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VeloBank appreciates young artists. Call for applications to the 2nd edition of VeloTalent

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Talented, adult creators who are under 35 years of age can apply for financial grants and expert training to enable career development. Those interested in taking part in VeloTalent have time to submit applications until the 26^th of April, 2024.

After the success of the pilot version of the VeloTalent programme, which resulted in the release of a classical music album "Portraits of Nature" by Aleksandra Świgut, the next edition will also focus on culture, but in a broader sense, not limited to music. The bank invites to participate in VeloTalent young artists who have impressive successes in their portfolio, actively promote their talent to a wide audience, but need support in the form of patronage, which will be a springboard for further, spectacular development. In this way, the bank implements the social dimension of ESG and emphasizes how important its philosophy is to appreciate and distinguish those who try harder.

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More information: https://www.velobank.pl/velotalent

Warsaw | "Tell me a fairy tale": recruitment of Warsaw pre-school and school groups has now begun

Opowiedz 24 Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The Polish Society for Contemporary Music, celebrating its centenary in 2024, will continue its educational programme "Creative Warsaw" thanks to the co-financing of the City of Warsaw. One of its links is the "Tell me a fairy tale" improvisation workshops for children. The recruitment of Warsaw pre-school and school groups (grades 0-3 of primary schools) to take part in these free workshops, which will run from April to November, has begun.

Applications via form: https://forms.gle/n7FCGPJEJWU5cYLR7

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Award of the Polish Composers' Union for merits in the field of music education 2024

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The Presidium of the Main Board of the Polish Composers' Union, at its meeting on the 27^th of March, 2024, awarded the Polish Composers' Union Award (ninth in history) for merits in the field of music education.

It was awarded to: Marlena Wieczorek and the Meakultura Foundation - for creativity and consistency in activities for music education, including original projects implemented as part of the "Save the Music" social campaign, and in particular for the book Music for Thinkers published in 2023. A guide to musical stereotypes.

The award ceremony is planned during the 67^th International Festival of Contemporary Music "Warsaw Autumn".

Premiere of “TIKTIN” album

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The TIKTIN album, which will be released on the 22^nd of March, 2024 by Orphée Classics, contains music by Mieczysław Wajnberg, Andrzej Panufnik and Johann Sebastian Bach performed by violinist Maria Sławek, Lutosławski Quartet and double bass player Tomasz Januchta.

Works were recorded during a concert in the Great Synagogue in Tykocin - one of the most important monuments of Jewish culture in Poland.

“This album would not exist if it were not for several dozen people who decided to support the realization of my dream through an online fundraising campaign. I am very grateful to them for this. Thanks to them, the sounds recorded at that time can reach a wider audience," says Maria Sławek, violinist and originator of the "TIKTIN" project.

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Poznań | „Wydawało się jasne" Artura Kroschela – prawykonanie

Kameralna Orkiestra Smyczkowa Akademii Muzycznej im. I.J. Paderewskiego w Poznaniu pod batutą Olgi Polowczyk 22 marca 2024 o godz. 19:00 w Auli Nova Akademii prawykona utwór Wydawało się jasne dr. hab. Artura Kroschela, prof. AM, Kierownika Katedry Kompozycji.

Kameralna Orkiestra Smyczkowa, którą tworzą studenci Katedry Instrumentów Smyczkowych, Harfy i Gitary, to zespół działający od 2014 roku. Od roku akademickiego 2018/2019 kierownictwo artystyczne zespołu sprawuje Marcin Suszycki, znakomity skrzypek - solista i kameralista, koncertmistrz Orkiestry Filharmonii Poznańskiej i pedagog Akademii. W roli solisty wystąpi pianista Michał Francuz— zastępca kierownika Katedry Kameralistyki Fortepianowej.

Muzycy wykonają również Koncert fortepianowy A-dur Wolfganga Amadeusa Mozarta, Tańce rumuńskie i Divertimento Béli Bartóka.

Informacja o biletach: https://amuz.edu.pl/event/koncert-kameralnej-orkiestry-smyczkowej-22-03-2024/

Cracow | Lee Reynolds and Charlie Lovell-Jones - „Stars with Sinfonietta""

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

British conductor Lee Reynolds will lead Sinfonietta Cracovia in a concert in the series "Stars with Sinfonietta", on the 21^st of March 2024 at 7.30 p.m. in the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall in Cracow, presenting a lively and at the same time classically elegant programme.

British artist, violinist Charlie Lovell-Jones, will perform as a soloist.
Works by four composers: Grażyna Bacewicz, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Jean Sibelius and Josep Suk will create a mosaic of romantic and neo-classical forms, providing an excellent space to showcase the virtuosity of the artists: both the string orchestra and the soloist. The latter role will be played by the talented Welshman, who will be heard, among others, in the famous Lark Ascending, a work filled with blissful delight in nature, inspired by the poetry of George Meredith.

The evening's programme also includes Josep Suk's delightful Serenade and one of the most important works by Grażyna Bacewicz - Concerto for string orchestra

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Ticket information: https://www.sinfonietta.pl/koncerty/lee-reynolds-williams-bacewicz-sibelius-i-suk

Warsaw | 'Conductor-in-Residence': passion concert of Sinfonia Varsovia

The annual passion concert of Sinfonia Varsovia in the Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories in Kamionek will take place in 2024 on the 21^st of March at 7.30 p.m. as part of the "Conductor-in-Residence" programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. The orchestra will be led by flutist and conductor Daniel Mieczkowski. Admission to the concert is free!

The artists will perform the original version for orchestra of Joseph Haydn's Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross) and Krzysztof Penderecki's Sinfonietta No. 2 for clarinet and strings. Clarinetist Radosław Soroka will perform as a soloist.

Sinfonietta No. 2 was premiered 20 years ago (in 1994) by Paul Meyer and Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by the composer. The combination of the clarinet and strings highlights the wind instrument part, but at the same time the composer made sure that it remained primus inter pares.

More information: www.sinfoniavarsovia.org

Warsaw | Premiere performance of St Mathew Passion by Krzysztof Kusiel-Moroz

On the 16^th of March, 2024 at 5.00 p.m. in the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Warsaw and on Palm Sunday, March 24, at 7.15 p.m., in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Warsaw-Płudy in 21 Classiców Street, the premiere of St. Matthew Passion by Prof. Krzysztof Kusiel-Moroz, prepared by Grammy winner, Jerzy Cembrzyński. There will be performances by outstanding soloists, the AVE choir and musicians of the Warsaw Philharmonic. Free entrance!

The first version of the piece was created over two decades ago as a piece for a children's choir and organ, performed during the liturgy. On the occasion of the 85^th anniversary of the AVE choir, Passion will be premiered in a new version: as a concert composition arranged for choir, soloists and instrumental ensemble.

Booking of free tickets is required: https://fundacjaave.pl/pl/

Polish Music Scene season 2024/25 - call for applications is now open!

The National Institute of Music and Dance, in cooperation with the Warsaw Philharmonic, opens a call for applications for the next edition of the "Polish Music Scene" programme.

It is intended for Polish performing artists, and its main goal is to promote Polish works, especially works less known today and less frequently performed. The deadline for submitting applications is the 12^th of April, 2024.

The application (in the form of a signed scan and in an editable version) should be sent only in electronic form to the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a link to the place where the required audio-video material is located.

Rules and regulations: https://nimit.pl/aktualnosci/scena-muzyki-polskiej-startuje-nabor-wnioskow-na-sezon-artystyczny-2024-25/