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Childhood
/in Biography English pll_54afb81a18832 /by magnumadThis biography was written by the composer in Warsaw, Poland, on 20th November, 1995 My father Teofil Paciorkiewicz was a milling master recognised in Sierpc and in the Sierpc district in central Poland. My mother, Józefa nee Frejlich, ran a tailor’s shop which was very popular with the ladies from the town and the surrounding […]
Becoming a musician
/in Biography English pll_54afc8aedf940 /by magnumadLearning at the Organist School absorbed me very much, and for the four years I was an exemplary student. To demonstrate this, let me just say that I hardly ever went home for holidays or vacations. Instead, I stayed in Płock to practice passionately, taking advantage of the fact that the instruments were not occupied. […]
During German occupation
/in Biography English pll_54afc9457a6f3 /by magnumadDuring the second year of my study, I found employment as an organist at the Jesuit Church in Świętojańska St. in Warsaw. There, I worked and studied until 1939 when I enrolled in the army. Initially, I was in service in Toruń, and then in Wesoła near Warsaw [2]. After the German attack, my unit was […]
In Płock
/in Biography English pll_54afc9bc5adfd /by magnumadIn February 1945, the German occupation was over. Smoke had not yet dispersed over the ruins of war when I went to Płock to establish a music school there. The idea to found a school in Plock first occurred to me during the occupation in Warsaw. I discussed this plan with many distinguished representatives of […]
10 years in Łódź
/in Biography English pll_54afca0387db3 /by magnumadFor the next ten years, I worked as a pedagogue at the State Higher Music School in Łódź. At this point, I should go back to 1944, when I was offered a job as an organist in Ursus near Warsaw. I took this job because it provided better financial conditions and because I wanted to […]
Back in Warsaw
/in Biography English pll_54afca743f3b6 /by magnumadOur life back in Warsaw was still very active. Antonina and Artur continued their education at a music college and Paweł went to a state primary music school. He was the only one among our children who did not want to be a musician, and after he finished the 22nd High School he went to […]
Endnotes to biography
/in Biography English pll_54bbbbc408ae5 /by magnumadNotes to the Curriculum Vitae of Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz were compiled by his son Paweł Paciorkiewicz Note 1. Józefa Paciorkiewicz died of influenza in 1920, at the age of 38. Note 2. In February 1939, my father was called up to the 2 Measurements Division of the Cavalry Artillery that was stationed in Toruń in the forts of Rudak. […]