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The musical fairy tale "The Friend Who Wasn't There", based on the story "Lucjan. The Lion that Never Was” by Roksana Jędrzejewska-Wróbel is the result of cooperation between NOSPR and the ING Children Foundation. It will be presented again at NOSPR on the 25^th of October, 2023 at 9.30 and 11.30.

The story of the main character helps the youngest confront the emotions that accompany them in experiencing life, especially in its most difficult moments. Adapting the plot for the needs of a musical performance is a joint step taken by NOSPR and the ING Children Foundation in order to create valuable and socially engaged productions for entire families.

The director-dramaturgical duo Sławomir Szczurek and Grzegorz Górny are responsible for the production of the performance.

The performance will be accompanied by music performed by Tomasz Herisz (percussion instruments), Anna Scheller (harp) and composer Przemysław Scheller (electronics). Anna Lis' songs will also be performed.

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"Lab Libitum" is a double amount of improvised music. On the 24^th of October, 2023, at 7 p.m., recognized musicians from Poland and South Korea will perform in the Hashtag Lab. In the first part of the evening, at the invitation of the curators of the festival, multi-instrumentalist and composer Piotr Zabrodzki will perform, in the second part - performer and drummer Jihye Kim will be accompanied by members of Hashtag Ensemble: Ania Karpowicz, Lilianna Krych and Wojciech Błażejczyk.

Hashtag Lab is not only a place for workshops, concerts and exhibitions, but the only hub for contemporary music in Poland, whose mission is to connect musicians of different cultures and traditions. Thanks to cooperation with the Korean Culture Center, percussionist, performer and composer Jihye Kim will perform on Barska Street, whose fascination with Korean percussion instruments goes far beyond the area of ​​traditional music and is directed towards completely new forms of expression.

Before the concert at 6:00 p.m. there will be a vernissage of an exhibition of traditional Korean instruments, organized in cooperation with the Korean Center in Warsaw. On the 25^th and 26^th of October exhibition will be open from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Ticket information: https://hashtaglab.pl/event/lab-libitum/ 

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The project ‘1933. Penderecki.Górecki’ of the Collegium Cantorum choir conducted by Janusz Siadlak is a tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki on the 90^th anniversary of their births and to the composers' contribution to the development of Polish sacred a cappella music.

The concerts will take place: on the 23^rd of October at 7:00 p.m. at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music and on the 25^th of October, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church of St. Peter and Paul (ul. Grodzka 52a) in Cracow. Free entrance!

We will hear choral masterpieces by brilliant Polish composers during the October concerts of the Częstochowa Philharmonic Choir ‘Collegium Cantorum’, founded on the initiative of Janusz Siadlak, which he still directs today.

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The award ceremony of the Polish music community ‘Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej’ will take place on the 23^rd of October, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Warsaw Philharmonic. The anniversaries of outstanding composers: Witold Lutosławski, Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki will be celebrated musically. During the evening, various faces of Polish music, both less and more famous, will be presented.

Statuettes by Prof. Adam Myjak will be awarded in four categories: Honorary Award, Discovery of the Year, Personality of the Year and Event of the Year.

Tickets are available on the website and at ticket offices at the Warsaw Philharmonic.

The event is organized by the National Institute of Music and Dance with funds from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The financial prize was funded by the ZAiKS Authors' Association.