Katarzyna Pietroń
Kwartalnik Młodych Muzykologów UJ, Numer 48 (1/2021), 2021, s. 31 - 46
https://doi.org/10.4467/23537094KMMUJ.21.002.13639Ludwik Wawrzynowicz as an active organizer of cultural life in the Częstochowa region
Ludwik Wawrzynowicz was a graduate of the Music Conservatory in Warsaw. He started his professional career in Warsaw as a singer of the Warsaw Opera. In 1902 he came to Częstochowa, where he took the position of artistic director of the "Lutnia" Singing Society and choir conductor. In 1904 he founded the L. Wawrzynowicz Music School in Częstochowa. He ran the facility and was an active teacher for 42 years, until 1946. The school contributed significantly to the flourishing of Częstochowa's musical environment and the city's cultural life. Wawrzynowicz was an animator of musical culture and an organizer of numerous concerts. He has performed as a conductor, pianist, organist and speaker. He was also a journalist and regular music rapporteur for "Goniec Częstochowski" in the years 1906–1939. He also published articles in other periodicals. He was a versatile activist, an active popularizer of musical culture. He exerted a significant influence on the development of the musical life of Częstochowa.