On Stage:

Choir Music Everywhere

Beata Śnieg – conductor

Jarosław Ciechacki – organs /Toruń/

THE MUSIC EVERYWHERE CHOIR

It is a group of enthusiasts who love to sing together. It is also one of the youngest and most dynamically developing choirs in the Tricity metropolitan area in Poland. The ensemble was formed in October 2010 as the Gdańsk Music Scene Choir, and in January 2016 it adopted the name Music Everywhere. The members are university and high school students as well as young professionals who share a passion for singing.

The founder, conductor and artistic director of the choir is Beata Śnieg, a graduate of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, holding a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting.

The choir of more than 40 members includes in its repertoire numerous works of contemporary secular, sacred and folk music. Occasionally, the choir also performs early music pieces as well as instrumental and vocal compositions. Christmas carols and pastorales enrich the broad repertoire during the holiday season. The choir collaborates with leading Polish artists, taking part in nationwide concert tours, and also provides musical setting for important cultural events in the Tricity area.

Through passion, persistent work, as well as search for depth in music the choir has attained numerous accomplishments and awards at national and international festivals and competitions.

BEATA ŚNIEG

She is a graduate and faculty member of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk. She is a laureate of the National Choral Conducting Competition organized by the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, as well as a finalist and recipient of the Special Prize awarded by the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Italy at the International Choral Conducting Tournament "Towards Polyphony" in Wrocław.

She is the founder, conductor, and artistic director of the Music Everywhere Choir, an ensemble with which she has consistently performed and earned numerous accolades at both national and international levels since 2010. Beata Śnieg is responsible for the choir’s vocal preparation across a broad range of artistic initiatives, including both classical and popular music projects. Many of these performances are television productions, created in collaboration with Polish Television (TVP), TVN, and Polsat.

Since 2014, she has held the position of Artistic Director of the National Festival of Contemporary Choral Music "Music Everywhere" in Gdańsk. She has regularly participated in the Conductor Seminar and served three times as assistant conductor during the sessions of the Polish National Youth Choir, part of the Choral Academy initiative.

Motivated by a conviction that the essence of choral conducting lies in vocal education, Beata Śnieg actively pursues professional development through specialized training and conferences. She continually expands her expertise in vocal techniques, which she integrates into the vocal and conducting workshops she leads — offering valuable tools and inspiration to the next generation of musicians.

Her artistic work also includes collaborative conducting engagements with orchestras such as the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot and the Progress Chamber Orchestra. Additionally, she has served as artistic director for several vocal ensembles, including the Vocal Collective Chamber Choir, Duc In Altum Chamber Choir, and the Gdańsk Senior Academy Chamber Choir. From 2009 to 2012, she was actively involved in various musical projects in partnership with Cappella Gedanensis.

Since 2022, Beata Śnieg has been the conductor of the Gaudium per Canto Women’s Choir at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. In 2021, she founded the Music Everywhere Concert Agency, through which she has developed and directed several commercial music projects, including "Karuzela gna", "Karuzela gna orkiestrowo", "Galactis", "Christmas Song", and "Męskie Brzmienia".

In 2023, she collaborated with Sony Music Poland, coordinating choirs across the country for Dawid Podsiadło’s nationwide concert tour "Przed i Po Tour".

JAROSŁAW CIECHACKI

Organist, improviser, and educator. A graduate of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, he holds two master’s degrees and a Doctor of Arts in organ improvisation. He currently serves as Assistant Professor and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Conducting, Jazz, Church Music, and Music Education.

He is active as a concert performer, presenting both organ repertoire and his own improvisations. He co-organizes national organ music festivals in Bydgoszcz and Włocławek. In 2024, he released his debut album "Ars Contrapunctum", featuring improvisations inspired by German Baroque and Romantic styles.