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The nineteenth volume of Polish Musicological Yearbook of 2021 is now available on the yearbook’s website under the bookmark WYDANE NUMERY / 2021. Papers will also be published at the Sciendo platform. Printed version is being prepared by the Polish Music Edition (PWM), to be obtained at the internet bookstore of PWM.

2021 Yearbook contains representative group of papers presented at the International Musicological Conference ‘National identities – European universality: Music and Musical Life in Central-Eastern Europe (1918–2018)’ organized on the occasion of 100^th anniversary of regaining independence by Poland.

The editorial team thank all the Authors, other Individuals and Institutions for substantive input, engagement and support expressed towards the Yearbook team.

The patron of the Polish Musicological Yearbook is Society of Authors’ ZAiKS

Delayed by the financing troubles we would like to finally present you with the next edition of the ‘Sound Chronicle of the Warsaw Autumn’. A set of the 2019 62^nd Warsaw Autumn Festival recordings is published first.

Despite tremendous endeavours we were not able to obtain satisfactory funds thus this year’s Chronicle differs from what we are used to. It consists of three audio CDs only and presents recordings of inaugural and final concerts as well as Youth Section of the Polish Composers’ Union concert:

CD No. 1
1 / Morten Ladehoff Organ improvisation / 2’46’’
2 / Bruno Mantovani Entrechoc / 13’57’’
3 / Zygmunt Krauze Piano Concerto no. 3 (Fragments of Memory) / 16’00’’
4 / Morten Ladehoff Organ improvisation / 4’02’’
5 / Magdalena Długosz On the Edge of Light / 24’33’’
6 / Morten Ladehoff Organ improvisation / 3’58’’
CD No. 2
1 / Bára Gísladóttir ÓS / 6’50’’
2 / Rebecca Saunders alba / 22’59’’
3 / Tadeusz Wielecki Anamnesis / 14’45’’
4 / Jonathan Harvey …towards a pure land / 17’56’’
CD No. 3
1 / Krzysztof Ratajski Agreements of the music table / 9’39’’
2 / Dominik Puk Τηλέμαχος (Tēlémachos) / 7’26’’
3 / Viacheslav Kyrylov Music of inequality / 6’15’’
4 / Paweł Siek NEOPLAST. COMP. (2nd FLOOR) / 16’41’’
5 / Michał Lazar blurred / 6’11’’

At the same time we launch online presentation of the ‘Sound Chronicle’ with the Festival’s chosen works. You may listen to excerpts of the 2019 Warsaw Autumn under the ‘Czytelnia/Posłuchaj” bookmark.

The project was subsidized by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the National Institute of Music and Dance programme ‘Muzyczny ślad‘ (Musical Trace).

1st Witold Friemann International Clarinet Competition is a new online project of the Life and Art Foundation made in collaboration with Thailand Clarinet Association. The deadline for submitting applications is 31 January 2022.

The main goal is to promote clarinet music by a forgotten Polish composer Witold Friemann (1889-1977), whose excellent works enriched clarinet literature and are worth to promote worldwide. Characteristic style of his pieces comprising unique elements of Polish music will contribute to developing participants' taste as well as technical skills. The majority of clarinet pieces were dedicated to the splendid Polish clarinetist Ludwik Kurkiewicz (1906-1998), a promoter of Friemann’s music.

1st Witold Friemann International Clarinet Competition will be divided into 3 categories: senior (born after 1 January 1989), junior (born after 1 January 2003), and children (born after 1 January 2007). Each participant will receive a free membership of the International Clarinet Association until 31 December 2022.

The jury is composed of renowned clarinetists: Matthias Müller (Switzerland), Eddy Vanoosthuyse (Belgium), Barbara Borowicz (Poland), Robert Stefański (Poland), Rachel Yoder (USA), Kristine Dizon (USA), Nattapon Banjatammanon (Thailand), Chaiphat Tripipitsiriwat (Thailand), Pimnatthika Angkanajerathiti (Thailand).

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information: www.en.lifeandart.eu/wficc/ 

The Institute of Chamber Music of the Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź invites music ensembles to participate in the oldest Polish chamber music competition – the 21st Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition. Auditions will be held on 4-9 April 2022. Applications should be sent by 31 January 2022.

The competition history is over 60 years old. In 1995, it was named after Kiejstut Bacewicz – its initiator, outstanding chamber pianist, teacher, composer, long-time former Rector of the Conservatory of Music in Lodz. Until the fifteenth edition, the competition was an inter-university event for students of Polish and foreign music academies. Since 2007, it has been dedicated to all chamber ensembles that meet the requirements of the regulations – the average age of all members of the ensemble may not exceed 30 on the day of the competition.

The auditions will be held from 4 to 9 April 2022 in the Chamber Hall of the Academy of Music in Łódź. The winners' concert will take place in the Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Łódź. The competition may be open to the public depending on the pandemic situation in the country. Applications with all the required files should be completed by 31 January 2022.

The 1st round of the Competition will take place in two categories:
• category A – vocal piano duo, instrumental duo (with piano), piano duo
• category B – piano trio, piano quartet, piano quintet.

The best ensembles in each category will be qualified for the second stage auditions, in which they will be classified jointly. The jury includes renowned artist: Urszula Kryger, Michał Drewnowski, Paweł Mazurkiewicz, Pierluigi Destro.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Rules, regulations and more information: https://www.amuz.lodz.pl/en/aktualnosci/2021/155999-the-21st-kiejstut-bacewicz-international-chamber-music-competition-in-lodz