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The Polish Composers' Union invites you to another concert from the "Musical Seasons – Autumn" cycle, organized by the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Composers' Union as an accompanying event of the "Warsaw Autumn" Festival. The concert will take place on Monday, 23 September 2019 at 4 p.m. in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph the Betrothed (52/54 Krakowskie Przedmieście).

The concert will feature four premieres: Sławomir Czarnecki – O crux benedicta (2015), Anna Ignatowicz-Glińska – Agnus Dei (2019), Paweł Łukaszewski – Gwiazd siewco i księżyców to words by Jan Lechoń (1989), and Pacierz za zmarłych to words by Artur Oppman (1988). The programme will also include works by such composers as: Romuald Twardowski – Chwalitie Imia Gospodnie (1990), Aldona Nawrocka – Agnus Dei (2002), Jerzy Bauer – Hymne des premieres Vepres de Saint Martin (1995), Jakub Szafrański – Tu es filius meus (2015), Miłosz Bembinow – Beatus servus (2008), Two loves I have to words by William Shakespeare from the cycle ShakeSpired (2015), Sławomir Zamuszko – Serce roście to words by Jan Kochanowski (1999, rev. 2004), Bartosz Kowalski – Where are you to the composer's words  (2012), Zbigniew Bagiński – Inventores rerum, nr 4. Dzwonów głosy to words by Jan Protasowicz (1992), Jerzy Bauer – Pieśń o żołnierzach z Westerplatte to words by Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (1968).

The concert will be performed by the VOCORE vocal ensemble composed of: Adrianna Żołnierczuk – soprano, Julia Gniazdowska – soprano, Apolonia Golachowska – alto, Katarzyna Karbownik – alto, Kacper Szemraj – tenor, artistic director, Filip Ejlak – tenor, Michał Malec – baritone, Michał Kijewski – bass.

Admission free!

The 10th anniversary edition of the International Sfogato Music & Arts Festival will be held betwwen 23 September and 5 December 2019 in Krakow. The Artistic Director of the event in Marta Polańska.

International Sfogato Music & Arts Festival is the only regular festival event in Krakow, for which the music and the creative personality of Frederic Chopin is the main inspiration. This symbolized the name of the event – Sfogato – the Italian word used for the first time by Frederic Chopin as a musical term to describe one epizode of his Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60. Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz interpreted sfogato epizode, definited by Chopin with an adjective dolce, as a moment that brings catharsis, ecstasy and purification. By using this parallel he referred to the function, which art, and music, served in ancient times. The aim of the festival is to present the multifaceted role of music and art in human life.

September 23, 2019 begins the 10th Jubilee International Sfogato Music and Arts Festival in Krakow. During this edition of the festival, we will celebrate many anniversaries, including the 170th anniversary of the death of Fryderyk Chopin, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Stanisław Moniuszko, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Clara Schumann, the 110th anniversary of the birth and the 50th anniversary of the death of Grażyna Bacewicz and the 50th birthday anniversary of Alexei Sultanov. The presence of Japanese artists is related to the 100th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Poland. The Opening Gala Concert, which will take place on 23 September at 7 p.m. at Villa Decius, will feature works by Frederic Chopin, Franz Schubert, Clara Schumann, Henryk Wieniawski, Stanisław Moniuszko, and Grażyna Bacewicz.

The festival programme will also includ  the Sfogato International Composers' Competition for the works for bell and signal, walk along the Krakow trail of Frederic Chopin and Stanisław Moniuszko, "Master and Student" concert, music workshops conducted by eminent pedagogues from Russia and Poland, and the conference under the slogan Psychology: Music–Art–Media, which will be chaired by prof. Helena Wrona-Polańska. Admission to all festival events is free!

The festival is held under the honorary patronage of: Marshal of the Lesser Poland Province Witold Kozłowski, Mayor of Krakow Jacek Majchrowski, Metropolitan of Krakow Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Krakow Dr Michael Groß.

Media patronage: Polish Miusic Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.sfogato.org, www.sfogatofestival.com

Next edition of the historic concerts "Music in the Temples" will take place on 23-25 Septembe 2019 in Częstochowa. This is a unique, mystical journey through time, accompanied by soothing sounds of sacred choral music.

The concerts will take place in three Churches in Częstochowa: St Joseph Church, St. Barbara and Andrew the Apostle Church and Church of Of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The programme will include pearls of Polish and European a cappella music – works by Juliusz Łuciuk, Paweł Łukaszewski and Romuald Twardowski. The concert will be performed by the Częstochowa Philharmonic Choir Collegium Cantorum conducted by maestro Janusz Siadlak. A short historical introduction will be provided by the head of the Częstochowa Documentation Center, Dr Juliusz Sętowski.

The project organized by the Institute of Art Development in cooperation with the Częstochowa Philharmonic was co-financed by the Częstochowa City Hall and the Polish History Museum in Warsaw.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://www.filharmonia.com.pl/ 

Zarząd Spółki Cavatina Holding ogłasza konkurs na dyrektora Filharmonii Bielskiej – pierwszego prywatnego obiektu tego typu w Polsce. Oferty można składać do 31 października 2019.

Do konkursu na kandydata na stanowisko dyrektora Filharmonii Bielskiej w Bielsku-Białej mogą przystąpić kandydaci spełniający następujące kryteria merytoryczne:

1. wykształcenie wyższe magisterskie,
2. co najmniej 5-letni udokumentowany staż pracy na stanowisku kierowniczym w instytucji działającej w sferze kultury, w szczególności związanej z muzyką lub 5-letnie udokumentowane doświadczenie w samodzielnym zarządzaniu, realizacji i rozliczaniu dużych projektów z dziedziny kultury związanych z muzyką,
3. doświadczenie w efektywnym pozyskiwaniu z różnych źródeł środków finansowych dla projektów kulturalnych,
4. umiejętności organizatorsko-menadżerskie,
5. znajomość specyfiki pracy w instytucji kultury, preferowane w instytucji artystycznej,
6. znajomość przepisów prawa dotyczących funkcjonowania instytucji kultury w szczególności muzycznych, a także zasad finansowych obowiązujących w tych instytucjach.

Oferty wraz z załącznikami oraz adresem zwrotnym, nr telefonu oraz adresem poczty elektronicznej należy przesyłać w zamkniętej kopercie z dopiskiem „Konkurs – Dyrektor Filharmonii Bielskiej” na adres: Cavatina Holding S.A. ul. Partyzantów 51, 43-300 Bielsko-Biała w terminie do 31 października 2019. Nadesłane oferty nie będą zwracane.

Szczegółowe informacje na temat rekrutacji wraz z listą wymaganych dokumentów: Plik PDF

On 23-24 September 2019, the Academy of Music in Łódź will host the International Symposium for Wind Instruments. The event dedictaed to the art of orchestral parts performance will feature lectures, presentations, master classes and public concerts with the participation of specialists from Germany and Poland.

The concerts will include transcriptions and original works written for tuba, natural horns, flugelhorns and piccolo trumpets. On the first evening, the artists will present baroque, classical and contemporary music for trumpet and horns, including Musica Festiva II for brass trio by contemporary composer from Łódź, Olga Hans. The second evening will be dominated by music for tuba and trombone, featuring compositions and arrangements by Øystein Baadsvik, Gary A. Buttery, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Launa Grøndahl, Stjepan Šulek and Erik Ewazen.

In addition, on Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the participants will have a chance to take part in public presentations and exhibitions of musical instruments and publications.

More information at: http://www.amuz.lodz.pl/pl/wydarzenia/miedzynarodowe-sympozjum-dla-instrumentow-detych