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composer, conductor and academic teacher, b. 10th July 1936 in Pszów near Wodzisław in Upper Silesia. He studied at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice (now the Karol Szymanowski Music Academy), from which he obtained three degrees: a degree from the Faculty of Musical Education (1960), in composition (1964, after studies with Bolesław Szabelski) and in conducting (1967, studied with Karol Stryja). Directly after completing his musical education he joined the faculty of his alma mater, where he taught classes of composition and conducting. From 1987 to 1990 he held the chair of composition and music theory, and in 1981-87 and again 1990-96 - the post of rector of the Music Academy.
Apart from composition and teaching activity, Hawel is also a conductor. Since 1975 he has directed the Academic Symphony Orchestra, and since 1981 he has been artistic director and conductor of the Silesian Chamber Orchestra, which he founded and with which he has given concerts both in Poland and abroad: in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Germany, and Switzerland.
He has won many honours as a composer, including: in 1965 - 2nd prize in the Young Composers' Competition of the Polish Composers' Union for Konstrukcje (Constructions) for great symphony orchestra (1965); in 1969 - 2nd prize in the Stanisław Wiechowicz Competition for Composers for his Sinfonietta per coro misto a cappella (1969); in 1970 - 1st prize in the Artur Malawski Competition for Composers in Cracow for Capriccio-Fantasia no. 1 per contrabbasso (1970); in 1972 - 1st prize in the Grzegorz Fitelberg Competition for Composers for Sinfonia concertante no. 2 for organ and orchestra (1972) and 1st prize in the "Opole Spring" Competition for Composers for Witraże (Stained Glass Windows) for piano (1972); in 1978 - 2nd prize at the National Competition for Composers for Classical Guitar in Łódz for Concerto for solo guitar (1978); in 1979 - his Ballada warszawska (Warsaw Ballad) for mixed choir (1979) won 2nd prize, and his Warszawski wiatr (Warsaw Wind) for children's choir (1979) - 3rd prize in the Open Competition for Composers organised to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the liberation of Warsaw; in 1980 - he received 2nd prize in the Artur Malawski Competition for Composers for his String Quartet no. 3 (1980); in 1981 - 1st prize at the National Competition for Composers in Warsaw for Psalm nadziei (Psalm of Hope) for mixed choir (1981); in 1982 - 1st prize in the Competition for Composers in Katowice for Oratorium Polskie (Polish Oratorio) for soloists, reciter, two choirs and orchestra (1981) and 2nd prize in the Artur Malawski Competition for Composers for String Quartet no. 4 (1982).
Hawel has also been granted the Minister of Culture and Arts Award (four times), and - in 1981 - the Katowice Province Award for his entire oeuvre of compositions and for his teaching activity.

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