The premiere of a performative concert based on selected poems by Chaim Nachman Bialik – an outstanding Israeli poet of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the creator of the modern Hebrew language, called Israel's "prophet" – will be held on 27 December 2020 at 7.00 p.m. on the Hashtag Ensamble YouTube channel and at 8.00 p.m. on the POLIN Radio. Wojciech Błażejczyk's music will be performed by the Hashtag Ensemble and a children's choir.
The main idea of the concert, organized by the 'Sfera Harmonii' Foundation, is to tell the poetic vision of Chaim Nachman Bialik through a combination of words and music. The poem Blask (Radiance) is a story about the main character's journey into childhood. He experienced the mystery of transcendence and he is recalling this memory, returning to it, describing it and indicating the presence of God in the world – the delightful beauty of nature. The title of this poem refers to the Jewish mystical Book of Radiance.
The authors of the performance refer to the original connection of music with the word, here acting as an additional instrument in a musical ensemble. Music is an integral part of the performance, responsible for the development of drama by creating and resolving tensions. During the concert, we will hear: string trio, ethnic instruments (duduk, cymbals) and guitars (classical prepared, electric and bass), as well as the electronics and the children's choir of the Oskar Kolberg State Primary Music School No. 1 in Warsaw. Actor Adam Woronowicz will also take part in the concert.
More information at: https://polin.pl/pl/wydarzenie/chaim-nachman-bialik-blask-premiera-koncertu-performatywnego