In March and April 2016  the National Audiovisual Institute will present 2 productions of St. Luke Passion by Krzysztof Penderecki (one staged in 2012 and another performed at this year’s Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival) and a recording of a premiere performance of Sanctus Adalbertus, Op. 71 by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki.

This musical cycle, organized on the occasion of 1050th anniversary of Poland’s baptism, will begin on the Holy Thursday - March 24, 2016 at 6.00 pm. The audience will be presented with the recording of Krzysztof Penderecki’s St. Luke Passion, which was staged in Alvernia Studios in 2012 by Grzegorz Jarzyna. The composition, premiered on March 30, 1966, was comissioned by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk on the 700th anniversary of the Münster Cathedral’s foundation. This year also marked the millenial anniversary of Poland’s baptism.

Performers who participated in the recording: Iwona Hossa - soprano, Thomas E. Bauer - baritone, Piotr Nowacki - bass, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Silesia and Boys’ Choir Pueri Cantores Sancti Nicolai.

Produced by National Audiovisual Institute, Krakow Festival Office, Katowice the City of Gardens Culture Institution.

Next projections will be held on April 26 and 27, 2016.