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"Antiphona" by Adam Bałdych - premiere

kNew composition by Adam Bałdych will be premiered by New Music Orchestra, Syrian vocalist Dima Orsho and the composer himself under the baton of Szymon Bywalec on December 18, 2016 at the Concert Hall of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice.

Apart from the new work Antiphona - 5 Syrian Psalms, composed for voice, violin and chamber orchestra, the artists will perform Midday Prayers (Tagesgebete) from "Life Without Christmas" by Gija Kanczeli and Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her BWV 769a by Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. by Sz. Bywalec).

The concert is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage ("Composing Commissions" programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance).

More information: www.nospr.org.pl

Christmas Concert at Grochowska Street

kSinfonia Varsovia Orchestra and Chamber Choir Varsoviae Regii Cantores will perform a Christmas concert on December 16, 2016.

The programme includes compositions related to Christmas, Advent songs and carols (Niño Dios d'amor herido by Francisco Guerrero, Alleluja chwalmy Pana by Romuald Twardowski, Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 No. 8 by Arcangelo Corelli, Concerto for 2 oboes in C major, Op. 9 No. 9 by Tomaso Albinioni and other works). The solo parts will be interpreted by harpist Zuzanna Elster and oboists Arkadiusz Krupa and Adam Szlęzak.

Admission free.

More information: www.sinfoniavarsovia.org

The Accordion Art of Music at the Turn of the 20th- and 21st- Century

aAcademy of Music in Łódź will host the international scholarly-artistic conference The Accordion Art of Music at the Turn of the 20th- and 21st- Century between December 12 and 16, 2016.

The line-up includes concerts, lectures, masterclasses and recording sessions, which will be attended by professors and students of the music academies from Łódź, Bratislava, Ljubljana and Turku. The classes and lectures will be led by such artsits as Prof. Rajmund Kákoni, Milan Osadský, PhD (Slovakia), Prof. Mikko Luoma (Finland), Prof. Borut Zagoranski (Slovenia), Prof. Bogdan Dowlasz (Poland), Prof. Zbigniew Ignaczewski (Poland) and Leszek Kołodziejski, PhD (Poland).

The conference will be inaugurated with an opening concert featuring compositions for accordion solo written by Mikołaj Majkusiak, Andrzej Krzanowski, Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski, and others.

The event is held within interinstitutional teaching staff mobility of Erasmus+ Programme.

Admission free.

More information: programme

Prof. Mieczysław Tomaszewski celebrates his 95th birthday

tA special meeting marking Prof. Mieczysław Tomaszewski's 95th birthday will be held on December 12, 2016 at 5.00 pm at Kinoteka Cinema in Warsaw.

Professor Tomaszewski is a Polish musicologist and editor of numerous series. He has held research and published writings on ontology, analysis and interpretation of the musical work, the relationship between lyrics and music, theory and history of song, and Fryderyk Chopin.

The meeting, organized by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, includes the presentation of a 30-minute documentary on Prof. Tomaszewski (produced by the Chopin Institute) and his new publication entitled Chopin 2. Grasping the Ungraspable.

Admission free (booking free tickets required: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

2nd International Józef Świder Music Festival

s 2016 edition of the International Józef Świder Music Festival will be held on December 7-11 in the Cieszyn Silesia region.

The festival, initiated by "Harmonia" Representative Choir of the University of Silesia, is aimed at presenting and promoting music by Józef Świder - one of the composers who lived and worked in Cieszyn Silesia.

The line-up includes concerts, international conference (December 7), workshops and seminars for conductors (December 8-9) and International Józef Świder Choir Competition (December 9-10). The festival events will be held both on the Polish and Czech side of the Olza river.

More information: www.festiwalswider.us.edu.pl

5th Days of Music: Mieczysław Karłowicz

k 2016 edition of the Days of Music will be held on December 11-17, 2016 at the Academy of Music in Krakow.

The major figure of the event will be Mieczysław Karłowicz whose 140th birthday anniversary is being celebrated this year. The programme includes recitals, symphonic and chamber concerts featuring music by Karłowicz and other composers of his time, as well as international conference and photography exhibitions presenting the Tatra Mountains (photos by Mieczysław Karłowicz taken at the beginning of the 20th century and the views photographed recently by Krzysztof Wojnarowski).

Detailed programme: www.dnimuzyki.art.pl

"Songs to One’s Own Lyrics" by Klaudia Pasternak - premiere

pPremiere performance of Songs to One’s Own Lyrics by Klaudia Pasternak will be held on December 10, 2016 at Bielany Chamber Hall in Warsaw.

Klaudia Pasternak belongs to the generation of young composers. Her new song cycle for soprano, mezzosoprano, baritone and string orchestra, commissioned by the Jan Kiepura Mazovia Music Theatre in Warsaw, stylistically differs from her usual approach to composing new music. The work will be performed by Magdalena Krysztoforska-Beucher (soprano), Magdalena Wachowska (mezzosoprano), Jakub Gąska (tenor), Marcin Bronikowski (baritone)and String Orchestra of the Mazovia Music Theatre under the direction of the composer herself.

The concert is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage ("Composing Commissions" programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance).

Tickets available on-line at: www.ebilet.pl

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Sound Republic - Andriessen Archipelago

k 10th edition of the "Purchase of New and Waste Sounds - Sound Republic", which includes workshops and a concert performed by the Mud Cavaliers and the workshops participants, will be held between December 10 and 20, 2016 in Warsaw.

The project is organized by the Polish Society for Contemporary Music and meant to prepare its participants for performing a composition designed in a form similar to De Staat by Louis Andriessen. During 5 open workshops, the participants will work under the guidance of members of the Mud Cavaliers and learn to work collectively on the piece, engage in effective teamwork, and get acquainted with various aspects of contemporary music.

The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, City of Warsaw and Society of Authors and Composers ZAiKS.

Admission free.

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Read more: Sound Republic - Andriessen Archipelago

"Personaggi: Euridice" by Andrzej Kwieciński - premiere

kPremiere performance of Personaggi: Euridice by Andrzej Kwieciński will be held on December 11, 2016 at Nowy Teatr in Warsaw.

"The starting point for writing this work was the myth of Orpheus and Euridice, however I focused on its "unsaid" part. The idea came mainly from my love of music of the early Baroque" - says the composer. The libretto was based on Georgics by Virgil and Metamorphoses by Ovid. Kwieciński, joined by French writer and theatre director Nathalie Gendrot, decided to give the choir a new role of impersonating the "absent" Euridice, instead of using its traditional, dramatic function (chorus commenting on the action).

The work will be premiered by Polish Radio Choir and Polish Radio Orchestra under the baton of Szymon Bywalec.

The concert is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage ("Composing Commissions" programme implemented by the Institute of Music and Dance).

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