Another music festival featuring historical venues with interesting programming in a city where Copernicus was born is running from June 24 until August 30 this year in Toruń. Called “Europe &Toruń. Music & Architecture,” this will be the 18th edition of the Festival that presents a wide spectrum of music from the Baroque to contemporary…Continue Reading Music And Architecture In Toruń
Category: Festivals
Panufnik In Wrocław
Every summer, the “LEOPOLDINUM” Chamber Orchestra in Wrocław hosts the week-long LEO Festival. This year, the concert held on June 1 will feature the music of Panufnik in celebration of his centenary. Entitled “Mentor & Student,” the program will be performed by students from the Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław as well as performers…Continue Reading Panufnik In Wrocław
Polish Festivals Around The US
Polish Day in L.A. Saturday, June 14, 2014 from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm Linden Avenue between 1st Street & Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802 On June 14, Polish Day in L.A. will celebrate Polish culture with music, crafts, delicious treats, good beer, and fun during the 2nd Saturday Art Walk in Long Beach, CA….Continue Reading Polish Festivals Around The US
Festival Premieres In May
Many new works by Polish composers will receive their world premieres at festivals in Poland during the month of May. Below is a list of the premieres at prominent Festivals. Warsaw Music Encounters (May 10-17): Premiering soloists:Agata Szymczewska, Jarosław Bręk, Łukasz Długosz, Marek Bracha, Magdalena Bojanowicz, Leszek Lorent, Maciej Bogumił Nerkowski, Grzegorz Skrobiński Works premiered:…Continue Reading Festival Premieres In May
Mazurkas Of The World Celebrates Kolberg
Traditional Polish folk and dance music is a living form of Poland’s natural heritage which exerted a major influence on European and global culture. The Mazurkas of the World Festival collects and shares folk music traditions and it celebrated the 200th birthday of Oskar Kolberg, the father of Polish and European ethnomusicology. The festival took…Continue Reading Mazurkas Of The World Celebrates Kolberg
Gaude Mater Festival 2014
The Gaude Mater Festival in Częstochowa opened with a world premiere performance of Missa Corpus Christi by Łukasz Farcinkiewicz (b. 1981). Completed in 2011, Farcinkiewicz’s Missa is scored for soprano, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra. Solists Magdalena Rucińska and Maciej Nerkowski and the Cardinal Wyszyński University Choir were accompanied by the Orchestra Nova et vetera…Continue Reading Gaude Mater Festival 2014
Summer Concerts At Grochowskiej
The fourth edition of the Summer Concerts on Grochowskiej [Letnich Koncertów na Grochowskiej] Festival will run from May 10 – August 6, 2014 in Warsaw. As every year during this time, the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra invites audiences every Saturday and Sunday for intimate concerts in its hall at ul. Grochowskiej 272. All concerts are…Continue Reading Summer Concerts At Grochowskiej