Częstochowa | Concert on the 50th anniversary of the Jan Długosz University

The Annual Concert of the Department of Music at the Jan Długosz University of Humanities and Natural Sciences will take place as part of the 50th anniversary of the University on 12 March 2021 at 7.00 p.m. at the Częstochowa Philharmonic. The concert will feature the premiere of Korona-19 by Korneliusz Wiatr.

Korneliusz Wiatr – composer, pianist, founder and conductor of the Wind Band – is an assistant professor at the Department of Music at the Jan Długosz University of Humanities and Natural Sciences and a teacher at the State Music School in Oleśno. In 2015, he was the Person of the Year of the Oleski County. His latest composition Korona-19 (... to all on the front line ...) for orchestra, choir and tape was written as part of the creative scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage 2020/II.

The piece will be premiered by the Częstochowa Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chamber Choir of the Department of Music of the Jagiellonian University conducted by Jerzy Swoboda. The concert programme will also include Paweł Łukaszewski's Sinfonietta for string orchestra and Astor Piazzolla's Double Concerto for guitar, accordion and string orchestra. The list of soloists includes: Ewa Jabłczyńska (guitar), Ewa Grabowska-Lis (accordion), Piotr Schmidt (trumpet), Roman Odoj (guitar), Korneliusz Wiatr (piano), Arkadiusz Suchara (double bass) i Michał Maliński (percussion).

More information: https://www.filharmonia.com.pl/repertuar/1574-Koncert-Katedry-Muzyki-UJD