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Very inspiring and diverse films were submitted by candidates from various parts of Europe to the "Musique est une femme" competition. The competition is part of the European project of the same name co-financed by the Creative Europe programme and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The project leader is the TAK Foundation.

The subject of the Competition was broad: it could have been a reflection on the stereotypes about the creative abilities of women, a personal discovery of music by composers who were active before the first half of the 20th century, or a presentation of interesting details of their biography. The video could be in the form of a meme or a more serious one. The highest prize of € 650 will be awarded by internet users to the work that addresses the subject of the Competition in the most interesting way.

You can vote for the submitted works until 27 Septmber 2020 at: https://fundacjatak.pl/en/musique-est-une-femme/ 

Other partners of the project are Handelsbeurs Concert Hall (Belgium), Molyvos International Music Festival (Greece), Cesis Concert Hall (Latvia) and additionally, in Poland, the New Chamber Orchestra Foundation and the Meakultura Foundation.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Original vlog for composers and performers of contemporary music "Nowe Brzmienia" ["New Sounds"] @ModernViola consists of seven full presentations with discussions and examples of new performance techniques of contemporary classical music presented on the viola and relevant to the whole group of string instruments.

The aim of the vlog is to supplement the practical knowledge of the adepts of musical art, which so far required personal consultations between composers and performers. The original vlog was prepared by Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska, doctor of musical arts, member of the Hashtag Ensemble.

Each presentation/lecture is divided into two parts: addressed to composers and to performers (violinists, violists and cellists). It contains a review of the most up-to-date music notation types and performace techniques of the 21st-century music. The examples come from works by Polish composers, including artists of the young generation.

The project is carried out as part of the "Culture on the network" scholarship programme of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

New lectures will be posted every Thursday from 17 September to 29 October 2020 on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/aleksandrademowskamadejska 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

The Art Deco Group Music Agency invites children aged 7-12 learning to play instruments to participate in the workshops "Don't be afraid to improvise!", which will be held online on 21-24 September 2020 (4.00 p.m. – 1st group, 5.30 p.m. – 2nd group). The classes will be conducted by composer and pianist Jarosław Siwiński and actor and director of children’s plays Grzegorz Ociepka.

During the workshops, children will learn about contemporary music and methods of improvisation and they will take part in exercises and games that will help them absorb the knowledge more easily. In this project, it is very important to make music together and collaborate in a group, so children will participate in classes with their instruments and will actively improvise under the guidance of the teachers.

Each workshop cycle includes 4 online classes (approx. 45 minutes each) and 1 mini concert (approx. 40 minutes), presenting the effects of the work with participants. Two concerts of participants and their mentors will take place on 10 October at the Quality Studio in Warsaw and will be broadcast live on Facebook.

Participants are registered by their parents / guardians only via the form available at http://artdecogroup.eu/formularz-zgloszeniowy-nbsi-2020/. Please attach to the form a video file presenting the workshop participant performing any programme (max 5 MB).

Co-financed by the National Centre for Culture as part of the "Culture on the Web" programme.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://artdecogroup.eu/event/nie-boj-sie-improwizowac-z-iza-kowalewska-i-helena-matuszewska/ 

The "Czas Sztuki" Foundation invites you to the next events of this year's "Mazovian Musical Meetings without Barriers". The concerts entitled "The premiere" and "Dance on the strings" will take place in Żeliszew Podkościelny and Cegłów on 20 September 2020.

The concert in the Holy Trinity Church in Żeliszew Podkościelny at 12 p.m. will be performed by the rector of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, accordionist Klaudiusz Baran, and The Time Quartet. We will hear works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Arcangelo Correlli as well as the premiere of Bartosz Kowalski's Mini Magnificat, which was created as part of the "Composing Commissions" programme carried out by the Institute of Music and Dance.

The second concert, dedicated to seniors, will be held at 7.00 p.m. in the Centre for Sustainable Development and Environment Protection in Cegłów. The Time Quartet will present old and modern dances: sarabande, minuet, march, polonaise, mazurka, waltz and tango by such composers as Georg Friedrich Handel, Luigi Boccherini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Fryderyk Chopin and Astor Piazzolla.

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund. Admission to the concerts is free!

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: https://www.facebook.com/fundacjaczassztuki/ 

Two concerts summarizing the work of composers and improvisers Krzesimir Dębski and Jarosław Siwiński with young musicians who participated in the workshops "Don't be afraid to improvise!" will be broadcast live from the Warsaw Quality Studio on 19 September 2020 at 2.30 and 4.30 p.m.

These are one of the few pandemic online classes for children who learn to play or sing in music schools and other art institutions in the current conditions. Thanks to the interactive form of the workshops, young musicians from all over Poland had a chance to work under the guidance of excellent artists and learn, among others, selected techniques and ways to develop improvisation skills.

Krzesimir Dębski and Jarosław Siwiński also conducted workshops for blind and visually impaired young musicians, which was certainly a great challenge both for teachers and learners. During the upcoming concerts, everyone will meet live for the first time and present the results of this cooperation.

Co-financed by the National Centre for Culture as part of the "Culture on the Web" programme.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Live broadcast will be available at: http://artdecogroup.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/adgagencja 

The 5th edition of the "SuperSam + 1 series" of master performances will begin on 17 September 2020 at 8 p.m. at the SPATiF club in Warsaw.

"Super" in the title means that the programme will be based on renowned artists – masters. "Sam" (in Polish means "alone", "by himself/herself") refers to the solo performances as well as the creative loneliness. "+ 1" in the title means that each evening will be crowned with a duo performance. In most cases, the artists will meet on stage for the first time. The 2020 edition of “Supersam + 1” will present respected Polish and foreign artists whose work is original, experimental and innovative.

This year's series of concerts will be inaugurated by Magda Mayas and Jędrzej Łagodziński. Magda Mayas is a pianist, composer and performer based in Berlin. Over the past 20 years she has developed a music vocabulary usining amplified and prepared piano as well as objects that become extensions of the instrument itself. Mayas explores textural and linear sound collages. Saxophonist and composer Jędrzej Łagodziński is a graduated of the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He combines the wildness and rawness of improvisational exploration with melody and harmony. In 2016 he co-founded an independent label Love & Beauty Music. As an actor and musician he co-creates an avant-garde multidisciplinary project called Troubadours 21.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: http://supersam.mozg.pl/ 

The 30th International Festival of Young Laureates of Music Competitions will be held on 4-25 October 2020. Due to the pandemic, the jubilee edition of the festival will take place only in Katowice and some concerts without the audience will be recorded and made available on the organizer's profiles on social media; live online coverage is also planned.

The inaugural concert will be held on 4 October in the concert hall of the City of Gardens. The Archetti Chamber Orchestra of the City of Jaworzna conducted by Maciej Tomasiewicz will premiere Przemysław Scheller's Concerto for harp and string orchestra. The piece was created as part of the "Composing Commissions" programme carried out by the Institute of Music and Dance.

The next concerts will be held in the chamber hall of the City of Gardens, in the Municipal Community Centre "Koszutka" and in the chamber hall of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Concerts without the audience will be recorded in the Polish Radio Concert Studio, featuring Trio Legend, Polish Soloists String Orchestra, Marta Gawlas and Daria Kubik. The final concert of The Whoop Group saxophone quartet will take place on 25 October in the concert hall of the City of Gardens. The programme under the title "Crimes" will include original arrangements of classical music hits and contemporary compositions.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Additional information at: http://miasto-ogrodow.eu/ 

The Institute of Art Development and the Bronisław Huberman Częstochowa Philharmonic cordially invite you to the concert "Music in Temples" – a unique, mystical journey through time, accompanied by the soothing sounds of choral music. This year's historical concert will take place on 30 September 2020 at 7 p.m. in the beautiful and unique interior of the Archcathedral Basilica of Of the Holy Family in Częstochowa.

During the event, Dr Juliusz Sętowski will tell the audience about the history of the Częstochowa Cathedral and its surroundings. Collegium Cantorum Częstochowa Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Janusz Siadlak, will perform pearls of contemporary Polish a cappella music for the audience. The churche will be illuminated by spatial lighting, which will draw attention to the details of the architecture of the neo-Gothic interior and introduce the audience into a contemplative mood.

The programme of the concert will include works by Edward Pałłasz, Romuald Twardowski, Henryk Mikołaj and Wojciech Widłak.

Free tickets can be collected at the Philharmonic Box Office from 21 September 2020. Due to the pandemic, the number of places is limited.

Helena Siadlak

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

Additional information: https://www.filharmonia.com.pl/ 

Online broadcasts of concerts summarizing the online workshops for young musicians "Don't be afraid to improvise!" with Trillingen Duo will be held on 26 September 2020 at 10.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.

Free online workshops "Don't be afraid to improvise!" are intended for children learning to play any instruments at music schools or institutions that conduct music classes.The workshops are conducted by artists of various specializations, who use the language of contemporary music and employ various unconventional techniques of producing sound. In this project, it is very important to make music together and collaborate in a group, so children participate in classes with their instruments and actively improvise under the guidance of the teachers.

This time, we will hear the results of the workshops led by multi-instrumentalist Iwona Jędruch and double bass player Małgorzata Kołcz, who make up the Trillingen Duo ensemble, specialising in experimental music perfomance. During the upcoming concerts, everyone will meet live for the first time and present the results of this cooperation. The concerts will be broadcast from the Quality Studio in Warsaw in cooperation with Rec Audio.

Co-financed by the National Centre for Culture as part of the "Culture on the Web" programme.

Watch online broadcasts on the websites: http://www.artdecogroup.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/adgagencja 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.