The 5th International Competition of Choral Sacred Music Carmen Fidei will take place on May 11-12, 2019 at the Saint Agnes Church in Goniądz.
The organizers of the competition are the Parish of St. Agnes in Goniądz and the Community Cultural Center in Goniadz. The competition takes place under the honorary patronage of the mayor of Goniądz, Mariusz Ramotowski, Metropolitan of Bialystok, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda and the Association of Polish Church Musicians.
14 choirs from all over Poland and one choir from Lithuania (about 350 people) applied for the event. The programme includes works by Polish composers of the XX-XXI century: Paweł Bębenk, Henryk Jan Botor, Jacek Gałuszko, Piotr Jańczak, Andrzej Koszewski, Jacek Piech, Tadeusz Szeligowski and Józef Świder. The Cum Santin Choir from Lublin will premiere the song Holy Spirit Come by Lublin composer Marcin Obuchowski.
The jury consists of three members: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Ryłko (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts in Kalisz), prof. dr hab. Wioletta Miłkowska (Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Instrumental and Pedagogical Faculty in Bialystok), and the chair, prof. zw. dr hab. Paweł Łukaszewski (Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw). The Grand Prix prize is PLN 2,500. In addition, the jury will award Gold, Silver and Bronze distinctions. There is a prize for the Best Conductor and Special Prize for the best performance of Gregorian chant.
Auditions of the competition will take place in the Saint Agnes Church in Goniądz. The ceremonial ending of the competition, the announcement of the results, the awards ceremony and the concert of the winners will take place on May 12, 2018 at 7.00 p.m.. In addition, on May 13, Joanna Łukaszewska, a lecturer at the FCUM in Warsaw, will conduct a workshop on voice emission.
Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.
Detailed information at: www.carmenfidei.pl