Members
- Dawid Bonk - a student at the Katowice Music Academy, taught by professor Alina Gruszka, is a laureate at national and international guitar competitions in Koszalin, Gdańsk and Tychy (Poland), and Velbert (Germany)
- Jan Kudełka - has just finished the Musical Academy in Katowice, he was a student of professor Alina Gruszka and is a prize winner at guitar competitions in Omis (Croatia), Volos (Greece), Uzhhorod (Ukraine) and Mrzeżyno, Gdańsk and Cieszyn (Poland).
- Franciszek Wieczorek - a teacher at Katowice Secondary Music School, is the group founder, leader and the father of the thought; he is also a publisher, organizer of the musical life and an artistic director of the Żory International Guitar Festival, Poland.
- Katarina Wieczorek - a teacher in Secondary Music School in Katowice; together with her husband she co-manages the artistic agency Modran as artistic director of the Żory International Guitar Festival, Poland.
- Szymon Pietrzak - a student of Dr Marek Nosal at the Musical Academy in Katowice, is a laureate of guitar competitions in Zabrze, Żory, Trzęsacz (Poland) and Stramberk (Czech Republic).
- Piotr Mesjasz - a student of Professor Alina Gruszka at the Katowice Music Academy, is a laureate of guitar competitions in Żory and Sanok (Poland).
- Wojciech Rysiecki - a student of Franciszek Wieczorek in Secondary Music School in Katowice, is a laureate of the guitar concourses in Poland (Krynica, Żory, Trzęsacz, Warszawa) and abroad (Dolny Kubin (Czech Republic))
- Krzysztof Kołodziej - a student of Dr Michal Nagy at the Academy of Music in Cracow, is a prize winner at festivals in Barletta (Italy), Stramberk (Czech Republic), Uzhhorod (Ukraine), Sanok, Krasiczyn, Trzęsacz, Zabrze, Konin and Żory (Poland).
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