NOSPR/Florêncio/Kowalski/New Dawn/Silesian Guitar Autumn

When trumpets play triumphant fanfare in the third part of Ronald Miranda's symphonic poem Horizons (1992), we know that Christopher Columbus's caravels hit the American mainland. On board there are various emotions: excitement, curiosity, anxiety and, finally, delight - the sight that opened up to the crew.

When we hear the same trumpets in Dawn from the opera The Slave (1889) by Antônio Carlos Gomes, they symbolize something quite different. The sounds come from Guanabara Bay, where a Portuguese fleet appears, ready to stifle the uprising of the indigenous people. The orchestral prelude miraculously recreates the view of the sunrise over the Atlantic, but in the background does not fade the tragic story of the difficult love of a girl from the indigenous Tamoio people and the son of the plantation owner.

The overture Dawn in the Rainforest (1953) by Heitor Villi-Lobos allows other inhabitants of the region to sing. Echoes of traditional dances sound here, but the sounds of tropical birds come to the fore. In fact, the whole rainforest that comes to life sounds here, because, as the composer said, his music gives voice to trees, rivers, mountains, sea...

The guitar concert Ink Dark Moon (2018) says goodbye to Brazil, because the British Joby Talbot refers to the Montenegrin roots of the addressee of the song's dedication — Miloš Karadaglicia — but doesn't the Adagio from the second part have a lot to do with the intimate slow dawn, and the final Allegro vigoroso — with the fiesta?

Piotr Mika (“The Musical Movement”)

*Publisher Edições ABM

The concert takes place as part of the 20th Silesian International Guitar Autumn Festival together with the J.E. Jurkowski guitar competition.

More information and the full programme of the festival can be found on the website guitar.tychy.pl and on social media: Silesian Guitar Autumn/Silesian Guitar Autumn.

Due to the broadcast of the concert in Program II Polski, we kindly ask you to keep silence and not click between parts of the pieces. An important element of the event is the opportunity to focus and undisturbed reception of music, so we recommend children from 7 years old to participate in it. Thank you for understanding and taking care of your listening comfort together.

We also encourage you to check the program of educational events prepared with the youngest audience in mind: EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.

Morning Stop—A free workshop for children ages 4 to 6 whose parents or other caregivers are attending the symphony morning. Registration is valid, please send applications to the following address: warsztaty@nospr.org.pl

More concerts as part of the S3 symphonic concert series.

Performers: NOSPR; Mateusz Kowalski — guitar; Marcin Majchrowski (Program 2 of Polish Radio) — conducting

Program: Antônio Carlos Gomes — Alvorada from the opera Lo schiavo; Joby Talbot — Guitar concert Ink Dark Moon; Ronaldo Miranda — Horizontes*; Heitor Villa-Lobos — Alvorada on floresta tropical