This year's edition of "Sacrum Profanum" will become a celebration of independent music. The programme of the festival, which will be held between 11 and 17 September 2018, revolves around slogans such as: NDPNDNC / FRDM / EMNCPTN / PHNTSM.
Concerts marked with the NDPNDNC slogan present the sovereign work of Polish composers of all generations of the last century, whose compositional thought has enriched the contemporary music scene worldwide. These include Krzysztof Penderecki (sonorism, combining jazz and contemporary music), Zygmunt Krauze (unism, combining folk and contemporary music), Bogusław Schaeffer (graphic notations, musical theatre), Witold Szalonek (pioneer of using multiphones, or “combined sounds”), Agata Zubel (masterfully combining compositions with vocalism) and Marta Śniady (“new discipline”) – in total, the festival audience will have an opportunity to listen to 27 Polish artists. Ten of these compositions were composed or are being composed for the "Sacrum Profanum" Festival. The programme will be filled with works by representatives of 10 more countries: Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Lithuania, Norway, the USA, Japan and Australia.
The programme also includes features related to Professor Krzysztof Penderecki’s 85th birthday, which constitute a part of the Maestro's birthday celebrations in Kraków, as well as Professor Zygmunt Krauze’s 80th birthday – including a new piece commissioned by the festival and a reminder of his older works. The Festival also recalls the 70th anniversary of the Polish Radio Choir.
Full programme available at: http://sacrumprofanum.com/