Professor Małgorzata Komorowska, Ph.D. Hab.

Associate Professor Małgorzata Komorowska, Ph.D. Hab.

Education
• 1962 - master of Polish philology, Department of Polish Philology, University of Warsaw; master's thesis Theatre Life in 19^th Century Warsaw; supervisor Professor Jan Kott
• 1964 - master of art, Department of Music Education at the State Higher School of Music, Warsaw: MA thesis On theatrical music; supervisor Professor Paweł Beylin
• 1988 - Ph.D, Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences; dissertation Theatrical issues in the work of Karol Szymanowski; supervisor Professor Michał Bristiger
• 1998 - habilitation in the humanities (history - history of theatre, opera and ballet), Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences; dissertation Music theatres in the Second Republic

Employment
• Since 1964 - teacher, primary general school (music education), community centre (The High School Pupil's Music Theatre, dramatic games method), colleges and universities (Teachers' College, University of Warsaw, State Higher School of Music/Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music), courses for music teachers and theatre instructors
• Since 1965 - uninterrupted co-operation with the biweekly "Ruch Muzyczny", periodical contributions to "Teatr" (1969-1987), "Dialog", "Przekrój", "Taniec", "Théâtre en Pologne", "Przegląd Polski" (published in New York)
• Since 1965 - commentaries of concerts organized by the Warsaw Music Society, Polish Music Artists' Association (SPAM) and then uninterruptedly by the National Concert Bureau - Mazovia Region Centre of Culture and Arts management company, e.g., of series of concerts accompanying the exhibition The Kronenberg Mementos and the series of concerts Chopin - The Early Years (The Chopin Year 1999), Mazovia in the Crown and the Mazovia Cultural Pantheon (concerts of Polish13^th - 17^th century music in historical castles and churches of the Mazovia Region, 2001, 2002, 2003) and the annual cycle of Ursynów Concerts organized by the Ursynów District Council
• 1985-1992 - employment at the Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences and membership of the Editorial Committee of the "Biographical Dictionary of Polish Theatre"; co-operation with the Institute on research into the history of Polish music theatres and artists' biographies, 2003-2006 member of the Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences Research Council
• Since May 2002 - Associate Professor, Theory of Music Department and the Vocal Department, Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw (where she teaches history of music with literature, vocal literature - opera and song, history of the music theatre, occasional lectures on opera life in Poland, operatic theatre)
• Since 1964 - press publications (essays, critiques, methodological issues, features) in socio-cultural, theatrical and musical periodicals including "Ruch Muzyczny", "Kwartalnik ISME", "Taniec", "Scena Operowa", "Teatr", "Pamiętnik Teatralny", "Théâtre en Pologne", "Dialog", "Przegląd Polski" (New York)

Research interests
• The history of Polish opera, operetta, stage song and music (including ballet)
  
  Teaching accomplishments
• Supervised 24 diplomas of AMFC Vocal Department students
• Supervised 4 master's theses of AMFC students (commencing in 1998)
• Reviewed doctoral dissertations at the Department of Education, University of Warsaw (2000), Department of History, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (2001, 2008), Department of Composition, Conducting and Theory of Music, AMFC (2004, 2006), Department of Philology, Silesian University (2006), Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences (2006), Department of Polish Philology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow (review of a habilitation dissertation, 2006 at the request of the Central Commission for Degrees and Titles)

Organisational accomplishments
• AMFC Research Committee Secretary - expert opinions on general music education and editing materials (1984-1989)
• Member of the Research Council of the Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences (2003-2006)
• Chairwoman of the Commission for Doctoral Dissertations at the Chair of Music Theory, Department I, AMFC (2005-2008)
• Repertory consultation and commentaries for AMFC student concerts devoted to songs by various composers to poems by W. Goethe (1995), A. Mickiewicz (1998) and W. Shakespeare (2004), to vocal serenades (1999), songs by Żeleński and Moniuszko (2002), arias and operatic scenes (2006, 2007); operatic scenes from the opera "Student revolt" (2008); artistic management of student concerts accompanying AMFC conferences: "Young Poland's musical inspirations" (2004), "The various colours of 20^th century stage music" (2005), "The battle trumpets of history" (Polish music of the first half of the 19^th century; 2006), "From our fatherland" (2007)
• Member of the jury of the 6^th Inter-academic Singing Competition in the following categories: oratorio/song and opera, Duszniki-Zdrój 28 April - 3 May 2000
• Management of the research project The biographical dictionary of Polish theatre, vol. 3. Biographical notes of theatre people who died in 1999-2000 and were active in 1910-1939, realised by the Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences - a two-year grant no. NN 105018633 from the National Research Committee (KBN), 2007

Membership in associations and organisations
• Since 1969 - member of the Music Theatre Committee, Polish Chapter of the ITI (member of the executive board 1998-2006)
• Member of the International Society for Music Education (ISME - the Polish Society for Music Education)
• Member of the International Theatre Institute (member of the executive board of the Polish Chapter of the ITI) 1999-2006

Compiled by: The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music