Festival of Polish Composers - Final Gala

29th Henryk Mikołaj Górecki Festival of Polish Composers in Bielsko-Biała - Voices of the City, Final Gala.

Bielsko-Biała holds the proud name of the Polish Capital of Culture this year. So it's time to recall the composers and artists associated with our city. Some names seem unknown, but it is during this concert that everything will be clarified. You will be surprised what Karol Szymanowski has to do with Bielsk, where the author of the famous hit “I kiss your hand, madame” came from and whether Felicia Kaszowska was not the first lady of the Polish vocal scene before Maria Koterbska. We will establish the line of organists of St. Nicholas Cathedral and stay for a while at the Metropolitan Opera. The soloists of this concert are artists associated with our city, representing different musical styles. They will be accompanied by the Silesian Philharmonic under the name of the patron of the Festival and conducted by his grandson. Thus, we will symbolically pass the baton of the Polish Capital of Culture to Katowice.

program:

Viktor Clariss Czajanek — Two religious works for choir and orchestra

The right axis

Ah, the Hour

Janusz Kohut - Song of thanksgiving Miriam from the oratorio The Way of Hope according to the Millennium Bible for voice, choir and orchestra

Karol Szymanowski — Mazurek op. 50 no. 12 in version for orchestra in opera. Kazimierz Wilkomirski

Giacomo Meyerber — Aria Urbana Noble Lords, Hail! from the opera Hugonots

Kasia Pietrzko — NORWID — Four pieces with orchestra

Ralph Erwin/Andrzej Włast — I kiss your hand, madame

Günter Oppenheimer/Mirosław Łebkowski — Throw a penny into the playing cabinet

Contractors:

Joanna Korpiela-Jatkowska — soprano

Renata Przemyk — vocals

Tomasz Lorek— baritone

Kasia Pietrzko Trio consisting of Kasia Pietrzko — piano, Andrzej Święs — double bass, Piotr Budniak — drums

Maciej Kądziela - saxophones

Maciej Leśniak - organ

Bielski Chamber Choir

Anna Ostrowska — choir preparation

Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Jan Stańczyk — conductor

The partners of the festival are the Silesian Voivodeship and the Polish Music Publishing House.

Co-organizer: ARS CAMERALIS — Institute of Culture of the Silesian Voivodeship

Polish Capitals of Culture is an initiative that aims to promote and support the cultural development of Polish cities. The program was initiated by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in 2024 as a response to the growing interest in the culture and art of various regions of Poland. The coordinator of the programme is the National Cultural Centre. The Patron of the Program is Totalizator Sportowy.