from many festivals (the biggest successes: first prize at the most prestigious competition in Poland - “Legnica Cantat 44” - 2013, Grand Prix at the 14th Choir Festival “Cantio Lodziensis” in Łódź - 2011 and the Silver Diploma at the International Choral Festival in Rimini, Italy - 2009). In October 2012 the choir released its second album entitled “Play of the Waves”.

Sylwia Fabiańczyk-Makuch, PhD graduated with honors from the Szczecin branch of the Academy of Music in Poznań. She obtained her degree in choral conducting under the academic supervision of Professor Jan Szyrocki. She finished a Postgraduate at Choirmasters' College of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and obtained her PhD at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Currently, she works as an assistant professor at the Maritime University and at the Academy of Art in Szczecin. She also conducts a choir at the High School of Music in Szczecin. Sylwia Fabiańczyk-Makuch organises and leads numerous vocal courses and workshops and is invited as a jury member at several choral festivals all over the country.

Szczecin is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. In the vicinity of the Baltic Sea, it is the country's seventh-largest city and a major seaport in Poland. The city's unique architecture and urban structure gained it the nickname: “Paris of the North” and the extraordinary number of parks and forests has long been admired by numerous tourists.

JM