50 years have passed like one sound | WOAK Orchestra Vabank | concert

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Provincial Center for Cultural Animation in Toruń, we invite you to an unforgettable Jubilee Concert by the WOAK Vabank Orchestra. This unique musical event will take us on a journey through the 50 years of our institution, presenting not only great music, but also the emotions and memories that have accompanied WOAK for half a century.

The Vabank Orchestra will present works that have been inextricably linked to the history of the institution over the years, as well as those that reflect the spirit of the changes that have taken place in Poland and around the world.

The concert program will include songs by, among others: “Abba”, “Republic”, from the musicals Celtic Tiger, Alladyn, as well as Bad Romance, The Best or Stars And Stripes Forever.

It will be an evening full of emotion, energy and musical memories, highlighting the unique character of WOAK’s 50th anniversary celebration. Attending this concert is a great opportunity to celebrate the anniversary moment, listen to unforgettable songs and celebrate together half a century of activities for culture, art and the community.

The orchestra will be accompanied by Julia Kochanowska-Magierska and Mateusz Wisniewski.

The Brass Band of the Provincial Center for Cultural Animation was founded in 1987, with Zenon Studziński and Marek Kubiak as its first artistic supervisors. From 1990 to 2004, the orchestra’s Kapellmeister was Edward Ceglarek, and it was mainly due to his efforts that the band reached a high artistic level. In 2004, Jerzy Derkowski took over the artistic direction and held the position until the end of 2022. During this time, the orchestra repeatedly took part in regional and supra-regional competitions and reviews, more than once winning the highest laurels. The orchestra has performed throughout Europe, including in: Denmark, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia and Belgium. The WOAK Vabank Orchestra has been operating at the Provincial Center for Cultural Animation since 2023, when a new artistic ensemble under the baton of Waldemar Urbański was formed from the Brass Band operating at the Provincial Center for Cultural Animation and the Vabank Orchestra operating in Aleksandrów Kujawski. Neither the bandmaster nor the instrumentalists are afraid of musical and image experiments. They surprise everyone when they deliberately break the traditional image of a brass band. Each concert of the ensemble is an appreciation of avant-garde artistic activities and the joy of making music together.

WOAK’s Vabank Orchestra will play for you in the lineup:

• Kapellmeister: Waldemar Urbański
• Flutes: Justyna Błacha, Hanna Taruć, Dobrosława Wierzbowska, Katarzyna Demska, Karolina Adamska, Kamil “Filip” Miliński, Zuza Kaszyńska
• Clarinets: Agata Klemp, Marlena Sygit-Walkusz, Ivan Ostapowych, Wiktor Chlebowski
• Saxophones: Katarzyna Stalkowska, Lidia Gajek, Ewa Taruć, Anna Kowalewska, Karolina Skopińska, Jakub Brudz, Karolina Ziółkowska, Michał Sobociński, Michał Kurtyka, Bogusław Kurtyka, Krzysztof Opaliński, Mirosław Ciarkowski, Marcel Walerych
• Trumpets: Julia Taruć, Arkadiusz Taruć, Tomasz Izydorczyk, Jerzy Durbacz, Sławomir Tutak, Piotr Pacek
• French horn: Zosia Jezierska
• Trombones: Jozef Czechowski, Piotr Walerych, Mariusz Augustyn,
• Sakshorny: Marek “Soltys” Buszka, Paweł Koziński, Roman Frątczak, Katarzyna Dembska
• Tubas: Krzysztof Strzemeski, Julian Trzeciak
• Bass guitar: Wojciech Klemp
• Percussion instruments: Grzegorz Sygit, Robert Maria Jasik