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On Good Friday, NOSPR invites you to its premises to the concert "Via crucis" on the 29^th of March at 7:30 p.m. with the participation of the Polish Radio Choir - Lusławice, Dorota Strączek, Jose Vidal, Maciej Cetnarski and pianist Tymoteusz Bies, conducted by Włodzimierz Siedlik.

The works of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki's My People, Jesus Christ, Dear Lord and the Cross of Christ from the series From Church Songs and Via Crucis - the most important sacred work of Franz Liszt will be presented by the artists. The deep drama and expressiveness of these works will reflect the special atmosphere of this day and the mystery of the Stations of the Cross.

The concert of the Polish Radio Choir was financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Cultural Promotion Fund as part of the "Music" programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.

More: https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/chor-polskiego-radia 

The 53^rd Polish Composers’ Union Musicological Conference devoted to "Non-absolute Music" will be held at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz on October 3–5, 2024. Individual presentations in the form of papers of up to 20 minutes, broader panels with the participation of at least 3 speakers of up to 60 minutes and short messages of up to 10 minutes are planned. The deadline for submitting applications is the 10^th of April, 2024.

The organizers propose to reflect on music that:

• is created as a result of inspiration from various sources, permeated by "fluids coming from many dimensions",
• causes resonance - "generates vibrations" among artists representing various art disciplines,
• requires the involvement of other media and modern technologies for full resonance,

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The 10th Student Scientific Conference "Ambiguity of Sound" organized by the Scientific and Artistic Circle of Composition and Music Theory operating at the Department of Composition, Conducting, Music Theory and Music Therapy at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, will be held in hybrid form on May 9-10, 2024, at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music and via Microsoft Teams online communication service. The theme of the 10^th anniversary edition of the event is "Universalism versus individuality of the artist." The deadline for submitting abstracts is the 31^st of March.

The goal of the Conference is to have an interdisciplinary discussion on the phenomenon of sound, as well as to share experience and innovative techniques used in music research.

The Conference is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, doctoral students and graduates of "music theory", "musicology" and other academic disciplines who are close to the theme of the Conference.

Rules and regulations: https://amuz.wroc.pl/x-studencka-konferencja-naukowa-wieloznacznosc-dzwieku-10097/?date=2024-05-09 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Willa Lentza in Poland, Villa la Padula in Italy and Escola Artística Do Conservatório De Música Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal) announce the 3^rd International Composition Competition SAX and VILLAS 2024. Its subject is the creation of new compositions for chamber ensembles with the participation of the saxophone. The competition is open to composers from all countries of the world under the age of 35. The deadline for submitting applications is the 31^st of March, 2024.

The competition aims to enrich chamber music literature and covers works for the following instrumental ensembles to choose from:

• Trio consisting of: two saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone in any configuration) and a piano
•    Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone to choose from) duo with piano
•    Chamber saxophone orchestra of 8 to 12 saxophones (e.g. Snino or soprano, SSAAATTTBBBs).

The duration of the composition is 10 to 12 minutes.