Weronika Partyka is a classically trained saxophonist specializing in contemporary, electroacoustic, and traditional music. She graduated from the Academy of Music in Poznań and the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. She also completed postgraduate studies in music management at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and holds a certificate in music production from SAE Institute Ljubljana.
She regularly performs in Poland, Slovenia and abroad, taking part in concerts, festivals, and artistic residencies. She has toured in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. As part of the “OneBeat” program organized by Bang on a Can, she toured the East Coast of the USA and took part in a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Orlando.
Weronika collaborates with various ensembles, including ROYA Quartet, Aerofonia, and Vidlunnia, and is a member of the contemporary music group at the .abeceda Institute. As a soloist, she has performed with the Slovenian Radio Orchestra (RTV) and the National Classical Orchestra of Andorra (ONCA), and appeared in the role of “Szeptucha” in Erysipelas by A. M. Huszcza. Her debut album Judge Me Again features electroacoustic works for saxophone.
She is the Artistic Director of the Szczecinek SaxFest International Saxophone Festival and is invited to serve as a juror and guest teacher at music courses and competitions.
Weronika currently teaches saxophone at the Franc Šturm Music School in Ljubljana. She also plays ethnic instruments such as the duduk, ocarina, and shepherd’s fujara, and performs traditional songs.