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25 July 1946
Born (in Mielec)
Childhood
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Childhood
1950
Took up piano lessons with Maria Nowotarska in Mielec
1953
Took up piano lessons with Maria Nowotarska in Mielec
Learning the piano with Emma Baszak and Marta Furmanik at the Karłowicz State Music School in Katowice
1957-1959
Learning the piano with Emma Baszak and Marta Furmanik at the Karłowicz State Music School in Katowice
Learning the piano with Halina Czarkowska at the State Music School in Cracow
1959-1960
Learning the piano with Halina Czarkowska at the State Music School in Cracow
1960
with his mother
September 1963
with his mother
Attending the Chopin State Secondary Music School in Cracow
1960-1965
Attending the Chopin State Secondary Music School in Cracow
Took up music theory studies at the State Higher School of Music (PWSM, now the Academy of Music) in Cracow
1965
Took up music theory studies at the State Higher School of Music (PWSM, now the Academy of Music) in Cracow
Studies at the State Higher School of Music (PWSM, now the Academy of Music) in Cracow
the 2nd half of the 7th decade of the 20th century
Studies at the State Higher School of Music (PWSM, now the Academy of Music) in Cracow
Youth
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Youth
1970
Graduated from the Academy
1971
Graduated from the Academy
Taught musical-theoretical subjects (forms, special harmony, and others) at Cracow’s State Secondary Music School
1970-1974
Taught musical-theoretical subjects (forms, special harmony, and others) at Cracow’s State Secondary Music School
Took up work at the Composition, Conducting and Music Theory Department of his alma mater
od 1973
Took up work at the Composition, Conducting and Music Theory Department of his alma mater
Gave lectures and guest classes at music schools, and presentations accompanying concerts (incl. the ‘With Music about Music’ series)
From 1973
Gave lectures and guest classes at music schools, and presentations accompanying concerts (incl. the ‘With Music about Music’ series)
About the Chair of Music Analysis and Interpretation at the Academy of Music in Cracow (tells T. Malecka)
1975
About the Chair of Music Analysis and Interpretation at the Academy of Music in Cracow (tells T. Malecka)
Participation in the Jeunesses Musicales camp in Olsztyn
1975
Participation in the Jeunesses Musicales camp in Olsztyn
A visit of the ‘Soviet composers’ delegation’ at Cracow’s PWSM
1975
A visit of the ‘Soviet composers’ delegation’ at Cracow’s PWSM
Organised the ‘Young Musicians to the Young City’ festival in Stalowa Wola
1975-1979
Organised the ‘Young Musicians to the Young City’ festival in Stalowa Wola
Secretary of the programme board of the ‘Baranów Music Encounters’ [the so-called ‘big Baranów festival’], initiated and created by Mieczysław Tomaszewski
1976-1981
Secretary of the programme board of the ‘Baranów Music Encounters’ [the so-called ‘big Baranów festival’], initiated and created by Mieczysław Tomaszewski
1980
At Krzysztof Penderecki’s invitation he joins (with Andrzej Chłopecki) the programme board of the Lusławice festivals
1980+
At Krzysztof Penderecki’s invitation he joins (with Andrzej Chłopecki) the programme board of the Lusławice festivals
Member of the jury of the Nationwide Competition for Music Academy Master’s Theses held at the Gdańsk Academy of Music (c. 150 reviews)
1980-2006
Member of the jury of the Nationwide Competition for Music Academy Master’s Theses held at the Gdańsk Academy of Music (c. 150 reviews)
Member of the editorial board of PWM’s series ‘Polish Music in Documents and Interpretations’
1981-1989
Member of the editorial board of PWM’s series ‘Polish Music in Documents and Interpretations’
His first visit to Lithuania
1983
His first visit to Lithuania
He organises festivals „Wrzesień Muzyczny na Zamku” (Music September at the Castle) in Baranów Sandomierski (so called „mały Baranów” - little Baranów)
1983-1986
He organises festivals „Wrzesień Muzyczny na Zamku” (Music September at the Castle) in Baranów Sandomierski (so called „mały Baranów” - little Baranów)
Badge of merit to the Tarnobrzeg Province
15 May 1985
Badge of merit to the Tarnobrzeg Province
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
1985
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
Pilgrimage to Rome with the Cracow KIK (Club of Catholic Intelligentsia)
marzec 1986
Pilgrimage to Rome with the Cracow KIK (Club of Catholic Intelligentsia)
Gold Medal for Volunteer Work for the City of Cracow
6 września 1988
Gold Medal for Volunteer Work for the City of Cracow
Organised festivals: ‘Collectanea’ in Sandomierz
1988-1989
Organised festivals: ‘Collectanea’ in Sandomierz
The diploma ‘Viro honestissimo Christophoro Droba gratias maximas agit pro amica benevolentia Christophorus Penderecki qvinqvagesima natalicia celebrans’
1988
The diploma ‘Viro honestissimo Christophoro Droba gratias maximas agit pro amica benevolentia Christophorus Penderecki qvinqvagesima natalicia celebrans’
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
1988
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
Membership of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP)
1988
Membership of the Polish Composers’ Union (ZKP)
Took up the Polish side of the organisation of the Polish-Lithuanian Musicological Conferences
1989
Took up the Polish side of the organisation of the Polish-Lithuanian Musicological Conferences
Award of the Minister of Culture and Art
1989
Award of the Minister of Culture and Art
1990
Honorary membership of the Lithuanian Composers' Union
1991
Honorary membership of the Lithuanian Composers' Union
Participation in the 15th Congress of the International Musicological Society in Madrid
1992
Participation in the 15th Congress of the International Musicological Society in Madrid
Member-curator of the Buckower Kunst- und Kulturfőrderverein des Landes Brandenburg
1992-2002
Member-curator of the Buckower Kunst- und Kulturfőrderverein des Landes Brandenburg
Algirdas Brazauskas, President of the Republic of Lithuania, granted Krzysztof Droba the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
13 lutego 1995
Algirdas Brazauskas, President of the Republic of Lithuania, granted Krzysztof Droba the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Member of the Polish Composers' Union’s managing board (in 2003-2007 as the Union’s vice-president)
1995-2011
Member of the Polish Composers' Union’s managing board (in 2003-2007 as the Union’s vice-president)
Participation in the 16th Congress of the International Musicological Society in London
1997
Participation in the 16th Congress of the International Musicological Society in London
Member of the 'Warsaw Autumn' International Festival of Contemporary Music Repertoire Committee
1997-2016
Member of the 'Warsaw Autumn' International Festival of Contemporary Music Repertoire Committee
PCU’s Award for musicological achievements and for inspiring major phenomena in European culture
1997
PCU’s Award for musicological achievements and for inspiring major phenomena in European culture
Award of the Minister of Culture and Art
1997
Award of the Minister of Culture and Art
2000
Honorary Medal ‘For Integral Humanism’, granted to him on the 10th anniversary of Lithuania regaining independence
11 marca 2000
Honorary Medal ‘For Integral Humanism’, granted to him on the 10th anniversary of Lithuania regaining independence
Lecturing at Katowice’s Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music
2003-2006
Lecturing at Katowice’s Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music
Vice-president of the Polish Composers’ Union
2003-2007
Vice-president of the Polish Composers’ Union
Minister of Culture presented Droba with the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
23 September 2005
Minister of Culture presented Droba with the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
2005
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
Retirement. He continued work on the faculty of Cracow’s Academy of Music (part-time contracts for a specified period as a senior academic)
2006
Retirement. He continued work on the faculty of Cracow’s Academy of Music (part-time contracts for a specified period as a senior academic)
The Gold Cross of Merit from the President of the Polish Republic
22 stycznia 2007
The Gold Cross of Merit from the President of the Polish Republic
Serving on the jury of the Nationwide Secondary Music Schools Competition of Knowledge about Contemporary Music ‘Toward Warsaw Autumn’
wrzesień 2007, Łódź
Serving on the jury of the Nationwide Secondary Music Schools Competition of Knowledge about Contemporary Music ‘Toward Warsaw Autumn’
Minister of Culture and National Heritage, granted him the Honorary Badge of Merit to Polish Culture
25 września 2007
Minister of Culture and National Heritage, granted him the Honorary Badge of Merit to Polish Culture
Annual award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
2008
Annual award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
Member of the board of the Castello Artistic Group Foundation and the programme board of the ‘Wawel at Dusk’ Summer Music Festival
From 2008
Member of the board of the Castello Artistic Group Foundation and the programme board of the ‘Wawel at Dusk’ Summer Music Festival
2010
Member of the editorial board of the periodical “Teoria Muzyki. Studia, interpretacje, dokumentacje”, published by the Academy of Music in Cracow on the initiative of Teresa Malecka
From 2010
Member of the editorial board of the periodical “Teoria Muzyki. Studia, interpretacje, dokumentacje”, published by the Academy of Music in Cracow on the initiative of Teresa Malecka
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
2011
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
2013
Award of the Vice-Chancellor of Cracow’s Academy of Music
3rd Nationwide Secondary Music Schools Competition of Knowledge about Contemporary Music ‘Toward Warsaw Autumn’
13 grudnia 2013, Łódź
3rd Nationwide Secondary Music Schools Competition of Knowledge about Contemporary Music ‘Toward Warsaw Autumn’
Honorary medal of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
19 October 2016
Honorary medal of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Death
10 November 2017, Cracow
Death