Czajka, Małgorzata International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn

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Music teacher, speech and language therapist, and choral conductor, she graduated in music education from the University  of Silesia and in speech and language therapy from Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw. She also completed postgraduate studies in choral conducting and vocal technique at the Feliks  Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, as well as a postgraduate course in teaching Polish as a second language and  working with multicultural classes.

For more than two decades, she has combined educational and  artistic work with great commitment. In 2003, she founded  the Warsaw Thunderclaps Choir, which she has conducted ever  since, preparing young singers for appearances at leading concert venues including the Warsaw Philharmonic, Grand Theatre  – Polish National Opera, and Polish Radio’s Witold Lutosławski  Concert Studio in Warsaw. Since 2014, she has worked with  the National Forum of Music through the Singing Poland  National Programme for School Choir Development.

Her educational and cultural work has brought her numerous  awards and distinctions, including the Award of the Mayor  of Warsaw, Award of the Mayor of the Mokotów District, and  a prize at the nationwide Music Teacher Competition. She has  also received the title Edukreator in Mazovia. She has devised  and codevised educational projects, including Erasmus+ initiatives that engage young people in active participation in culture  and the arts.