Employment

2008 - present

Christ Church, Anglican Church of Australia

Lavender Bay, North Sydney

Music Director

(Choral Conductor, Organist, Accompanist)

2004 – 2006

Lichfield Cathedral School (member of the Choir Schools’ Association)

Lichfield, England, UK

Assistant Director of Music

(voice, aural training, music theory teacher)

2002 – 2003

Poznan Cathedral Chamber Choir of Men and Boys

Poznan, Poland

Conductor

1997 – 2003

Poznan Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys

Poznan, Poland

2001 – 2003

Voice Teacher

(responsible for coaching men and boy soloists of the choir - daily individual voice lessons)

2001 – 2003

Assistant Conductor/Artistic Director

1997 – 2003

Principal Accompanist

Education

2008 - present

Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney

New South Wales, Australia

conducting - Imre Pallo

2004 – 2007

Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University

England, UK

choral conducting - Paul Spicer

orchestral conducting - Eric Hinton

voice - Julian Pike

historical performance practice - Shirley Thompson

2004

“C-Prüfung” Diploma in Organ Performance

Austrian Evangelical Association of Musicians

Oberschützen, Austria

2004

Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy” International Summer Music Academy

Leipzig, Germany

organ - Jon Laukvik, Martin Schmeding, Ullrich Boehme

2003 – 2004

Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

New York, USA

choral conducting - William Weinert

orchestral conducting - Mark Davis Scatterday

organ - David Higgs

voice - Holly Bewlay

vocal pedagogy - Mary Allison Grandey

church music - Stephen Kennedy

2003

Charterhouse Summer School of Music

Godalming, England, UK

organ - Philip Scriven

2001 – 2003

Private voice studies, Poznan, Poland

Robert Nakoneczny (City of Poznan [Kurczewski] Choir School, Poznan, Poland; Poznan Light Opera, Poznan, Poland)

2001 – 2003

2002

Private children’s voice pedagogy studies

Robert Nakoneczny (City of Poznan [Kurczewski] Choir School, Poznan, Poland; Poznan Light Opera, Poznan, Poland)

Erzsebet Windhager-Gered (Vienna Boys’ Choir, Vienna, Austria)

2002

Private choral conducting studies, New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Richard Coffey (Connecticut Choral Artists; Connecticut Opera; Chorus America)

2002 & 2004

Austrian Evangelical Association of Musicians Workshops

Oberschützen, Austria

choral conducting - Rainer Homburg, Matthias Krampe

organ - Jürgen Rieger

voice - Daniel Johannsen, Barbara Fink

2002

Aaron Copland School of Music, Queen’s College

City University of New York, USA

organ - Stephen Hamilton

2001 & 2002

Dartington International Summer School

Dartington, England, UK

organ - David Titterington

vocal coaching - Will Hancox

vocal pedagogy - Peter Knapp

2000

High School of Music Diploma

Wieniawski School of Music

Poznan, Poland

1994 – 2000

Wieniawski School of Music

Poznan, Poland

organ - Jozef Serafin

piano - Malgorzata Mikolajczyk

1987 – 1994

Private piano studies, Poznan, Poland

Irena Wyrzykowska-Mondelska (Academy of Music, Poznan, Poland)

Awards

             &

Prizes

2008

Sydney Conservatorium of Music Scholarship Award

The University of Sydney, Australia

“Henderson Coursework Scholarship”

2006

HEFCE European Union Fund, England, UK

2006

“Birmingham Conservatoire Association Award”

Birmingham, England, UK

2006

“Kathleen & Margery Elliott Scholarship”

Birmingham, England, UK

2005 & 2006

“BSM Centenary Appeal Trust Award”

Birmingham, England, UK

2004 & 2005

Birmingham Conservatoire Scholarship Award

Birmingham City University, England, UK

2004

Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy” International Summer Music Academy Scholarship Award

Leipzig, Germany

2004

“C-Prüfung” Diploma in Organ Performance

Austrian Evangelical Association of Musicians

Oberschützen, Austria

2004

First Prize in West Chester University’s Organ Competition

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2004

“Jacobs Memorial Award”, Choristers Guild

Garland, Texas, USA

2004

“Eastman Professional Career Development Grant”

Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

New York, USA

2004

First Prize in “Haskin Memorial Scholarship Competition”

Buffalo, New York, USA

2004

First Prize in American Guild of Organists Competition

Buffalo, New York, USA

2003

Eastman School of Music Scholarship Award

University of Rochester

New York, USA

“Evelyn A. Fraser Scholarship”

                        &

“Howard Hanson Scholarship”

2003

Charterhouse Summer School of Music Scholarship Award

Godalming, England, UK

2002

Top Prize in American Guild of Organists Competition

“The M. Louise Miller Scholarship Fund Award”

Connecticut Chapter of the AGO, USA

2002 & 2004

Austrian Evangelical Association of Musicians Scholarship Award Oberschützen, Austria

2002

Special Prize in the Charlotte Hoyt Bagnall Scholarship Competition

for Church Musicians

Connecticut, USA

2001 & 2002

Dartington International Summer School Scholarship Award

Dartington, England, UK

“The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation Scholarship”

England, UK

2000

Minister of Culture and National Heritage Music Prize

Warsaw, Poland

1998

Minister of Culture and Arts Music Award

Warsaw, Poland

1998

First Prize in National Organ Competition

Czestochowa, Poland

1997

Finalist in IX International Organ Competition

Rumia, Poland

1997

Special Prize for the Youngest Performer and Youngest Finalist

IX International Organ Competition

Rumia, Poland

1997

Wieniawski School of Music Award

for Best Organ Performance and Best Music Interpretation

Poznan, Poland

Studies

Piano studies

Irena Wyrzykowska-Mondelska (Academy of Music, Poznan, Poland)

Malgorzata Mikolajczyk (Wieniawski School of Music, Poznan, Poland)

Organ studies

Zbigniew Radowski (Wieniawski School of Music, Poznan, Poland)

Elzbieta Karolak (Wieniawski School of Music, Poznan, Poland)

Jozef Serafin (Academy of Music, Krakow, Poland)

Stephen Hamilton (Aaron Copland School of Music, Queen’s College,

City University of New York, USA)

David Higgs (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester,

New York, USA)

Voice studies

Robert Nakoneczny (City of Poznan [Kurczewski] Choir School, Poznan, Poland; Poznan Light Opera, Poznan, Poland)

Stephen Kennedy (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester,

New York, USA)

Holly Bewlay (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester,

New York, USA)

Julian Pike (Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK)

Vocal Pedagogy studies

Mary Allison Grandey (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York, USA)

Children’s Voice Pedagogy studies

Robert Nakoneczny (City of Poznan [Kurczewski] Choir School, Poznan, Poland; Poznan Light Opera, Poznan, Poland)

Erzsebet Windhager-Gered (Vienna Boys’ Choir, Vienna, Austria)

Christina A. Lenti (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester,

New York, USA)

Choral  Conducting studies

Richard Coffey (Connecticut Opera; CONCORA, New Britain, Connecticut, USA)

William Weinert (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester,

New York, USA)

Paul Spicer (Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK)

Instrumental

Conducting studies

Mark Davis Scatterday (Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, New York, USA)

Eric Hinton (Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK)

Imre Pallo (Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney, Australia)

Performance Practice studies

Shirley Thompson (Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK)

Masterclasses

&

Workshops

Organ masterclasses

Stefan Göttelmann (Hochschule für Musik, Heidelberg, Germany)

Jean-Pierre Lecaudey (Provence Conservatory, France)

David Titterington (Royal Academy of Music, London, England, UK)

James David Christie (Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, Ohio, USA)

Jacques van Oortmerssen (Amsterdam Conservatory, Holland)

Wilma Jensen (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)

Martin Schmeding (Musikhochschule Weimar, Germany)

Jon Laukvik (Musikhochschule, Stuttgart, Germany)

Organ workshops

Christoph Bossert (Germany), Simon Dearsley (England, UK),

Julian Gembalski (Poland), A. Stadtmüller (Germany),

Jürgen Rieger (Germany), Philip Scriven (England, UK)

Harpsichord masterclass

Marek Toporowski (Academy of Music, Katowice, Poland)

Vocal masterclass

Peter Knapp (England, UK)

Vocal workshops

Daniel Johannsen (Vienna, Austria)

Will Hancox (England, UK)

Barbara Fink (Graz Conservatory, Austria)

Choral Conducting

masterclass

Hans-Michael Beuerle (Musikhochschule Freiburg, Germany)

Choral Conducting

workshops

Rainer Homburg (Marien-Kantorei, Lemgo, Germany)

Matthias Krampe (Landeskantor, Vienna, Austria)

Children’s Choir

Erzsebet Windhager-Gered (Vienna Boys’ Choir, Vienna, Austria)

International

Performances

-          Concert tours with Poznan Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys

-          Concert tour with City of Poznan Boys’ Choir (“Polish Nightingales”)

-          Performance with “New York Virtuoso Singers” in New York City (world premiere of piece written by American composer Edward Smaldone for choir and organ), Le Frack Concert Hall, conductor - Joel Mandelbaum

-          International music festivals in Poland, Holland, Austria, Russia, France, Germany, England and the USA

Membership

Choristers Guild, Garland, Texas, USA