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Juliusz Łuciuk – Aniphonae. Apocalypsis (DUX 1905) is the eighth album released as part of the ‘Anthology of Polish a cappella music’ launched in 2018 by maestro Janusz Siadlak. The Choir of the Częstochowa Philharmonic Collegium Cantorum reaches for works of Juliusz Łuciuk for the third time. The album will go digital on the 28th of February, 2023.
The album consists of 2 extensive works - Aniphoanae from 1984, Apocalypsis from 1985 - and the smaller Partes Variabiles from the same year.
The cycle Antiphonae to the Blessed Virgin Mary is intended for a cappella men's choir. Each of the four antiphons - Alma Redemptoris Mater (Holy Mother of the Redeemer), Ave Regina caelorum (Hail, Queen of Heaven), Regina coeli laetare (Queen of Heaven, rejoice) and Salve Regina (Hail, Queen) - drew extensively on the tradition of European religious music related to the Gregorian chant.
Task co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the ‘Music Trace’ programme implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. The project partner is ZAiKS. Co-publishers: DUX and Instytut Rozwoju Sztuki.
https://www.instytutsztuki.com/antologia-polskiej-tworczosci-a-cappella/