OUR TEAM:
Conductor :
Andrea Loss – graduated at the Conservatory in Udine (Clarinet) and studied conducting with Jan Cober (NL), Ronald Johnson (USA), Felix Hauswirth (CH) , Isaac Karabtchevsky (BR), Diego Dini Ciacci (I) orchestration , harmony , composition and singing.
He conducted several wind orchestra in Italy, Europe, and USA. He is the principal conductor of the “Orchestra di fiati Rosmini ” from Rovereto (I), Orchestra di Fiati della Provincia di Vicenza (I) , Banda cittadina Peschiera del Garda (I), Corpo bandistico di Lizzana (I) and he is teacher and artistic director of ISEB (Wind Band European Institute ).
Leading artists:
Clarinet: Andrea Loss
Oboe, basoon .
Luca Neccia. Born in Italy, graduate at the Conservatory „L. Refice” in Frosinone. After that, he improved his skills under the guide of A. Loppi at the Academy „Santa Cecilia” in Rome, and A. Negroni (principal oboe at the „Scala” theater, Milan).He partecipated in several courses, in 1995 in Austria with Martin Gabriel (principal oboe at the „Wiener Philarmoniker), in 1997 in Poland with Ingo Goritzki for oboe and Aurele Nicolet for chamber music.In 1998 joined the „Cyprus chamber orchestra”.From 2001 principal oboe at the Podlasie Opera and Philarmonic in Bialystok, Poland.In 2006 formed the ensemble „ orchestra di otto” with whom recorded a CD of Mozart’s Serenades for wind, celebrating the 300ht anniversary of Mozart’s birthday.
Flute
Magdalena Nowicka. Graduated with honors from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music, Branch in Białystok in the flute class of prof. Krystyna Gołaszewska and education management. He is a certified teacher with 25 years of experience, since 2007 he has been the head of the wind instruments section. For many years he has been working at the State Music School of the 1st and 2nd degree in Ostrołęka, the Private Music School of the 1st degree No.2 and the Youth Cultural Center in Bialystok. Its students are successful in international, national and regional competitions and receive artistic scholarships. He constantly improves his skills and raises his qualifications under the guidance of outstanding Polish and world-class flutists as well as specialists in the field of psychology and pedagogy.
Cello. Double bass.
Ewa Pawłowska. Graduated State Primary and Secondary Music School in Nysa and the Academy of Music in Krakow (diploma with honors in 2007 in the class of Adam Klock) .
Laureate of the National Bach Competition Stanisław Hajzer in Zielona Góra, the Youth Cello Competition for them. Kazimierz Wiłkomirski in Poznań and the International Competition Leos Janack in Brno (in the string quartet category).
She perfected the orchestral workshop, among others. during courses and tours with Young Musicians International Symphony Orchestra (now known as ESYO) led by Igor Coretti-Kuret.
Currently, he pursues his passion for music by teaching at the Ignacy Paderewski in Białystok and playing in the orchestra of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic.
PUZON, TUBA, EUPHONIUM
Piotr Kania. Graduated of the Faculty of Instrumental and Pedagogy at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in the trombone class of prof. Juliusz Pietrachowicz and performs as an orchestral and chamber musician. He is a trombonist in the orchestra of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, with which he has recorded many albums and made numerous artistic trips around Europe and the USA.
For over 20 years he has also been involved in music pedagogy. He teaches the trombone class at the Music School Complex of Ignacy Paderewski in Białystok. He was the conductor of the brass band of the PKP School Complex of Ernest Malinowski in Białystok, he led the trombone and tuba section in the brass band of the Mechanical School Complex in Białystok and in the Municipal Brass Band of the City of Białystok.
He shares his knowledge and experience with young people also during summer music courses
French Horn
Artur Nowicki . Graduated Music Academy. Frederic Chopin in Warsaw . Certified teacher with many years of experience teaching. He teaches horn at the School of Music in Bialystok. Constantly improving their professional skills by participating in numerous courses, seminars and workshops organized in the country and abroad. Co-organizer and organizer of numerous seminars (flute, oboe, bassoons, Trumpet,’s Horn, percussion ). Section Manager woodwind, brass and percussion. French horn player Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic in Białystok. The orchestra has performed in most European countries and China.
Percussion Marcin Jadczak
A graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Białystok, Faculty of Instrumental and Pedagogical Studies, in the percussion class of Professor Henryk Mikołajczyk. He currently serves as a percussionist at the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic and the European Art Centre in Białystok. He has participated in numerous percussion workshops and festivals, particularly the Cross Drumming Percussion Festival. He has appeared in performances, some of the most notable of which include “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Die Fledermaus,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Doctor Zhivago,” and “Jesus Christ Super Star.” He has collaborated with numerous artists, including Krzysztof Herdzin, Mieczysław Szcześniak, Artur Andrus, Małgorzata Walewska, Kayah, Marika, and many others. He has also collaborated with bands such as the Warsaw Village Band, DeMono, and Klezmafour.
Saxophone:
Michal Kalinowski. Saxophonist, actor of music scenes. A graduate of the Music University of F. Chopin, the State Jazz School named after H. Majewski in Warsaw and the State Vocal and Acting School in Białystok. He played in bands led by: Zbigniew Namysłowski (Namysłowski Super Band), Ryszard Borowski (Big Band Akwarium). He recorded the saxophone part on several albums, including “The Funk to Change” – KEN LEE, “You saved me” – Schola Adonai. Winner of the Young Forms dance festivals in Mrągowo and the Połczyński Dance Festival. He created acting roles, e.g. musicals: “Beautiful Cellist” dir. Jakub Wocial, Ark Naomi, dir. Robert Drobniuch. He teaches the saxophone class at the State Primary Music School. J.S. Bach in Grajewo, Music School in Sokółka , Complex Music Schools in Bialystok. In 2021, he performed as a soloist with the Orchestra of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, currently works with the Opera as a saxophonist in the show “Broadway Dance Club”. Participant of international and national workshops conducted e.g. by Jerry Bergonzi, Bob Reynolds (Snarky Puppy), Greg Osby, Alex Terrier, Ari Roland, Bronisław Suchanek, Łukasz Ojdana. His main musical interests are: jazz, fusion, funk, soul, r’n’b, latin jazz and contemporary classical saxophone music.
Trumpet
Ugnius Vaiginis is a well-known Lithuanian conductor, trumpeter, and educator. He began his musical journey at the age of ten, when he received his first trumpet lessons from his father Algimantas Vaiginis, who was a trombonist in the Lithuanian State Brass Band “Trimitas.” Ugnius Vaiginis comes from a family of musicians, as not only his father but also his grandfather and great-grandfather were
renowned harmonica masters from the region, and his uncle, Rimantas Vaiginis, was a famous choir conductor in Lithuania. Ugnius’s brother, Kęstutis Vaiginis, is one of Lithuania’s leading jazz saxophonists, and his daughter, Augustina Vaiginytė, is a jazz vocalist currently studying at Berklee College of Music.
Since 1986, he has been the founder, artistic director, and conductor of the Vilnius Children and Youth Orchestra “Jovaras,” initiating and organizing educational concerts, creative camps, and artistic workshops for creative Lithuanian children and youth. The Vilnius Children and Youth Orchestra “Jovaras” has achieved significant success not only in Lithuania and Europe but has also become world orchestra champions. In 2006, Ugnius Vaiginis received the national award “Aukso paukštė” with the Vilnius Children and Youth Orchestra “Jovaras” for international achievements and a high artistic level.
In 1987, Ugnius graduated from the Juozas Tallat-Kelpša Conservatory in Vilnius, earning
qualifications as a trumpeter and orchestra conductor. In 2007, he earned a master’s degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He refined his skills with the renowned trumpeter Timofey Dokschizer. Since 1993, he has been a trumpet teacher at the B. Dvarionas Music School in Vilnius. At this school, he founded the student symphonic orchestra in 1999 and served as its artistic director and conductor. Since 1993, he has been a soloist and conductor of the State Brass Band “Trimitas,” and in 2009, he became its chief conductor. As a soloist and chief conductor of the State Brass Band “Trimitas,” he
has prepared original programs of classical, contemporary, sacred, jazz, and popular music with artists such as James Morrison (Australia), Steven Mead (UK), Sergei Nakariakov (France), and Jonathan Warburton (UK). He has collaborated with composers and conductors such as Jacob de Haan (Netherlands), Jan van der Heide (Netherlands), John Linch (USA), Bert Langeler (Netherlands), Janis Purins (Latvia), Thomas C. Duffy (USA), Jorgen Jansen (Denmark), and Brass Brothers (Norway). He has performed in many European countries, as well as in the USA and China. Ugnius Vaiginis has received several important national awards: in 2013, he was awarded a letter of gratitude from the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, and the President’s Medal, and in 2018, the Minister of Culture, Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson, presented him with the highest award from the Ministry of Culture – the “Carry Your Light and Believe” honor. Ugnius Vaiginis is a member of the Lithuanian Musicians’ Union and the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles. It is important to mention that in 2022, Ugnius Vaiginis was one of the organizers of national music, art history, media arts, and theatre general education programs. Currently, Ugnius Vaiginis is the director of the Vilnius Music School “Lyra,” where more than 600 students are enrolled.