In 2020, we celebrate the centenary of the birth of John Paul II. The proMODERN vocal sextet will commemorate this anniversary with a series of 5 concerts in "Tribute to John Paul II". They will be held from 3 July to 16 October in temples related to the Holy Father's life and pastoral activity.
The first concert will take place on 3 July at 8.00 p.m. in the St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw's Old Town. This is a special place, lying on the "royal trail", which John Paul II traveled many times during pilgrimages to his homeland. In the Parish of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Kraków, where the second concert will take place on 17 July at 6.45 p.m., Karol Wojtyła lived in the years 1938-1944 as a student of the Jagiellonian University, a Solway worker and cleric. The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Krzeptówki was built as a voting offering for saving the Pope's life after the assassination attempt of 13 May 1981; the music of Polish composers will sound there on 18 July at 8.00 p.m. About the Basilica in Wadowice, John Paul II said: "With deep reverence I kiss the threshold of the house of God – the parish church of Wadowice, and the baptismal font in which I was joined to Christ and accepted into the community of His Church". proMODERN will perform there on 30 August at 1.00 p.m. The last concert will take place on 16 October at 6.00 p.m. in th Catholic Univrsity of Lublin Church, where John Paul II worked.
The concert programmes will consist of works that the Pope knew and those that were dedicated to him: Totus tuus by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Hail Holy Queen by Andrzej Koszewski, Song to the Virgin Mary by Andrzej Panufnik, Agnus Dei by Krzysztof Penderecki, O Vos Omnes by Paweł Łukaszewski, Miserere by Stanisław Szczyciński and Agnus Dei by Andrzej Borzym.
Admission to all concerts is free. It is necessary to cover the mouth and nose with a mask and keep a distance.
The concerts are co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund under the "Music" programmee run by the Institute of Music and Dance.