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I Festiwal Muzyki Organowej i Kameralnej w Sanoku

SanokW dniach 16-18 października 2020 gościliśmy w Sanoku znamienitych gości za sprawą I Festiwalu Muzyki Organowej i Kameralnej, którego pomysłodawcą jest Łukasz Kot, prezes Stowarzyszenia Pro Artis. Przez trzy dni mogliśmy słuchać i oglądać koncerty na żywo – w Parafii NSPJ w Sanoku oraz za pomocą transmisji online (niedzielny koncert transmitowało Radio Fara).

Udział w Festiwalu wzięli: dyrektor artystyczny przedsięwzięcia – dr hab. Piotr Rojek, prof. Akademii Muzycznej im. Karola Lipińskiego we Wrocławiu (organy), pochodząca z Sanoka – dr hab. Agata Kielar-Długosz (flet) wraz z mężem, również flecistą – prof. dr. Łukaszem Długoszem, ponadto usłyszeliśmy prof. dr. hab. Romana Peruckiego (organy) i dr. hab. Jana Botora (organy). Artyści zaprezentowali różnorodny i bogaty repertuar, sięgając do utworów wybitnych kompozytorów, jak i wykonując własne improwizacje.

Wszyscy wykonawcy zaprezentowali niezwykle wysoki poziom artystyczny, co doceniła także publiczność, która każdy występ nagrodziła gromkimi brawami. Artyści natomiast wyrazili uznanie dla dyrektorów Festiwalu za wzorową organizację i przygotowanie eventu.

Burmistrz Miasta Sanoka Tomasz Matuszewski oraz Marszałek Województwa Podkarpackiego Władysław Ortyl, w listach przygotowanych na tę okazję, jednogłośnie stwierdzili, że Festiwal będzie ważnym wydarzeniem kulturalnym, które rozsławi miasto i stanie się ważnym ośrodkiem muzyki organowej i kameralnej na mapie Polski.

Patronat medialny nad Festiwalem objęło Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej POLMIC.

Dyrektor artystyczny prof. Piotr Rojek

Dyrektor organizacyjny mgr Łukasz Kot

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V Krakowski Festiwal Akordeonowy: na granicy czerwonej strefy

KFAJeden z pierwszych jesiennych, ciepłych wieczorów, na Rynku słychać gwar rozmów, które toczą się w okolicznych lokalach. Schodzimy w dół do Piwnicy pod Barnami i z Pracowni dobiega nas przyjemna lekka nuta nowoorleańskich standardów, rozpoznawalne melodie w niecodziennej aranżacji, grane na akordeonie. Mijamy bar i wchodzimy do sali wypełnionej (wg możliwych standardów bezpieczeństwa) po brzegi słuchaczami. Ze sceny bije pogodna atmosfera radosnej improwizacji jazzowej. Agata Kuliś magnetyzuje swoją osobowością, angażuje widzów do wspólnego muzykowania, a Konrad Ligas groove’uje na akordeonie. Na chwilę zapominamy o pandemii, ograniczeniach i niesieni lekką, wpadającą w ucho muzyką znów czujemy się jak w typowej, krakowskiej Piwnicy.

Koncert Muzyki Jazzowej, który odbył się 9 października w Piwnicy Pod Baranami, był tylko jednym z wielu wydarzeń, które stanowiły 5. Krakowski Festiwal Akordeonowy organizowany przez Fundację Art Forum przy współudziale Akademii Muzycznej w Krakowie. Mimo trudności i ograniczeń związanych z wyjątkową sytuacją, w jakiej znajdujemy się od kilku miesięcy, organizatorzy zaproponowali niezwykle bogaty i różnorodny program, w którym znalazło się: 11 koncertów głównie muzyki poważnej, ale także koncert do filmu niemego, w tym 21 prawykonań, 6 warsztatów, spektakl teatru instrumentalnego, konkurs filmowy i wystawa designu – wszystkie wydarzenia odbyły się na żywo!

O popularności festiwalu świadczy bardzo wysoka frekwencja widzów i warsztatowiczów, a także zainteresowanie mediów lokalnych i ogólnopolskich. W całym festiwalu, który trwał od 4 do 11 października, wzięło udział aż 65 artystów, w tym Kroke z Jerzym Bawołem, Maciej Frąckiewicz, Martynas Levickis, Olga Szwajgier i Magdalena Kulig.

Wydarzenie zostało objęte patronatem medialnym Polskiego Centrum Informacji Muzycznej POLMIC.

Małgorzata Raczkowska

Klipy z każdego dnia festiwalowego produkcji Chillology są dostępne na kanale YouTube Krakowskiego Festiwalu Akordeonowego. Reportaże fotograficzne – na stronie https://krakowskifestiwalakordeonowy.pl/v-krakowski-festiwal-akordeonowy-2020-2/ 

Opole |Three Centuries of Music

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"Three Centuries of Music" is a unique symphonic concert of the Józef Elsner Opole Philharmonic, which will take place on 23 October 2020 at 7.00 p.m. We will hear Beethoven' music juxtaposed with 20th and 21st century works.

The concert will begin with the Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 by Ludwig van Beethoven, inspired by the fate of the legendary Roman leader Coriolan. Two contrasting melodic lines in the piece – warlike and lyrical – reflect the character's psychological conflict.

Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, Op. 49 by Mikołaj Górecki, son of the famous Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, was composed especially for Roman Widaszek, who will perform as a soloist during the concert. Arthur Honegger's Symphony No. 2 was written during World War II and reflects this difficult and painful chapter in the history of mankind. The piece ends with a spark of hope brought by a trumpet solo to the accompaniment of strings. The Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Warcisław Kunc.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://filharmonia.opole.pl/ 

Bydgoszcz | [sound]Spectrum 2020

SOundSpectrumThe next [sound] Spectrum International New Music Symposium, organised by the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, will take place on 22-23 October 2020. The programme includes lectures, workshops and a composers' panel. All scheduled events can be followed on the Facebook profile and YouTube channel.

[sound] Spectrum is a symposium devoted to broadly understood contemporary music, the aim of which is to present its vast context. The event is part of the RID Regional Initiative of Excellence project, run by the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.

World-famous composers Hanna Kulenty and Aleksander Nowak will give lectures about their cretive process and latest compositions. Workshops with violist and composer Rafał Zalech will take place at the Academy of Music. Zalech will present its own hybrid instrument, which reads the finger positions of a musician playing a string instrument in 5000 points (2.5 octaves with a latency below 5ms) while maintaining all sonic qualities and playing comfort.

This year's [sound] Spectrum will be crowned with a panel discussion attended by Hanna Kulenty, Aleksander Nowak, Rafał Zapała, Sławek Wojciechowski, Wojtek Błażejczyk, Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Mikołaj Pałosz, Adam Kośmieja and Anna Kwiatkowska. The discussion will be moderated by Ewa Szczecińska (Polish Radio Channel 2). In addition, we will watch a recording of the September concert "Sci-fi / retro" from the Rozmaitości Theatre in Warsaw, presenting works for piano trio and film screenings with live music devoted to fantasies about other planets made over a hundred years ago.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Full programme is available at: https://openmusicreview.art/wydarzenia/soundspectrum-2020/ 

Rumia | 32nd Stanisław Ormiński International Festival of Religious Music

PFBThe 32nd Stanisław Ormiński International Festival of Religious Music will take place on 22-24 October 2020 at the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians in Rumia, presenting organ and choral music.

The festival was inspired by the work of a composer, humanist and youth educator, Salesian Father Stanisław Ormińskim, who worked in Rumia for over 26 years. It is a platform for the exchange of experiences between performers of choral music, as well as for promotion of music by Polish composers, especially among foreign performers. The Festival features three competitions: Organ Music Competition – for young organists up to 27 years of age, Choir Ensemble Competition – in three categories, and Competition for the best performance of a religious song in Kashubian. 

As part of the this year's edition, the Symphony Orchestra of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic under the direction of Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, flautist Łukasz Długosz and organist Roman Perucki, artistic director of the project, will present Piotr Moss' According to Memling – a concert for flute, organ and orchestra commissioned by the Polish Baltic Philharmonic. The work was inspired by one of the most famous works of art in Pomerania, i.e. The Last Judgment by Hans Memling.

More information at: http://festiwalrumia.pl/ 

"Young Arts Kids" – a new platform for music education connects students and instrument teachers

YAKidsAgata Szymczewska, Łukasz Błaszczyk, Katarzyna Budnik and many other famous performers and educators have joined the Young Arts Kids project. It is a new educational platform implemented under the "Culture on the Web" programme, which give students the opportunity to work remotely on their instrument playing skills with selected teachers from all over Poland.

These days, distance learning is a requirement that brings with it as many challenges as opportunities. Young Arts Kids is a place for virtual meetings of students and instrument teachers. The mission of the project is to facilitate access to music education for all who want to develop their skills under the supervision of famous teachers. "Based on the experience of music school principals, teachers, students and their parents, we have prepared an online tool that will allow students to continue the education process regardless of the situation" - says Bartłomiej Tełewiak, violinist and founder of Young Arts Kids. The Young Arts Foundation, the organizer of the Young Arts Festival in Krosno and international master classes, is responsible for the implementation of the entire project.

The partners of the project are the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the National Centre for Culture and the Centre for Artistic Education.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The Young Arts Kids platform is available at: www.yakids.pl 

Final concert of the workshops "Don't be afraid to improvise!" online

NBIThe Polish Society for Contemporary Music and Art Deco Group Music Agency invite you on 24 October 2020 at 11.30 a.m. and 13.30 p.m. to the online broadcast of the last – eighth concert summarizing the online workshops for young musicians "Don't be afraid to improvise!".

The workshops are free of charge and are intended for children learning to sing or play any instruments at music schools or institutions that conduct music classes. During the workshops, children learn about contemporary music and methods of improvisation and they take part in exercises and games that will help them absorb the knowledge more easily. In this project, it is very important to make music together and collaborate in a group, so children participate in classes with their instruments and actively improvise under the guidance of the teachers. This time, we will hear the results of classes conducted by singer and songwriter Iza Kowalewska and multi-instrumentalist and composer Helena Matuszewska.

During the upcoming concert, which will be broadcast live from the Warsaw Quality Studio in cooperation with Rec Audio, everyone will meet live for the first time and make music together.

Co-financed by the National Centre for Culture as part of the "Culture on the Web" programme.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The concert will be available online at: www.artdecogroup.eu and www.facebook.com/adgagencja 

Gdańsk | 9th NEO ARTE Synthesizer of Arts

NeoarteNEO ARTE Synthesizer of Arts is an international festival presenting the most interesting trends in contemporary music and art. It works as a platform connecting artists from various cultural backgrounds and realms of art. The organiser of the Fstival, which will take place on 22-25 October 2020 in Gdańsk, is NeoQuartet ensemble based in Tri-city.

The audience of the 9th edition of NeoArte Synthesizer of Arts Festival will have an opportunity to take part in 10 concerts, 2 art installations and several art performances – all this in just four days. Students of composition will have a chance to take part in composing workshops held by Hanna Kulenty – this-year festival’s Patron and Composer-in-Residence. Each concert is planned as a multidisciplinary spectacle where audience is an active component of artistic process.

During an inauguration of the festival NeoQuartet will present one-hour multimedia spectacle devoted to renowned Polish composer – Hanna Kulenty. Next day, the festival will host Ensemble Mosaik from Berlin – one of the finest contemporary music chamber ensembles in the world and also Swiss duo reConvert presenting an interactive music installation created in collaboration with composer – Fabrizio di Salvo. Third day of NeoArte Synthesizer of Art Festival will include: afternoon concert, art performance, workshops inspired by oeuvres of Alvin Lucier and finally an evening Concert of Premieres with world premieres of compositions written for NeoQuartet by composers from Japan, Russia, and Poland. The last day of the festival will traditionally be a scene of music marathon with an excellent lineup of chamber music ensembles specializing in performance of new music. The ASP foyer in Gdańsk will host: Hashtag Ensemble (Poland), Śniedź Duo (Poland), reConvert (Switzerland), Cikada Ensemble (Norway), Liebchen-Kwiatkowska-Pałosz Trio (Poland) and NeoQuartet in multimedia performance with Gdańsk artist – Piotr Wyrzykowski.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Full programme is available at: www.neoarte.pl 

Gdańsk | "Tuesdays on the Wave"

Opera Bałtycka

The Baltic Opera in Gdańsk invites you on 20 October 2020 at 7.00 p.m. to the inauguration of the "Tuesdays on the wave" concert series.

"Tuesdays on the wave" is a series of three meetings with Polish music culture of the interwar period. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Poland’s Wedding to the Sea, selected artists of the Baltic Opera will present contemporary interpretations of chamber works by Karol Szymanowski, Ludomir Różycki and Grażyna Bacewicz.

In October, November and December, we invite you to chamber concerts in the foyer of the Baltic Opera. It is a space that differs from the stage by blurring the line between performers and the audience. The heritage of Polish composers has left an impact on opera culture around the world. "Tuesdays on the wave" is an attempt to popularize both the output of the interwar period and the skills of artists who undertake its contemporary interpretations.

The "Tuesdays on the Wave" series was co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the "Music" programme carried out by the Institute of Music and Dance.

Information on tickets at: https://operabaltycka.pl/pl