The 27th edition of the International Festival of Sacred Music, Gaude Mater will be held from April 30 – May 7 in Częstochowa. Festival programs range from traditional Gregorian liturgies to Feliks Nowowiejski’s Missa pro pace. This year’s Festival also celebrates the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the iconic portrait of Our Lady of Częstochowa. Associated with Częstochowa for over a quarter of a century, this Festival will also feature concerts in Bydgoszcz, Toruń, and other cities in central Poland. The 13th International Competition for Composers “Musica Sacra Nova” is taking place concurrently with the Festival and the winning compositions will be awarded prizes at the May 3 concert of the Camerata Silesia, a vocal ensemble of the City of Katowice.
April 30 – May 7, 2017
27th International Festival of Sacred Music, Gaude Mater
Various venues in Poland
Tickets & Info: gaudemater.pl
[Source: polmic.pl]