Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Mother of God, Saint Cecilia, the Bride from the Song of Songs - three female figures present in Christian culture, although of ancient origin, were also a source of inspiration for the most outstanding composers of the twentieth century. The NFM Choir, conducted by Lionel Sowa, will refer to them during a concert on June 23, 2024 at 4.00 p.m. Polish works - works by Andrzej Panufnik, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Krzysztof Penderecki, as well as Hymn to St. Cecilia by the Englishman Benjamin Britten and a masterpiece of French choral music - Le Cantique des cantiques by Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur.

"You are more beautiful than the moon, purer than the stars, brighter than the sun, Mary!" – the musicians will sing in the opening concert of the Song to the Virgin Mary by Andrzej Panufnik. This quite simple Marian song with a melody referring to folk music and Gregorian chant was written by him in exile as a result of inspiration from Polish folk piety.

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