The Girls Vocal Ensemble of the Public Music School in Bystrzyca Kłodzka

The Girls Vocal Ensemble of the Public Music School in Bystrzyca Kłodzka was formed in 2000 by Renata Fiałkowska-Duma – its director and choirmaster. Since the very beginning, the choir has performed in many European countries including Denmark, Italy, France, Belgium and the Czech Republic. In 2008, together with the Philharmonic Orchestra, they performed at the International Choir Festival in Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. The Girls Vocal Ensemble takes part in important cultural events and celebrations in the community and performs many charity concerts in the Kłodzko County. Since the ensemble's formation, they have won numerous prizes including the prestigious Golden Angel of The Lower Silesia Carol Singing Festival in Świdnica. The composer Rafał Augustyn honored the choir for the best interpretation of the Christmas carol called “God Indwelt Among Us”. The choir has won the second prize at the National Competition of Music Schools in Ostrów Wielkopolski and in 2009 they won the first prize at the 15th National Festival of Christmas Carols in Będzin.

Renata Fialkowska-Duma graduated from the University of Zielona Gora at the Faculty of Musical Education, and continued her studies of Vocal Emission at the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz under Prof. Jadwiga Tritt. She has founded and actualized numerous musical projects. She has collaborated with many musical events in Klodzko Land and runs vocal emission workshops for the local community. Since 2000, she has been a choir director and a conductor in the State Music School in Bystrzyca Klodzka where she successfully runs the Children's Choir and the Girls Vocal Ensemble, of which she is the founder. With her ensembles, she has performed many concerts locally and abroad. In 2010, she was granted the special prize of the Klodzko District Governor for the outstanding services in the field of culture.

Bystrzyca Klodzka is a small town in the south west of Poland with a population of about 12,000 inhabitants. The town is a popular tourist attraction – it has numerous Medieval remains such as towers, defensive walls and underground paths. It is surrounded by mountains, which make the town an excellent starting point for tourist trips.