Participants Universitas Cantat 2026

Poznań University of Technology Choir “Volantes Soni", POLAND
Conductor: dr hab. Paweł Łuczak

Poznań University of Technology Choir “Volantes Soni"
  https://volantessoni.put.poznan.pl/

The Poznań University of Technology Choir “Volantes Soni" has already spent 25 years developing their passion for singing. It was established in 1999 by Monika Kusz, a graduate of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. Since then, it has operated under the auspices of the Academic Cultural Centre of the Poznań University of Technology, and since 2005 under the direction of dr hab. Paweł Łuczak, lecturer at the Poznań Academy of Music.

"Volantes Soni" comprises a variety of personalities from different professional backgrounds, mainly students, graduates of the University of Technology and other universities in Poznań. The choir is an integral part of the cultural life of Poznan, honouring celebrations at the university and taking part in numerous projects in the region. It also regularly participates in charity concerts in churches, hospitals, special schools and orphanages, being actively involved in their organisation.

The choir's repertoire includes religious and secular songs from various eras, as well as popular and folk pieces. In its history, the choir has performed many significant vocal and instrumental compositions, such as "Quo Vadis" by Feliks Nowowiejski, "Wesele lubelskie" by Tadeusz Szeligowski, "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff, "Requiem in D minor" by W. A. Mozart, "Messiah" by G.F. Handel, "Misa Criolla" by Ariel Ramirez, as well as works by the Poznań-based composer Zbigniew Kozub "Hymny Maryjne do słów Romana Brandstaettera" or "Te Deum".

dr hab. Paweł Łuczak

A native of Poznań, he graduated from the city’s music schools, completing his education from the elementary level through to the Academy of Music. In 2004, he graduated from the Faculty of Choral Conducting, Music Education and Church Music, where he studied conducting under Professor Przemysław Pałka. In 2010, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Vocal Studies in the class of Professor Andrzej Ogórkiewicz. In 2015, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Arts at the Academy of Music in Poznań, and in 2019 he obtained his postdoctoral degree (habilitation) in conducting at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk.

Paweł Łuczak is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Composition, Conducting, Vocal Studies, Music Theory and Artistic Education, and serves as Director of the Institute of Artistic Education at the Academy of Music in Poznań. He has received numerous awards for Best Conductor at national choral competitions and was also awarded a distinction at the 10th National Choral Conductors’ Competition. He is frequently invited to serve on juries of national choral competitions and to conduct workshops for choirs from across Poland and abroad. In 2016 and 2019, he received the Rector’s Award of the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music, and in 2017 he was awarded the “Meritorious for Polish Culture” medal. His artistic work is most closely associated with the Poznań University of Technology Choir Volantes Soni, which he has conducted since 2005, leading the ensemble to numerous awards at both national and international competitions. He has also conducted other choirs, including the Academic Choir of the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, the Parish Choir of the Fara Church in Poznań, and the Repetitio Workshop Choir in Koszalin.

 
Poznań University of Technology, POLAND