Janusz Stanecki

Prof. Janusz Stanecki serves as Vice-Rector for Artistic, Student Affairs, and Promotion at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz since 2020, following extensive leadership roles including Dean of the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz, and Music Education (2005-2012, 2016-2020) and Vice-Rector for Artistic Affairs (1999-2005).

His academic foundation includes:

• Conducting diploma with distinction, Faculty of Music Education, Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (1984)
• Accordion specialization, Instrumental Department (1985)
• Postgraduate Choirmaster Studies, Academy of Music and National Centre for Culture in Warsaw (1988)

A leading figure in choral music, Prof. Stanecki's artistic research focuses on advanced choral techniques and pedagogical methodologies. His work bridges traditional Polish choral traditions with contemporary international practices, significantly influencing music education curricula through practical conducting applications and cross-cultural ensemble development.

His exceptional contributions are honored by Poland's highest distinctions:

• Gold Cross of Merit (national honor)
• Medal of the National Education Commission
• Gold Badge of Honor from Polish Choir Association
• Casimir the Great Medal for Bydgoszcz services
• Marshal of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Award

As mentor to generations of musicians, he cultivated award-winning ensembles including the Academy Chamber Choir (1986-2020) and Collegium Medicum Choir (since 1989), achieving 15+ international laurels. His leadership extends to jury panels for major choral competitions and strategic development of Poland's choral infrastructure through the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras.

Prof. Stanecki currently directs institutional artistic programming while leading the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras, having engineered the 2020 merger of regional branches to strengthen national choral coordination.