Michał Drewnowski's piano recital on the 21st of October, 2023 inaugurated a series of chamber concerts in the newly built Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts Concert Hall at the Academy of Music of the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra in Chicago (USA).
During the concert, the American premiere of the Sonata No.1 (2nd version) for piano by Mariusz Dubaj, president of the Lublin Branch of the Polish Composers' Union took place.
On July 14-23, 2023 in Gdańsk, at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music, the International Katarzyna Myćka Marimba Academy - IKMMA took place. It was the jubilee, 10th edition.
The Marimba Academy is organized every 2 years in different countries (Poland, Germany, Luxembourg, USA). During the 9th edition of the aforementioned event (2019), I had the pleasure of attending two IKMMA concerts in Gdańsk. Even then I was interested in this project, and in particular its international character, bringing together participants from all over the world. This year (2023) I took part in the entire event as a participant. 10. IKMMA made a great impression on me, also in terms of organization.
Aleksandra Krasowska
On the 29th of June, 2023 in the church of St. Peter the Apostle in Międzyzdroje, a concert was held in tribute to Professor Jan Szyrocki, crowning this year's edition of the International Festival ‘Musical Journey in the footsteps of the Grünebergs’.
During this musical meeting, the chairman of the jury, Fr. Dr. Mariusz Cywka - pastor of creative communities of the Szczecin-Kamień Diocese - honored Prof. Sylwia Burnicka-Kalischewska with the Grand Prix of the SAWP Association (based in Warsaw) for the best performance of works by Polish composers during this Festival, and gave the winner a symbolic SAWP check for EUR 1,000. The artist declared that the award would be donated in its entirety to the victims of a tragic accident in the intaglio printing studio at the Academy of Art in Szczecin on the 25th of June.
For the 23rd time, the ‘Srebrna Piszczałka’ award of the Chair of the Polish Episcopate Conference was awarded. This year, the statuette was presented by Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki to Professor Julian Gembalski ‘for outstanding achievements and contribution to the development of sacred music in Poland’.
The award ceremony took place during the 30th International Festival of Organ Music ‘Architecture Organs’ at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Warsaw.
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On May 19-26, the 4th International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music took place in Sanok and the surrounding towns. The festival was accompanied by the 3rd National Competition for Young Organists, which gathered 14 participants - students of secondary music schools from all over Poland, including from Cracow, Tarnów, Rzeszów, Koszalin, Wrocław, Rybnik, Gliwice, Poznań, Konin, Bielsko-Biała.
The festival began with a concert for organ and chamber orchestra in the parish church the Transfiguration in Sanok. Piotr Rojek played the organ, the orchestra was conducted by Adam Banaszak. Two compositions by Katarzyna Dziewiątkowska were premiered: Shiva and Extravaganza.
Among artist from abroad were: Beata Halska Le Monnier - violinist with Polish roots, living and giving concerts in Paris, France, Kamil Kulawiak - organist associated with the Cathedral of St. Peter in Bautzen, Germany, as well as Hei Ching Lam - an organist from Hong Kong - and Gael Arbona Illada, trombonist from Spain.
Among the invited Polish artists were: Bogdan Makal, Joanna Woszczyk-Garbacz, Jakub Garbacz, Radosław Pujanek with a chamber orchestra and a unique vocal ensemble Art`N`Voices.
