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Prof. Leon Markiewicz, a long-time member of the Musicologists' Section of the Polish Composers' Union (since 1964), passed away on the 4^th of February at the age of 95. The funeral ceremony will take place on Saturday, 10^th of February, at 12:00 p.m. in the Cemetery Chapel in the Francuska Street in Katowice.

Leon Markiewicz was associated with the State Higher School of Music in Katowice (then the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music) since 1955. He held the following positions at the academy: in 1968-70 - head of the Department of Music Theory, in 1972-76 - head of the Department of Problems of Music Education, as well as pro-rector in 1975 and rector in 1979-81. In 1981-04 he was head of the Department of Music Education. Also associated with the Higher School of Pedagogy in Częstochowa, in 1978-91 he was head of the Department of Music Education, and from 1985 - director of the Institute of Artistic Education.

In 1966-76 he served as Vice-Chairman of the SPAM Main Board. From 1975, he was also vice-chairman of the General Board of the Music Education Association (Polish section of ISME). For many years he was a member and then an expert on music theory at the Council for Higher Artistic Education.
He was honored for his activities with many awards and decorations. He received, among others: Gold Badge of SPAM (1970); Award of the Minister of Culture and Art, second degree (1975, 1982), first degree (1980, 1988); Gold Badge of the Polish Section of ISME (1979); Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1979); Team Award of the Prime Minister (1985); Team Award of the Minister of Culture and Art, first degree (1987); Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1997).

May he rest in peace!

Requiescat in Pace.

Ceremonia pogrzebowa odbędzie się w sobotę, 10 lutego, o godz. 12.00 w Kaplicy Cmentarnej przy ul. Francuskiej w Katowicach.

Szanowni Państwo,

Narodowy Związek Kompozytorów Ukrainy przekazuje szczere wyrazy współczucia w związku ze śmiercią wybitnego polskiego kompozytora Pana Romualda Twardowskiego.

Pan Twardowski był wielkim przyjacielem Ukrainy, Jego utwory stale rozbrzmiewały w wykonaniu naszych zespołów i cieszyły się dużym powodzeniem u publiczności. Jakiś czas temu, na 2-3 lata przed wojną, odbył się wielki koncert symfoniczny z utworami Kompozytora i odniósł wielki sukces.

Składamy szczere kondolencje całej polskiej muzycznej społeczności, Jego krewnym, miłośnikom Jego wybitnego talentu, i sądzimy, że odejście kompozytora takiej rangi odbije się na światowej kulturze muzycznej.

Pogrążeni w smutku

Michał Zieliński was the co-founder, vocalist and artistic director of the early music ensemble Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz. In the years 1992-2017, the ensemble gave over 300 concerts in Poland and abroad, recorded several radio and television broadcasts and 12 studio CD albums. For their debut album, Wacław z Szamotuł, Marcin Leopolita - Collegium Vocale (DUX), the ensemble received the "Fryderyk" award of the Polish Phonographic Academy in the "Album of the Year - Early Music" category (2001).

Zieliński's composition output was also dominated by choral works and works for vocal ensembles. He used early instruments in his chamber works (e.g. Na fraszki Jana z Czarnolasu - suite for vocal quartet, flauto traverso, 3 viola da gamba and lute).

He received a number of awards for his versatile activities: Award of the Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship "for creative presence, multiplying the beauty and richness of the musical life of the Region" (2010), Award of the Mayor of Bydgoszcz (2012), Individual Award of the 2^nd degree of the Rector of the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (2012 ), Medal of the Starosta of Bydgoszcz "For services to the district" (2014) and the Award of the Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2017).

May he rest in peace!

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The NFM invites you to watch and listen to a special series of concerts broadcast on Mezzo TV dedicated to the International Wratislavia Cantans Festival and the National Forum of Music. The series will start on Saturday, the 3^rd of February and includes four concerts.

French television, which is the media patron of Wratislavia Cantans and specializes in the international promotion of artists from the fields of classical music, jazz and dance, in cooperation with the National Forum of Music, made recordings that will be presented to the whole world.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

9 compositions were submitted to the Composition Competition for songs to words by Zbigniew Herbert, all of which met the conditions specified in the Rules and Regulations. 2 prizes and 2 distinctions were awarded.

On the 19^th of January, 2024, the Competition Jury, composed of: Prof. Jadwiga Rappe - chairman, Prof. Ryszard Minkiewicz, Anna Rocławska-Musiałczyk, MA and Kamil Cieślik, MA – secretary, decided to award the following prizes:

The 2nd prize ex aequo in the amount of PLN 750 (gross) each was awarded to Ms. Joanna Liwo for the song From the Technology of Tears (emblem: jamowygołąb58) and to Ms. Maria Trzpis for the song To the river (emblem: HRB1983).

Honorable mentions were given to Mr. Franciszek Rusek for the song Testament (emblem: cladonia3000) and to Ms. Malwina Wiaduch for the song Kołatka (emblem: Aglaisio12).

1st prize was not awarded.

Details: https://amuz.gda.pl/aktualnosci/wyniki-konkursu-kompozytorskiego-na-piesn-do-slow-zbigniewa-herberta,401