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Between the 23^rd and 25^th of September, the 1st Festival of Elżbieta Chojnacka, dedicated to the outstanding Polish harpsichordist will take place in the Palace in Rybna. Admission to all events is free.

Participation in the festival is an invitation to enter the multi-colored and multi-stylistic sound world of the modern harpsichord accompanied by such instruments as soprano saxophone, accordion, cello and percussion. The festival events will include three concerts featuring works by Z. Krauze, T. Sikorski, A. Krzanowski, T. Kamieniak, T. Baird, M. Sawa, W. Glądys, S. Chojnowska, P. Grzelak, P. Stypułkowski, D. Strządała, Ł. Kurpas and I. Božičević.

There will be premieres of works by Leszek Kołodziejski and Roman Hyla.

All the concerts will be performed on a unique harpsichord built in 1982 for Elżbieta Chojnacka, an instrument inherited by A. Gajecka-Antosiewicz - the originator and artistic director of the Festival.

Thanks to the Polish Music Management, the audience of the Pomeranian Voivodeship will be able to admire the artistry of famous virtuosos - Aleksander Dębicz and Łukasz Kuropaczewski, who will perform in Człuchów, Kartuzy and Kościerzyna on September 22-24, 2022 as part of the series ‘With classics through Poland’.

The concerts will take place on the 22^nd of September at 18.00 at the Municipal Cultural Center in Człuchów, on the 23^rd of September at 19.00 at the Kartuzy Cultural Center and on the 24^th of September at 7.00 p.m. in the L. Szopiński Hall in Kościerzyna. The artists will present music from the Adela album: works by Isaac Albéniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Rodrigo Amaranth, Maurice Ravel, Domenico Scarlatti, Joaquín Rodrig arranged by Aleksander Dębicz and compositions by Dębicz himself.

The series of concerts ‘With classics through Poland’ is financed by the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, executed by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

Invitations information: https://nimit.pl/wydarzenia/ 

For the 41^st time, choirs from around the world will present themselves at the largest and most prestigious festival of Orthodox music in Poland. The International Festival of Orthodox Music ‘Hajnówka’ in Białystok will take place between the 21^st and 25^th of September, 2022. The Festival is held under the patronage of the Polish Composers' Union.

The festival is the first event in the world presenting Orthodox music from the beginning of Christianity to modern times, with particular emphasis on music created by Polish composers.

During the Festival, church music is performed by choirs regardless of nationality and religion - secular choirs, Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Greek Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Buddhists, and followers of Judaism. It has been taking place continuously since 1982. The inaugurating concert ‘Ukraine and Poland in Orthodox Church Music’ will be performed by the Częstochowa Philharmonic Choir ‘Collegium Cantorum’ conducted by Janusz Siadlak.

Every year Music.Design.Form Festival is a time full of exhibitions, workshops, discussions, light and sound installations, and above all, unusual, experimental and premiere concerts. This year's 5^th edition will take place between the 21^st and the 25^th of September, 2022 at the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin.

The theme of this year's edition will be ‘Harmony’.

During the inauguration of the Fesival, Jimek, a versatile and intriguing composer of the young generation, and Jacek Hałas, musician, singer and dancer inspired by traditional music, will present their vision of harmony.

Festival website: https://mdf.filharmonia.szczecin.pl/ 

On the 20^th of September 2022 at 17.00 Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC invites you to a meeting with Jerzy Artysz as part of the ‘Warsaw Autumn’ International Festival of Contemporary Music, dedicated to the new book Searching. Jerzy Artysz in an interview with Sylwia Wachowska and Aleksander Laskowski, which will be held at the publisher's seat in Warsaw - Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (Fredry 8 street). 

In the book, Professor Artysz recalls the reality of the conflagration of the war, the mother who always saw musician in him, times - not always gray - of the Polish People's Republic: music education, singing competitions and first roles in the Łódź Opera. It describes a mature artist – his parts in performances of the Grand Theater and the Warsaw Chamber Opera, and performance of songs. As the experiences gained in Italy and Spain were of great importance for the artistic development and pedagogical work of Jerzy Artysz, stories from the South could not be missing. The book also includes talks about teaching the next generations of singers. The interview shows an image of an artist and educator who does not rest on his laurels, but constantly looks for new paths and devotes himself to every challenge brought by fate with true passion.

Agata Kwiecińska will lead the meeting in which Dr. Daniel Cichy, the director of the Polish Music Edition and Dr. Mieczysław Kominek, the President of the Polish Composers' Union will also take part.

Polish Music Edition is the event's partner.

Admission free!

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