Kraków | "Navigatio mors" – a passion concert of the Polish Radio Choir

The "Navigatio mors" passion concert of the Polish Radio Choir conducted by Maria Piotrowska-Bogalecka will be held with the participation of the audience in the St. Martin's Church in Kraków (56 Grodzka St.) on 17 March 2021 at. 5.00 p.m. The event will be rebroadcast on the playkrakow.com  platform on 21 March at 7:30 p.m.

Carlo Gesualdo's Responsoria is a collection published in 1611, dedicated to Holy Week. For Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, Prince of Venosa composed nine responsories for the six-part a cappella ensemble. These pieces were related to the liturgical form of the Officium tenebrarum. As in madrigals, Gesualdo uses sharp dissonances and rich chromatics, which make his works undoubtedly unique in the historcial context.

The renowned composer Paweł Łukaszewski, whose individual style originates from contemporary sacred music, refers to the Officium tenebrarum and the Renaissance tradition in his Responsoria Tenebrae. The concert programme will be complemented by the arrangement of the Psalm 51 Misere mei, made famous in the early 17th century by Gregorio Allegri. We will hear Miserere by the leading Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan, whose musical language was influenced by both Scottish heritage, Catholic tradition and Celtic music.

Co-financed under the "Music" programme carried out by the Institute of Music and Dance and from the funds of the Municipality of Krakow.

Tickets are available at: https://chorpolskiegoradia.pl/