Andrzej Zarycki, composer, arranger and pedagogue. He has gained recognition as a composer of popular, symphonic, theatrical and film music. He is also the author of songs to poetic texts, he has written over 350 of them. He has received many awards and distinctions for his contribution to culture, including the silver and gold medal ‘Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture’ and the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Born: 1941