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Flow O4 Coworking Club is a year old!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

The first birthday of the Flow Club will be an event with truly feminine energy. Do you know that it was in Olivia, in
O4 Coworking
 , that the first coworking space created by women with women in mind was created? It is here that the
Flow Club
 operates, whose members meet once a month to take part in workshops, develop privately and professionally. In October, the Flow Club celebrates the 1. birthday. On this occasion, a group of female experts will take up the topic of rational and empathetic solutions for business. The Flow Club invited m.in
Design Thinking Institute
 to cooperate.

 

WHAT IS A FLOW CLUB?

The Flow Club brings together businesswomen from O4 Coworking, Olivia Centre and other professional circles. They meet regularly in the O4 Flow Coworking in Olivia Gate, take part in workshops and develop professional contacts. Thanks to networking, they make new friends, exchange experiences, develop competences, expand their knowledge, inspire each other, and carry out joint projects. The Flow Club is also a celebration, which is why it will soon celebrate its year of activity.

 

DESIGN THINKING FOR THE 1ST BIRTHDAY

As part of the celebration of the first birthday, m.in will be held. a panel discussion on women’s solutions for business, with the use of design thinking tools under the slogan “The world must not be left as it is”. Janusz Korczak’s words will serve as a starting point for a conversation about a rational approach to change. The discussion will be attended by:

  • Magdalena Binkiewicz – Flow Club Ambassador, Turquoise Leader, HR Manager, trainer and coach
  • Katarzyna Talaga-Korcz – Moderator of Design Thinking, Design Thinking Institute
  • Patrycja Korczyńska – Creative Business Partner, Design Thinking Institute
  • Aleksandra Jagłowska, Marketing Manager at Marion. The conversation will be moderated by Marta Moksa, manager of O4 Coworking.

 

The organizers are also planning live music and stalls with handicrafts and products from local designers. The event will be attended by members of the Flow Club and friends of O4 Coworking: businesswomen, freelancers, influencers and representatives of Olivia Centre. The event is dedicated to current members of the club, but it is worth remembering that every lady from Olivia can join the Club and take advantage of the entire package of trainings or workshops organized by Flow throughout the year! See how to join the Flow Club.

 

FLOW CLUB – WHY IS IT WORTH IT?

We know that business is about relationships, which is why networking is one of its most important elements. The Flow Club brings together representatives of various communities who, thanks to new relationships, exchange experiences or undertake new, joint initiatives. The club’s meetings are attended by experts and specialists from various industries, who talk about current trends. The Flow Club is not only an added value to the professional area, but also a great way to spend your free time.

Partners of the event: Design Thinking Institute, Marion, Olivia Star, Olivia Garden.

 

First Birthday of Flow Club at O4 Coworking

28 October 2022, 18:00
O4 Flow in Olivia Gate.
By invitation only.

Follow O4 Coworkin’s Facebook
page for invitations to the event.

 

 

 

Good tones. The great premiere of the Olivia Centre Choir’s album!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Admission

It is with great pleasure that we present to you the album – the result of the work and talent of people whose paths met in Olivia and were united by their love for music. It’s a unique album, woven from sounds, commitment of the whole band and authentic emotions.

Perhaps some of you will be surprised by the album released by the business center. However, this is one of those cases when we feel like a community in which the choir plays an important role.

The Olivia Centre Choir is a group of people working in various companies in the centre. It is a band that, after working hours, among everyday obligations, finds time to develop their talent and enjoy making music together. It is this joy that we wish to share today.

We present this album to you full of hope that the sounds recorded on it will bring you at least a little closer to the passion of the community that has been created around the Olivia Centre and is constantly developing.

Chapter 1

Baton Wanted

It started inconspicuously. From the musical sentiment of one person – Remigiusz Wojciechowski from Bayer. Music has always been important to him. Once, sitting in the audience of the philharmonic, he remembered the emotions that accompanied him when he sang in the choir. He thought he would like to have them in his life again. To do that, you needed people and a conductor. There was no shortage of people in the Bayer office, and a casting call for conductor was announced. Searches were made in the Tri-City and the surrounding area, messages were sent, telephones rang. After long talks, it was announced that Wiktoria Pagieła – a graduate of the Gdańsk Academy of Music, an experienced conductor and winner of numerous competitions – would become the choir’s conductor. This is how the Bayer employee choir was formed, and here we could write that the choristers and the conductor sang happily ever after. And while that would be true, it’s worth adding a few details.

Remigiusz Wojciechowski, bass

Mój ulubiony moment w chórze następuje chwilę po tym najtrudniejszym: kiedy rozczytujemy nowy utwór i każdy głos mozolnie klei nutę za nutą. Najpierw soprany, potem alty, tenory i wreszcie basy. Poziom energii jest niski, trochę wieje nudą. Aż w końcu przychodzi moment, gdy zaczynamy składać głosy ze sobą, choćby na kilka taktów. Wtedy zaczyna się muzyka i radość ze wspólnego tworzenia. 

Chapter 2

Everybody wants to sing

The news about the newly formed choir spread widely – the unusual initiative was impressive and it soon turned out that amateurs of choral singing can be found among many organizations. Less than a year later, the Bayer employee choir became the choir of the entire Olivia Centre. And so the team was joined by women and men, managers and specialists, seniors and juniors. They wanted to sing and they did, and Wiktoria’s baton combined many voices into one tone.

 

Chapter 3

Concert debut

They sang morning, night, on the way to work and in the shower, they sang in the offices and on their walks, they sang at every rehearsal, with all their hearts, until it was time to sing on stage. A spring concert was organized under the name Olivia Camerata: All That Jazz! The first concert is impossible to forget. Dressed in evening clothes, they performed three songs in front of a wide audience gathered in Olivia Star. There was no end to the applause! The choir rode the wave and a few months later performed an even more demanding repertoire at a concert at the Open House Gdańsk. Joint attempts and first successes brought people closer together. They enjoyed spending time together. Something important (and beautiful) happened between Ania and Wojtek. No wonder, Shakespeare was right when he said that music is the food of love…

Anna Ficek, soprano

I have been part of the choir since January 2019. For me, the choir was a return to music, to singing, which had always accompanied me. Thanks to the choir, my, so to speak, childhood passion awoke in me again. I’ve met great people here and found love, not only for music.

Chapter 4

Quiet

And then the pandemic hit… From one day to the next, choir rehearsals were cancelled and meetings became impossible. There was no way to train our voices together, to look into each other’s eyes and enjoy singing together. But people with passion will always find a way to pursue it, so they set off… online rehearsals, at a distance. The effort and determination were not in vain! The choir recorded, completely remotely, their first video, singing the song Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics.

Chapter 5

Spring

Autumn and winter passed, and the time had come when the heart of every choir member was yearning for music. Indoor rehearsals were still not a sensible idea, so the choir hesitantly started outdoor meetings. Spring Oliwa delighted with its beauty, and there was no shortage of places to sing. From timid rehearsals, a bold project was created – the choir’s second video, recorded for the song Seasons of love by Jonathan Larson. The time of separation was a difficult time for the friendships that formed between the notes.

Karolina Rymarczyk, soprano

Z Ewą poznałyśmy się na przesłuchaniach. Najbardziej zintegrował nas jednak nasz pierwszy chóralny projekt – praca nad teledyskiem do Seasons of love. Później były wspólne dodatkowe zajęcia wokalne. Nic tak nie łączy ludzi, jak muzyka! Do dzisiaj lubimy razem spędzać czas, również poza próbami. 

Ewa Bućko, soprano

Najpierw był casting, próby online i pierwsze próby na powietrzu. Tak zaczęła się moja przygoda z Chórem Olivii. Ważnym momentem było nagranie teledysku do piosenki Seasons of love w urokliwym leśnym otoczeniu. Z Karoliną złapałyśmy wtedy kontakt i wspólną energię. Piosenka z musicalu Rent do dziś jest dla mnie bardzo ważna. Wspólna pasja buduje i może być początkiem pięknych znajomości! 

Chapter 6

Where Music Flourishes

Again together, undefeated, they met for weekly rehearsals, rehearsing a completely new, exotic repertoire. A year-round tropical garden filled with plants from all over the world has been opened in Olivia Centre. Such a green space, pulsating with colours, inspired new musical explorations. In Olivia Garden, among ficus and banana trees, with the audience sitting on the boards of moso bamboo, during the next concert, traditional African Zulu folk songs resounded. The foreign-sounding language did not hinder understanding – every sound, bar, tone resounded with pure joy.

Chapter 7

Heart

On March 28, 2022, the words of the song Prayer for Ukraine flowed from the throats of more than a hundred choristers, including the Olivia Centre Choir. This is how the charity concert Heart with Ukraine began, organized in Olivia for refugees fleeing to Polish from the war-torn country. Its originator was Wiktoria Pagieła, a native of Zhytomyr. It was Wiktoria’s energy and persistence that allowed us to gather on one stage outstanding Ukrainian, Belarusian and Polish artists, who together performed a piece that was a prayer for a good fate for Ukraine, for wisdom, divine protection and many years for the country and its people.

Wiktoria Pagieła, conductor

Gdy człowiek śpiewa, modli się podwójnie. Połączyliśmy siły i głosy w poruszającym dziele, jakim jest Modlitwa za Ukrainę, modląc się nie tylko o pokój na Ukrainie, ale także w Polsce. 

Chapter 8

They sing happily ever after

Over the 5 years of its activity, the band has gained many new voices. However, there are also constant, unchangeable ones in it – one of them is the voice of Remigiusz – the initiator of the whole project. In the symbolic fifth year, the album is created. It is not only a record of the songs performed together, but above all of the stories of people who were unexpectedly brought together by a passion for music.

Chapter 9

Postscript

We hope that the album will not only provide you with musical and aesthetic impressions, but also inspire you to discover and develop your talents. The album was created as an expression of the desire to share with our friends and supporters the fruit of the passion of the Olivia Centre community. Thank you for being with us!

Track listing

  1. Sweet Dreams – Annie Lennox, Dave A. Stewart – arr. Sharon Deke, Anne Raugh
  2. To Yourself and to You – Marcin Bartosz Macuk, Katarzyna Nosowska – arr. Anna Barszcz
  3. Tell – Zbigniew Wodecki – arr. Anna Barszcz
  4. Seasons of love – Jonathan Larson – arr. Roger Emerson
  5. Stand by me – Mike Stoller, Ben E. King – arr. Mac Huff
  6. Help – John Lennon, Paul McCartney – arr. Mario Thürig
  7. The lion sleeps tonight – Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss
  8. Siyahamba (Traditional Zulu Folk Song) – arr. Anders Nyberg
  9. Shosholoza (Traditional South African Work Song) – arr. Albert Pinsonneault
  10. Ayangena (Traditional Zulu Folk Song)

Olivia Centre Choir

The Olivia Centre Choir is a group of people of different ages, representing many organizations. Their love for music brought them together. Currently, the team consists of almost 50 people and brings together representatives of Olivia companies, such as: Agencja Rozwoju Pomorza S.A., Avaus Marketing Innovations Poland Sp. z o.o., Bayer, Energa S.A. GRUPA ORLEN, EPAM Systems (Poland) Sp. z o.o., Lyreco Advantage Sp. z o.o., O4 Coworking, PwC Polska Sp. z o.o., PKN Orlen S.A., Randstad Polska, Skills Group Sp. z o.o., RICOH Business Services Polska Sp. z.o.o., Winning Moves Polska Sp. Ltd.

Olivia Centre Choir conducted by Wiktoria Pagieła: Dorota Bednarczyk, Alicja Błażejewska, Anna Bratko, Michał Broekere, Emilia Ewa Bućko, Samuel Conejo Amaguaña, Krzysztof Dolański, Yuliia Fedosova, Anna Ficek, Magda Kamińska, Michał Krzepkowski, Ida Kwidzińska, Karolina Lewandowska, Marta Moksa, Magdalena Odrowąż-Piramowicz, Izabela Paluch, Katarzyna Piętka, Radosław Piętka, Hamish Potts, Katarzyna Roskosz, Dominika Rossa, Aneta Rybkowska, Karolina Rymarczyk, Aleksandra Peszek, Raman Shcherbau, Joanna Sienkiewicz, Samuel Steinborn, Maria Szkatulska, Karolina Tetlak, Aleksandra Troskinska, Aleksandra Waluda, Remigiusz Wojciechowski, Angelika Żołnierczuk, Wojciech Żółtowski.

Accompaniment: Krzysztof Hnatiuk – bass guitar; Jakub Krzanowski – drums; Karolina Ewa Krzyżanowska – keyboards, Olaf Szczeluszczenko – guitar

Wiktoria Pagieła, conductor

Founder and artistic director of the Olivia Centre Choir Olivia Centre. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. St. Moniuszko, laureate and participant of numerous conducting and choral competitions in Poland and abroad. Including. Grand Prix at the International Choir Competition A. Dvořák in Prague for the SSW Mundus Cantat Choir, Grand Prix at the VIII Festival O Warmia Moja Miła in Olsztyn for the Tutti e Solo Chamber Choir, Grand Prix at the National Festival of Marian Song in Chojnice. Originator and organizer of many music events. President of the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras (2012-2014). One of her greatest successes is her participation in the preparation of the Choir of the Academy of Music. Stanisław Moniuszko in Gdańsk to record an album Wojciech Kilar: Angelus, Exodus, Victoria. Puck received Fryderyk 2014 in the category Album of the Year – Symphonic and Concert Music.

#razemmożemywięcej

Cinematography: Olivia’s Photography Club and friends – Sylwester Ciszek, Krzysztof Hewelt, Iwona Karpińska, Marta Moksa, Mariia Roiuk, Maciej Roszkowski, Karolina Rymarczyk

Graphic design: Mateusz Laskowski | Graphic proofreading: Elżbieta Nowak

Creative team: Aleksander Demski, Katarzyna Halicka, Maciej Olszewski, Małgorzata Tomaszewska-Szumała

Reports with residents: Patrycja Chracewicz, Dawid Glamowski, Monika Matysiak, Katarzyna Niedziela, Katarzyna Szymańska

  

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM GOOD TONES

Honorary Partner: Bayer

Partner: Lyreco

Welcome

That’s how it went. A few words about the beginnings of Olivia’s Choir…

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

The premiere of the Olivia Choir’s album is just around the corner!
In the meantime, let’s remember the beginnings.
That’s how it went…

 

 

My favorite moment in the choir comes right after the most difficult one: when we’re reading
A new song and each voice laboriously glues together note after note. First the sopranos, then the altos, tenors and finally the basses. The energy level is low, a bit boring. And finally, there comes a moment when we start to put the voices together, even if only for a few bars. That’s when the music and the joy of creating together begins.

— Remigiusz Wojciechowski, bass

It all started with the musical sentiment of Remigiusz Wojciechowski from Bayer. Music has always been important to him. Once, sitting in the audience of the Philharmonic, he recalled the emotions that accompanied him when he sang in the choir. He thought he would like to have them in his life again. To do that, you needed people and a conductor. There was no shortage of people in the Bayer office, and a casting call for conductor was announced. It was won by Wiktoria Pagieła , a graduate of the Gdańsk Academy of Music, and so, in 2018, the Bayer employee choir was formed. Less than a year later, it transformed into the choir of the entire Olivia Centre. Of course, we can do more together. He was joined by singing employees, AirHelp, Energa, GFKM, Nordea, Olivia Centre, PwC, Sii, Talkers and Thyssenkrupp.

Debut

The Olivia Business Centre Choir (as it was then called) made its debut on 25 April 2019 during the Easter Concert of the Olivia Camerata series. He presented three pieces:

  • „Oh Happy Day” Dona Howarda,
  • „Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, klasyczną balladę napisaną przez Harolda Arlena i E.Y. Harburga do filmu „Czarnoksiężnik z Oz” z 1939 roku,
  • „Can’t help folling in love” Elvisa Presleya z 1969 roku.

Let us just remind you that this Camerata began with a recital by Krystyna Gedzik and Ulyana Hedzik. We heard the greatest hits of jazz, gospel and folk. The finale was the performance of the Vita Activa orchestra, which has performed nearly 300 concerts in Poland and abroad. The orchestra has been operating since 1995 at the Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities Koło in Gdańsk. The artists performed works by G.F. Händel, J. Offenbach, M. Mussorgsky, A. Pizzolli, I. Rekhin, G. Scherterberger, S. Joplin, J. Kandler, Q. Jones, arranged for percussion orchestra.

Olivia Choir’s debut, Olivia Camerata Easter Concert, 25 April 2019

All That Jazz

We couldn’t forget that evening for a long time. Olivia Camerata: All That Jazz resounded with dozens of voices on September 14, 2019. The camerat’s repertoire abounded in everything that was rocking and energizing. The concert at Olivia Star was opened by Alexander Stupnikov, an artist and composer from the Schibsted company. He made one of the most outstanding works Frédéric Chopin “Fantaisie impromptu, op. cit. 66” and original works: “Polka in F major ” and “Autumn Waltz”. The second part featured the long-applauded Olivia Business Centre Choir, while the third part was a real jazz feast. We listened to an amazing swing performed by Krystyna Durys and the jazz band accompanying the vocalist.

The choir presented the following novelties:

  • „El ultimo Cafe” (tango) muz. Hector Stamponi
  • „Prende la Vela” muz. Lucho Bermundez (tenor solo: Hamish Potts, perkusja: Katarzyna Rozkosz)
  • „Volare” muz. Domenico Modugno

 

Olivia Camerata: All That Jazz, 14 September 2019

 

Sweet dreams

Although the pandemic interrupted live meetings and rehearsals, it did not prevent online musical contacts. Yes, it was difficult. Yes, it was a challenge, but there is nothing difficult for those who want to. Where there is passion, extraordinary things are born. And so, during the pandemic, the choir rehearsed and recorded – completely remotely – ” Sweet Dreams” by Eurythics. Let’s relive it.

And there’s a music video!

We will end this “episode” of mini-stories about our choir by reminding you of the first music video in the history of Olivia and the history of our choir. It was the big launch of spring 2020. “Seasons of Love ” from the Broadway musical “Rent”, written and composed by Jonathan Larson, was performed and presented by the Olivia Business Centre Choir on May 26. It’s no coincidence that we chose this day as the release date. It was a special day, Mother’s Day. And it is to mothers that this premiere is dedicated.

 

To be continued…

 

Honorary Partner: Bayer

Partner: Lyreco

We invite you to the “Good Concert”! Premiere of the Olivia Choir album!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Charity concert of the Olivia and Friends Choir

In a moment it will see the light of day the debut album of the Olivia Centre Choir “Good Tony”. Of course, in front of us – and above all – in front of the Choristers Premiere concert! It’s going to be really “Good Concert” and an exceptional concert. Dozens of performers from many, very, very different companies from Olivia have been united by a great passion for music and this passion will be shared with you by the Artists 6 December at 18:30 on the 34th floor of Olivia Star, to… make the world a little better. In addition to the Olivia Choristers, soloists Diana Gliniecka and Filip Łach will perform as guest speakers, accompanied by Marcin Twardowski.

A Good Concert, a Good Goal

The goal is noble – to support the construction of the Respite Care Centre, which is being built in Gdańsk on the initiative of the Hospice Foundation – and each of your donations/donations is a help in its implementation. To take part in the concert, simply support Olivia’s charity fundraiser.

Therefore… By donating to this fundraiser – https://zrzutka.pl/z/chorolivii – you can choose a “prize” that will be:

● a ticket to the “Good Concert”

● a ticket to the “Good Concert” and a CD of the Olivia Choir

● CD only

You can also simply choose not to choose any prize, but make a donation and thus help the Hospice Foundation.

REMARK! ONE DEPOSIT = ONE PRIZE.
If you want to claim two prizes, you will need to make two separate deposits.
If you need three prizes, make three separate deposits, and so on.

Each donation over PLN 20 allows you to enter the charity concert of the Olivia Choir (choose such a prize in the fundraiser if you want to take part in the event)

Each donation over 30 PLN allows you to collect the debut album “Dobre Tony” (choose such a prize in the fundraiser if you want to be the owner of the debut album of the Olivia Choir)

Each donation over PLN 50 is an opportunity to collect a package: a CD with a concert ticket (choose such a prize in the fundraiser to take part in the event and collect the Choir’s CD during the concert).

You can also support the construction of the COW without choosing any of the rewards.

DONATE
AND ATTEND A CONCERT

About the Olivia Centre Choir

The Olivia Centre Choir under the direction of Wiktoria Pagieła is a group of people of different ages, representing many organizations. Their love for music brought them together. Currently, the team consists of almost 50 people and brings together representatives of Olivia Centre companies, such as: Pomerania Development Agency, Amazon, Avaus, Bayer, EPAM Systems (Poland) sp. z o.o., Energa from the ORLEN Group, Kitrum, Lyreco, O4 Coworking, PKN Orlen S.A., RICOH Business Services, Skills Group, Winning Moves. The choir’s repertoire includes mainly popular and classical music, as well as carols and pastorals from different parts of the world.

Choristers

Olivia Centre Choir conducted by Wiktoria Pagieła: Dorota Bednarczyk, Alicja Błażejewska, Anna Bratko, Michał Broekere, Emilia Ewa Bućko, Samuel Conejo Amaguaña, Krzysztof Dolański, Yuliia Fedosova, Anna Ficek, Magda Kamińska, Michał Krzepkowski, Ida Kwidzińska, Karolina Lewandowska, Marta Moksa, Magdalena Odrowąż-Piramowicz, Izabela Paluch, Katarzyna Piętka, Radosław Piętka, Hamish Potts, Katarzyna Roskosz, Dominika Rossa, Aneta Rybkowska, Aleksandra Peszek, Raman Shcherbau, Joanna Sienkiewicz, Samuel Steinborn, Maria Szkatulska, Karolina Tetlak, Aleksandra Troskinska, Aleksandra Waluda, Remigiusz Wojciechowski, Wojciech Żółtowski, Angelika Żołnierczuk, Karolina Rymarczyk

Victoria Pagieła

Co-founder, artistic director and conductor of the Olivia Centre Choir. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. St. Moniuszko, laureate and participant of numerous conducting and choral competitions in Poland and abroad. Including. Grand Prix at the International Choir Competition A. Dvořák in Prague for the SSW Mundus Cantat Choir, Grand Prix at the VIII Festival O Warmia Moja Miła in Olsztyn for the Tutti e Solo Chamber Choir, Grand Prix at the National Festival of Marian Song in Chojnice. Originator and organizer of many music events. President of the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras (2012-2014). One of her greatest successes is her participation in the preparation of the Choir of the Academy of Music. Stanisław Moniuszko in Gdańsk to record an album Wojciech Kilar: Angelus, Exodus, Victoria. Puck received Fryderyk 2014 in the category Album of the Year – Symphonic and Concert Music.

Guests

Soloists: Diana Gliniecka, Filip Łach.

Instrumentalists: Tomasz Hoffman – drums, Krzysztof Hnatiuk – bass, Olaf Szczeluszczenko – guitar, Marcin Twardowski – piano.

Folk Dance Ensemble “Neptun” – Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk.

Honorary Partner: Bayer

Partner: Lyreco

Let’s experience it again: “With a heart with Ukraine” – with music in the heart

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We are waiting impatiently, because in a moment the debut album of the Olivia Centre Choir “Good Tony” will see the light of day. Of course, in front of us – and above all in front of the Choristers – Premiere concert! It will be a unique concert, because it will be a charity concert. We believe that it is worth doing good and we are convinced that #RazemMozemyWiecej, so this concert , as you can guess, will not be the first to support a noble cause. And so, let’s recall the charity concert debut of the Olivia Centre and Friends Choir – “Heart with Ukraine”. And we immediately invite you to the ” Good Concert” on December 6 on the 34th floor of Olivia Star.

The news of the war in Ukraine fell on us overnight. Everyone tried to help as much as they could: with their knowledge, talent, free time, helping hands. At that time, on the initiative of the Olivia Centre Choir (the originator of the event was Wiktoria Pagieła, the conductor of the Olivia Choir, who lives permanently in Poland and comes from Zhytomyr), we started working on a charity concert “Heart with Ukraine”. We engaged artists, created a script, and organized a safe space. It was a touching and unique event – on March 28, 2022, on the stage of the 34. Almost 100 artists performed on Olivia Star’s floor.

The concert was attended by: Zoya Rozhok, soprano from the Ukrainian National Opera; Sviatoslav Kondrativ, a well-known Ukrainian violinist and composer; Viktor Korunnyy, French horn player, soloist of the Lviv Philharmonic; Artem Storozhuk, a graduate of the Academy of Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky in Kiev and Liana Kasyun-Korunna, a Ukrainian pianist, graduate of the Lviv Academy of Music.

 

 

The artists were accompanied by Polish musicians and singers: the Cantores Veiherovienses choir conducted by Tomasz Chyła and the Olivia Centre Choir. We heard: Emilia Osowska – mezzo-soprano, Krzysztof Pawłocki – guitar ( Les Femmes); Art’n’Voices team; mezzo-soprano Marta Jundziłł, alto countertenor Jakub Borowczyk; flutist Magdalena Burkiewicz; Martyna Chomuszko – piano and pianist Maciej Baczyński.

 

The concert began with the performance of the Prayer for Ukraine by all the artists. “Great and only God, save Ukraine,” is how the song begins. The music was composed over 130 years ago by Mykola Lysenko, the founder of the Ukrainian national opera.

 

All proceeds from the tickets went then, as we promised, to the Regional Coordination Centre Gdańsk Helps Ukraine for the purpose of layettes for small children.

This is how it was during the first charity concert, and today we invite you to another unique event. It will be a truly “Good Concert ” and a unique concert, because it will be a charity concert promoting the debut album of the Olivia Centre Choir “Good Tony”. Dozens of performers from many, very, very different companies from Olivia have been united by a great passion for music and the artists will share this passion with you on December 6th, to… make the world a little better. The goal is noble – to support the construction of the Respite Care Centre, and each of your donations to the fundraiser we have just launched (link to it below) is to help in its implementation.

 

By donating to the fundraiser, all proceeds from which will support the construction of the Respite Care Center being built in Gdańsk on the initiative of the Hospice Foundation, you can choose a “prize” that will be:

  • a concert ticket,
  • a concert ticket and a CD of the Olivia Choir,
  • CD only.

You can also simply choose no prize, but make a donation and help the Hospice Foundation.

 

UWAGA! JEDNA WPŁATA = JEDNA NAGRODA

Jeżeli chcesz odebrać dwie nagrody, dokonaj dwóch odrębnych wpłat.

Jeżeli potrzebujesz trzech, dokonaj trzech odrębnych wpłat, itd.

 

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Each donation over PLN 20 allows you to enter the charity concert of the Olivia Choir (choose such a prize in the fundraiser if you want to take part in the event)

 

Each donation over 30 PLN allows you to collect the debut album “Dobre Tony” (choose such a prize in the fundraiser if you want to be the owner of the debut album of the Olivia Choir)

 

Each donation over PLN 50 is an opportunity to collect a package: a CD with a concert ticket (choose such a prize in the fundraiser to take part in the event and collect the Choir’s CD during the concert).

 

You can also support the construction of the COW without choosing any of the rewards.

 

DONATE TO PICK UP YOUR CONCERT TICKET

 

We are collecting gifts for children from Ukraine!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Friends,

We warmly invite you to take part in the collection of new Christmas gifts for children from Ukraine. When the world around us is collapsing, it’s hard to think about Christmas gifts for the youngest.

We want to help the little ones from the war-stricken country experience a joyful Christmas. We still have some time, because traditionally Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7. So we also have a chance to share what we and our children find under the Christmas tree. We are starting the fundraiser on December 21st!

What do we collect?

Only new: toys, games, stuffed animals, sports equipment, building blocks, puzzles and art supplies designed for children of early school age.

Where do we collect?

Gifts can be placed in white wooden boxes under the Christmas tree on the ground floor in the Olivia Star lobby, from December 21 to January 3.

Until when does the collection last?

Until January 3, 2023 Then, the collected gifts will be donated to schools in Ukraine.

If you want to take part in this noble action, bring your gift to Olivia Star and leave it under the Christmas tree from December 21 to January 3. Tell your children about it! Spread the word about our campaign to your friends and acquaintances so that even more people can share the joy of Christmas!

We can’t wait to put a smile on the little ones’ faces, also thanks to you!

Olivia Centre Team

Pick up the radio code 357 to have a great time!

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You are Olivia’s Resident, visit Olivia’s Star TOP reception from December 21 and get the Radio 357 code there! All you have to do is enter the password “357”. And what’s next?

Here are some tips on what to do to use the materials available exclusively to the Patrons of the radio station for 3 months!Have fun by voting for the most important songs of all time until December 28 in TOP Radio 357! Only with a code from Olivia!

Go to patronite.pl/register and sign up for a free account. Fill in all the necessary fields and click on the blue “Sign Up” button. Or you can sign up using your Facebook, Google, or Apple account. If you already have a Patronite account, go straight to the next step.

Log in to patronite.pl/login and go to patronite.pl/kupony

Enter the code from the voucher and follow the instructions on the screen. The mechanism is protected against automatic code checking, so you may be required to check the “I’m not a robot” box or take a simple picture test.

After clicking ” Redeem Coupon” you will become a Patron of Radio 357 on Patronite for a period paid by the person or organization that gave you the coupon.

Go to the konto.radio357.pl/rejestracja website and create a free Konto 357 account (or if you already have a Your 357 account, click on the orange “Log in” sign in the bottom right corner of the page)

This will take you to the ” Your Account” tab, which you can always return to in the same way.

Now connect your account in the Radio 357 system with your account in Patronite. Click on the “ Connect to Patronite Account” button.

Patronite will verify your account in their system. It may ask you to log in first – note that you will need to log in using the login and password you used in Patronite.pl.

Now you can listen to anything you want!
And vote for the hits in TOP Radio 357 !
You have as many as 57 votes to cast. Let’s do it!

9 subjectively best O4 Coworking projects in 2022

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Our O4 Coworking has prepared a summary of the year 2022. The focus was on development, integration and the changing needs of the business environment. There were also activities for the local community, supporting communities that need this support. Get to know subjectively the 9 best O4 Coworking projects.

 

Event room

O4 Coworking integrates! He has been creating an extraordinary community for years and knows perfectly well how it is done. This is confirmed by subsequent surveys carried out among O4 Coworking Residents. As part of the Eventownia, integration events for companies are organized. If you think that integration means free food and drinks, come to O4 and see how it can be done differently, bringing out the best in employees and building lasting bonds within the team.

 

 

O4ian’s Calendar

The calendar was born from the notes of Marta Moksa, CEO of O4 Coworking, which were collected into one project and published as a calendar for 365 days. Every day is an inspiration, motivation, curiosity or entertainment. All of this is graphically framed by Katarzyna Kocur and the charges of the
Generation Foundation
. All proceeds from the sale of the calendar will be used for micro-scholarships for talented children under the care of the foundation.

 

 

Virtual Office

This year, O4 Coworking has offered Virtual Office users facilities that allow them to easily join the O4 Coworking and Olivia Centre communities. What is a Virtual Office? It is nothing more than the registered and correspondence address of the company. If you cannot, for some reason, register your home business, this offer is for you. The package currently includes such benefits as access to the Olivia Garden, the Observation Deck at 32. Olivia Star floor, for conference rooms and coworking space.

 

The Buddha Project

The Buddha Project was born out of a need of the heart. After the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, many residents of this country fled to Polish. O4 Coworking provided free workspace for people who decided to come to the Tri-City. But that’s not all. O4 Coworking has launched… Buddy. A co-working friend helped them find their way in a new environment, to meet such challenges as travelling around Gdańsk or Gdynia, buying the Internet, visiting a doctor or dentist, understanding the rules of offices. A friend was/is also a person with whom you can spend your free time, go out for pizza, go to the cinema, go for a walk, talk about various topics…

 

 

Flow Club

The Flow Club is a project that brings together businesswomen from the O4 Coworking environment and beyond. Members of the Club meet regularly once a month during workshops conducted by an expert, share their experiences and establish new contacts – business and social. The Flow Club is an extraordinary energy of women of action, knowledge, but also time together that gives a sense of belonging. This year, Flow celebrated its 1. A birthday party that swept away a crowd of women, also dancing.

 

 

Variety Market

The Variety Market is one of O4’s younger projects. In 2022, it was carried out twice, but everything indicates that such a fair will stay in Olivia for longer. The idea to support local designers and artists, while creating an intimate market with unique trinkets and small works of art, turned out to be a good one. Olivia joined the action, inviting charities with craft stands.

 

 

Birthday of O4 Coworking

Celebrating the birthday of O4 Coworking is already a tradition; 7. The birthday – the first after the pandemic – turned out to be an event that attracted numerous guests, friends and residents of the coworking space.

 

 

Speed Dating Recruitment

This year, there were two editions of this event, which has already become a permanent fixture among O4 Coworking projects. The formula taken from speed dating works great in the recruitment process and is appreciated by HR experts and employers. Speed Dating Recruitment also receives high marks among young employees – graduates entering the labor market. The formula of Recruitment Speed Dating is light and short, thanks to which the recruitment process is not stressful and allows you to save time.

 

 

Women design for business

Design thinking workshops carried out in cooperation with the Design Thinking Institute for Marion with the participation of women from the

Flow Club

 – the latest project of O4 Coworking, which combines the idea of using the potential of the O4 Coworking community, development and consulting for companies that need tools to solve problems. If your company is currently facing a project challenge and you need external support, we will provide you with the right experts and tools that can be effective in taking your company to the next stage of development. The first edition was attended by women, but depending on the needs, we rely on a diverse group of experts.

 

 

 

More about our coworking…

 

 

Olivia Centre – this is where you recruit

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The change in the nature and use of modern offices means that business centres are fiercely competitive, outdoing each other either in terms of lease terms or prices. Olivia has chosen her own path of providing tenants with what they need most. One of these areas is recruitment support.

 

At the beginning of 2022, the real estate market was informed that Olivia’s residents are recruiting nearly 2,000 at the same time. Employees. Soon, companies such as Amazon, Nike and Telus , which provides services for giants such as Facebook, were joined by Capgemini, which announced the construction of its structures at the level of 800 people in the coming months. Such a dynamic development of companies and the resulting needs are actively supported by Olivia Centre, which develops a number of their own and supports the initiatives of consulting companies operating in its buildings, so that companies can acquire the staff they need to achieve business success.

 

It was here that the Tri-City HR Club was established five years ago, currently associating 200 people involved in the recruitment and personal development of employees from all over the Tri-City. The club is a field for the exchange of knowledge, analysis of trends and cooperation with numerous consulting companies and academic centers. It is also a recruitment hub that provides job offers for many employers in one place, which makes the search easier for all interested parties.

 

– Our activities focus on analysing trends and changes in the market situation – says Małgorzata Gwozdz, the initiator of the club and at the same time the director of the HR department at Olivia Centre. – The club provides many benefits for the entire Tri-City HR community. Recent years have introduced huge changes to our environment, especially in the work model, which required HR management departments to work very hard and adapt the organization to the revolution that was associated with the organization’s transition to remote work. Our cooperation during this period allowed us to share experiences, inform about the implemented solutions, and learn and motivate each other. In the post-pandemic period, we are preparing our members for the challenges of hybrid work, ongoing employee motivation, and incentives contributing to their return to the office.

 

Coworking O4 is an organization that not only provides space for startups, but also actively supports developing companies from all over the center in terms of acquiring employees. O4 has established cooperation with the most important universities in the entire agglomeration, thanks to which a speed-dating project was created. Recruitment speed dates, during which students have the opportunity to present themselves to employers and get their dream job before graduation. Speed-dating was intended to be mainly an introduction to the actual recruitment, serving to interest both sides of the process. However, as the experience from the previous 4 editions shows, the initial selection of candidates carried out by the O4 team results in nearly half of the candidates meeting the expectations of recruiters already at the first stage, being offered a full-time job soon after the process is completed.

 

The involvement of O4 Coworking is not limited only to the organization of meetings between employers and students. They are preceded by a series of meetings during which job candidates learn self-presentation, CV development and the ability to extract as many facts as possible from their experience that have a chance to catch the eye of company representatives. In this way, many young people come face to face with a recruiter who is well prepared and fully aware of their value and competences. This practice also affects the satisfaction of future employers, who are faced with well-motivated and trained job candidates.

 

Cooperation with schools also takes other forms. O4’s experience includes career accelerators , during which young people, under the supervision of experienced mentors from leading global corporations and innovative start-ups, work on their own projects for half a year. After the acceleration is completed, the teams present their projects in front of a professional jury, which evaluates them in terms of innovation, chances of success, as well as the ability to present their ideas as a team in front of an audience of nearly 200 people.

 

Olivia also supports a network of consulting and training companies that have been operating in her area for years. One of the most active units is the InfoShare Academy, which trains programmers, and the InfoShare conference, which have been able to count on financial and organizational support for their projects for years. Olivia is also home to the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development and theTalent Development Centre. The former helps to develop the managerial staff of corporations, being one of the leaders of MBA (Master of Business Administration) courses in northern Poland. The Talent Development Centre organises courses for young people and adults in the field of preparation for recruitment and entering the labour market. Last year, it organized 241 variants of workshops, which were attended by a total of over 4,000 participants. persons (978 adults and 3099 adolescents)

 

Surveys conducted among employees of all companies located in Olivia show that there is something else that they themselves value, and which for them is a big magnet motivating them to come to work. It is the comfort of work and the community they feel a part of. Numerous Events such as summer on the patio with live music, catering and accompanying events, or year-round projects, such as Olivia Yacht Club, photography club, football and volleyball sections, mountain biking, cross-country running or the possibility of yoga training in the Olivia Garden botanical garden are not available in any other office center in Poland.

 

“Our research shows that both employees and employers highly value the projects we initiate, which on the one hand integrate and affect job satisfaction, and on the other hand relieve employers of the need to organize them on their own. –Says Bogusław Wieczorek, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. What’s more, the results of the research also show that a significant proportion of people who change jobs look for it among other Olivia companies, precisely because they do not want to deprive themselves of many everyday amenities. It is a great satisfaction for us and a confirmation that the direction we have chosen is conducive to the development and success of tenants.

 

Movie premiere! This is how the album “Good Tony” was created!

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We invite you to watch a film about passion and love for music! See how the album “Good Tony” was created!

Watch the premiere video!

Artist

Olivia Centre Choir conducted by Wiktoria Pagieła: Dorota Bednarczyk, Alicja Błażejewska, Anna Bratko, Michał Broekere, Emilia Ewa Bućko, Samuel Conejo Amaguaña, Krzysztof Dolański, Yuliia Fedosova, Anna Ficek, Magda Kamińska, Michał Krzepkowski, Ida Kwidzińska, Karolina Lewandowska, Marta Moksa, Magdalena Odrowąż-Piramowicz, Izabela Paluch, Katarzyna Piętka, Radosław Piętka, Hamish Potts, Katarzyna Roskosz, Dominika Rossa, Aneta Rybkowska, Karolina Rymarczyk, Aleksandra Peszek, Raman Shcherbau, Joanna Sienkiewicz, Samuel Steinborn, Maria Szkatulska, Karolina Tetlak, Aleksandra Troskinska, Aleksandra Waluda, Remigiusz Wojciechowski, Angelika Żołnierczuk, Wojciech Żółtowski.

Accompaniment: Krzysztof Hnatiuk – bass guitar; Jakub Krzanowski – drums; Karolina Ewa Krzyżanowska – keyboards, Olaf Szczeluszczenko – electric guitar.

Wiktoria Pagieła, conductor

Founder and artistic director of the Olivia Centre Choir. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Gdańsk. St. Moniuszko, laureate and participant of numerous conducting and choral competitions in Poland and abroad. Including. Grand Prix at the International Choir Competition A. Dvořák in Prague for the SSW Mundus Cantat Choir, Grand Prix at the VIII Festival O Warmia Moja Miła in Olsztyn for the Tutti e Solo Chamber Choir, Grand Prix at the National Festival of Marian Song in Chojnice. Originator and organizer of many music events. President of the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras (2012-2014). One of her greatest successes is her participation in the preparation of the Choir of the Academy of Music. Stanisław Moniuszko in Gdańsk to record an album Wojciech Kilar: Angelus, Exodus, Victoria. Puck received Fryderyk 2014 in the category Album of the Year – Symphonic and Concert Music.

Olivia Centre Choir

The Olivia Centre Choir is a group of people of different ages, representing many organizations. Their love for music brought them together. Currently, the team consists of almost 50 people and brings together representatives of Olivia companies, such as: Agencja Rozwoju Pomorza S.A., Avaus Marketing Innovations Poland Sp. z o.o., Bayer, Energa S.A. GRUPA ORLEN, EPAM Systems (Poland) Sp. z o.o., Lyreco Advantage Sp. z o.o., O4 Coworking, PwC Polska Sp. z o.o., PKN Orlen S.A., Skills Group Sp. z o.o., RICOH Business Services Polska Sp. z.o.o., Winning Moves Polska Sp. Ltd.

Listen to the album “Good Tony”!

Listen on Spotify!

Honorary Partner: Bayer

Partner: Lyreco