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Event date: 2024-06-03

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The 10^th Małopolska Academy of Talents is a unique event that will take place on June 28 - July 6, 2024 in Łąck, Małopolska, organized by the "Porta Musicae" Artistic Association. Thanks to the support of the Małopolska Voivodeship, the organizers have launched a scholarship programme for participation in this year's edition. Deadline for submitting applications is the 3^rd of June.

The Małopolska Academy of Talents offers music courses for young instrumentalists who want to expand their musical horizons and improve their skills under the supervision of famous teachers. Participants have the opportunity to work with them during individual lessons and joint concerts.

This year, the courses will be conducted by ten teachers: Jan Kalinowski (cello), Gajusz Kęska (piano), Bartłomiej Kominek (piano duets), Piotr Lato (clarinet), Oriana Masternak (violin), Maria Shetty (viola, orchestral studies), Wioletta Strączek (flute), Marek Szlezer (piano), Małgorzata Wasiucionek-Potera (violin), Marek Żebrowski (piano).

More information: https://kursymuzyczne.com/mat/ 

Event date: 2024-06-02

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the 2^nd of June 2024 as part of the "Accessible Culture" programme, the National Forum of Music invites you to "Children's Day without Barriers" - musical meetings addressed to children and young people with Down syndrome. Three meetings will be held at 10.00 (for children aged 5 to 8), 11.00 (for children aged 2 to 4) and 12.00 (for children aged 9 to 12). The musical foundation of the project is "Aurelia's Songs" by Mateusz Ryczek, which is a portrait of the composer's daughter born with trisomy 21.

Participants will be actively involved in the meeting. They will experience various situations and emotions together with the title character. They will be guided through multi-sensory activities through scenes from little Aurelka's everyday life. The audience will also have the opportunity to learn about wind instruments, the illustrative nature of music and the importance of onomatopoeic sounds.

The LutosAir Quintet will perform and the meeting will be led by Aurelka's mother, Sandra Ryczek.

To receive an invitation, please contact the project coordinator.

Additional information: https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/component/nfmcalendar/event/11440 

Event date: 2024-06-01

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the 1^st of June 2024 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., as well as on the 2^nd of June (at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.), Poznań Grand Theatre, on the occasion of Children's Day, invites the whole family to a chamber opera for children entitled "Blee" by Jerzy Fryderyk Wojciechowski to a text by Malina Prześluga, one of Poland's best-known playwrights.

A colourful band of insect singers will present a work that is at once moving, funny and an excellent introduction to the world of opera!

More: https://opera.poznan.pl/pl/bleee-2 

Event date: 2024-06-01

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On Children's Day, the National Forum of Music invites entire families to the magical world of sounds and melodies. On the 1^st of June, 2024, the audience will be treated to unforgettable experiences: concerts, workshops, games, a musical obstacle course, animation zones, a reading corner and places to relax.

The NFM foyer space will be filled with the sounds of live music; the proximity of musicians and instruments will allow you to take a closer look at them and discover the secrets of their playing. During a musical trip to the zoo with professional musicians, we will move to the world of exotic animals, but children will also have the opportunity to join in creating music together.

Event date: 2024-06-01

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Polish Society for Contemporary Music invites you to the closing concert of the “Don't be afraid to improvise!” workshop for students of the Henryk Wieniawski State Music School No. 5 in Warsaw. The concert, which will take place on the 1^st of June, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the School, will feature the workshop participants, as well as the hosts: double bassist Małgorzata Kołcz and composer and pianist Jarosław Siwiński. Admission is free!

For many years, Małgorzata Kołcz and Jarosław Siwiński, applying their original methods in education, have been promoting the idea of teaching improvisation to the youngest and working with children in various parts of Poland. Under their guidance, young artists learn alternatives to the overwhelming mass culture and open themselves to contemporary music.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/906460944567126