Academy of Music in Łódź ( pl, Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów w Łodzi), is a government-funded Institution of

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in the city of

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

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. It was created at the turn of the 20th century as the Helena Kijeńska-Dobkiewicz Music Conservatory. After World War II, the Academy was reactivated as the State Conservatory of Music (April 18, 1945). It was re-structured as the Music Academy by the Act of

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in 1982. Since 1999 it is named after one of its Rectors, as the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music. Among the former rectors of the Academy who influenced the Polish music scene were

Kazimierz Wiłkomirski Kazimierz Wiłkomirski; (September 1, 1900, Moscow - March 7, 1995, Warsaw) was a Polish cellist, composer and conductor. Son of Alfred Wiłkomirski, brother of Maria Wiłkomirska, Wanda Wiłkomirska and violinist Michael Wilkomirski. Graduate of ...

(1945-1947), cellist, composer, conductor and brother of

Wanda Wiłkomirska Wanda Wiłkomirska (11 January 1929 – 1 May 2018) was a Polish violinist and academic teacher. She was known for both the classical repertoire and for her interpretation of 20th-century music, having received two Polish State Awards for promot ...

, as well as

Kazimierz Sikorski Kazimierz Sikorski (June 28, 1895 – July 23, 1986) was a Polish composer. His arrangement of the "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" is currently used as the Polish national anthem. Biography Sikorski was born in Zurich, but studied in Warsaw, first mu ...

(1947-1954), recipient of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

(1937), composer of symphonies, overtures and concertos. The rectorate is housed in the Karol Poznański Palace on ul. Gdańska.

Faculties

Each of the four faculties of the Academy is divided into several departments, and institutes: Description of Studies, Faculties and Departments.
Akademia Muzyczna w Łodzi (homepage). Retrieved June 16, 2012. * Composition and theory of music (Wydział Kompozycji, Teorii Muzyki, Rytmiki i Edukacji Artystycznej) * Piano, organ and classical instruments (Wydział Fortepianu, Organów, Klawesynu i Instrumentów Dawnych) * Instrumental music (Wydział Instrumentalny) * Voice and acting (Wydział Wokalno-Aktorski)

Notes and references

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