UPWr isn't all about science, it's also about art!

• Jedliniok is a student folk group – its members perform not only in Poland, but also abroad
• Alan Urbanek, professor of the Academy of Music leads the UPWr Choir, where musically talented students and graduates of the university can enroll

Academic Folk Song and Dance Band "Jedliniok"

"Jedliniok" is a student folklore group that popularizes Polish national and regional dances in Poland and abroad. Students of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and other universities in Wrocław dance, play and sing there.

The Academic Folk Song and Dance Band was established in December 1975 at the Pałacyk ZW SZSP Academic Cultural Center and the District Cultural Center Fabryczna "Zamek", as a folklore dance group founded by Marek Wancław. Its name comes from a Lower Silesian dance from the region of Jedlina Zdrój - jedliniok.

In 1978, the patronage over the band was given to the College of Rectors of Universities, and direct supervision was transferred to the then Agricultural University. In 1980, the university was given full custody of the band.

Today "Jedliniok" is made up from around 50 dancers, soloists, singers and musicians – all students and graduates of all Wrocław universities. During over 40 years of its activity, about 2,600 students from all Wrocław universities participated in its classes.

The current music instructor is Piotr Janiak, and since 2002 the band's manager is Henryk Brzezicki. In its repertoire, the band presents the folklore of Silesia, as well as other regions of the country. The creators and consultants of the program are the most outstanding Polish regionalists.

Over the 45 year period of its artistic activity, the band has represented Poland and the academic community of Wrocław many times at festivals, tours, celebrations of Polish national holidays, in many countries, and on all continents. Jedliniok has already performed in Colombia, Finland, New Zealand and Japan. In addition to artistic activity, Jedliniok also conducts educational classes for students of Wrocław universities.

UPWr Choir

The Choir of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences under the baton of prof. Alana Urbanek has been operating in its current form since November 2009. The ensemble has continued the choir's traditions present at the University of Life Sciences for decades, and its members are mainly students and graduates of the university.

Choristers regularly take part in university celebrations, including New Year concerts organized at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences alongside the greatest stars of Polish pop music, such as Irena Santor, Justyna Steczkowska and Zbigniew Wodecki.

Members of the choir also actively participate in the musical life of Wrocław, performing oratory and popular music together with other academic choirs, during various events and festivals.

The Academic Choir of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences also performs abroad, taking part in various competitions and festivals, such as the International Choir Competition in Ohrid in Macedonia, Qingdao, China, or in France and Belarus. It is a great opportunity to visit distant corners of the world and to fulfill yourself artistically.

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