Childhood
This 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
Learning 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 PÅ‚ock to practice passionately, taking advantage of the fact that the instruments were not occupied. […]
During German occupation
During the second year of my study, I found employment as an organist at the Jesuit Church in ÅšwiÄ™tojaÅ„ska St. in Warsaw. There, I worked and studied until 1939 when I enrolled in the army. Initially, I was in service in ToruÅ„, and then in WesoÅ‚a near Warsaw [2]. After the German attack, my unit was […]
In PÅ‚ock
In February 1945, the German occupation was over. Smoke had not yet dispersed over the ruins of war when I went to PÅ‚ock 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 Åódź
For the next ten years, I worked as a pedagogue at the State Higher Music School in Åódź. 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
Our life back in Warsaw was still very active. Antonina and Artur continued their education at a music college and PaweÅ‚ 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
Notes to the Curriculum Vitae of Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz were compiled by his son PaweÅ‚ 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 ToruÅ„ in the forts of Rudak. […]