Main building of Bydgoszcz Music Academy
Main building of Bydgoszcz Music Academy | |
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Bydgoszcz Music Academy - "Feliks Nowowiejski" | |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | E. von Saltzwedel |
The main building of Bydgoszcz Music Academy is a historical edifice in downtown
Location
The building is in downtown
History
At the Prussian Partition, Bydgoszcz was the capital of the administrative region of the Grand Duchy of Posen as a borough city. After the Prussian administrative reform of 1872, the head of the district was a governor, a civil servant appointed by the King of Prussia. The present Music Academy building was designed as the seat of the district authority.[2]
The first two governors had been using their private houses for official duty, dedicating three rooms to office work. But with the growing importance of the administration, the need of a proper building was blatant. The Prussian government hence decided the construction of one building housing all district offices. A competition selecting the project of the building rewarded engineer E. von Saltzwedel from
In the same year (1904), a county committee ordered the construction of a coach house and stables on an abutting lot: it is today the library of the Music Academy.
During the interwar period, the edifice has housed the headquarters of the Polish district office (Polish: Starostwo Powiatowe w Bydgoszczy), then from 1945 to 1975, the District National Council (Polish: Rada Narodowa).
In 1975, thanks to
The overhaul works, which lasted two years, were followed by the first director of Bydgoszcz Academy, Mgr Tadeusz Zfieliński. A second step in the renovation of the edifice occurred in 1979. Those works aimed at adapting the interiors for its future pedagogical purposes (e.g. setting up sound-proof walls and doors), while preserving the integrity of the historic elements: they have been carried out by engineer R. Helak and architects H. Sobczyk and J. Szczygielski.
Soon the lack of dormitory space became apparent. Some students had to be accommodated in the first year at the school for chemical technics (Polish: Zespół Szkół Chemicznych im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza w Bydgoszczy), in Łukasiewicza street. Others were housed at the hotel PUBR for workers in Toruńska street and several girls in Bursa Nr.1, at Bartosza Głowackiego Street.[3]
After 1976, the Student Symphony Orchestra performed at several occasions:
- a concert commemorating the 150th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's death
- the season opening, as an outside concert in "Jan Kochanowski" Park
- a concert of Polish music celebrating the 60th anniversary of Poland's independence
The school also invited famous soloists, among whom were Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Maria and Kazimierz Wiłkomirski, Piotr Paleczny, Tadeusz Żmudziński, Jerzy Godziszewski, and guests from the Soviet Union, such as the pianist Rudolf Kehrer.
A resolution of Ministers Council on November 27, 1979, appointed Bydgoszcz branch of the
On December 1, 1981, the school received the
Currently the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music comprises four branches:[4]
- Faculty of Composition, Theory of Music and Sound Engineering, with Theory of Music and Composition Department of Sound Engineering Department
- Faculty of Instrumental Music
- Faculty of Vocal Music and Drama
- Faculty of Conducting, Jazz Music and Music Education
The current director is Jerzy Kaszuba.
Architecture
The building presents an eclectic architecture, with a predominance of Neo-Baroque forms, which at the time was a characteristic public buildings. Such style has been also used in the construction of other public buildings, as well as palaces and houses.
The front elevation displays an
The hotel originally served as for official purposes. On the ground were offices. West
Today, interiors preserved floorboards and parquet floors, oak staircase and railings, stone
ceiling.The edifice was registered on the
Gallery
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Main entry with its avant-corps
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Eastern facade
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Northern annex building
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Northern annex building
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Detail of the portal
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Motto and Polish Eagle
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Bay window on the east side
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Courtyard, with an oeil-de-boeuf on the right roof
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Statue of Ludwig van Beethoven on the eastern side
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Oak staircase and railings
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Vaulted ceiling corridor
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Interiors
See also
- Bydgoszcz
- Bydgoszcz Music Academy - "Feliks Nowowiejski"
- Pomeranian Philharmonic
- Music Schools Group in Bydgoszcz
- Gdańska Street, Bydgoszcz
- Adam Mickiewicz Alley
References
- ^ a b Powiatowy program opieki nad zabytkami Powiatu Bydgoskiego na lata 2013–2016 (PDF). Bydgoszcz: Kujawsko-pomorskie. March 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Umiński, Janusz (1999). Ulica 20 Stycznia 1920 roku. Kalendarz Bydgoski (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy. pp. 209–217.
- ^ a b c Łukaszek, Ewa (1982). Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego. Kalendarz Bydgoski. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłószników Miasta Bydgoszczy.
- ^ "Structure". amuz.bydgoszcz.pl. agencja kreatywna. 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
External links
Bibliography
- (in Polish) Bręczewska-Kulesza, Daria (2002). Budynek starostwa powiatowego w Bydgoszczy. Kronika Bydgoska XXIV. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłosnikow Miasta Bydgoszczy - Bydgoskie Towarzystwo Naukowe. pp. 311–314.
- (in Polish) Łukaszek, Ewa (1982). Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego. Kalendarz Bydgoski. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłosnikow Miasta Bydgoszczy. pp. 22–26.
- (in Polish) Umiński, Janusz (1996). Bydgoszcz. Przewodnik. Bydgoszcz: Regionalny Oddział PTTK „Szlak Brdy”.
- (in Polish) Umiński, Janusz (1999). Ulica 20 Stycznia 1920 roku. Kalendarz Bydgoski. Bydgoszcz: Towarzystwo Miłośników Miasta Bydgoszczy. pp. 209–217.
- (in Polish) Parucka, Krystyna (2008). Zabytki Bydgoszczy – minikatalog. Bydgoszcz. )