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8 festival days, 300 screenings, 130 full films and 80 short films from 31 countries, as well as 11 film concerts are included in the programme of the first edition of Timeless Film Festival Warsaw, which will take place on April 8-15, 2024.

Composers will present their own musical interpretations of films and give a new dimension to timeless works. Film concerts will be held at the Grand Theater - National Opera, the Warsaw Philharmonic and the POLIN Museum.

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For the past 10 years, the Hashtag Ensemble has been tirelessly exploring new ways of co-creating music. During the concert '#10 Meaning Detected' on the 4^th of April 2024 at 7 p.m,, the ensemble will play works dedicated to the soloists who make the various Hashtag Lab projects happen. There will also be a premiere of the album 'Futility' (Kairos) with music by Rafał Zapała.

Marta Piórkowska (violin), Dominik Płociński (cello), Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala (percussion) and Oliwier Andruszczenko (clarinet) will perform.

They will be the first to perform Rafał Zapała's composition Squares for Triangles, which is included on the new album Futility, which contains a set of participatory compositions that involve the audience in the process of performing this music live.

Ticket information: https://hashtaglab.pl/event/meaning-detected/ 

A duo of young Polish virtuosos - clarinetist Andrzej Ciepliński and pianist Tymoteusz Bies - will perform as part of the National Institute of Music and Dance's 'With Classics Through Poland' programme on the 4^th of April 2024 at 6 p.m. at the Agnieszka Osiecka Cultural Centre in Niemodlin, on the 5^th of April at 5.30 p.m. at the 'Toszek Castle' Cultural Centre, and on the 6^th of April at 3 p.m. at the 'Chemik' Cultural Centre in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

Additional information: https://nimit.pl/wydarzenia/ 

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The Association for Music Education by the Way of Success announces the 6^th International Accordion Competition, addressed to pupils of first- and second-degree music schools and first- and second-year students of Music Academies (first-cycle studies). Competition auditions will be held in the Kazimierz Serocki and Irena Santor halls of the Fryderyk Chopin School of Music in Solec Kujawski on 15-16 May 2024. The deadline for applications is the 12^th of April.

The Competition is open to soloists and accordion ensembles (from duo to orchestra), presenting any repertoire.

Winners of the Competition will receive winners' diplomas and prizes. All participants in the Competition will receive diplomas of participation.

Rules and regulations available on the website: https://www.psm.soleckujawski.pl/vi-miedzynarodowy-konkurs-akordeonowy-15-16-05-2024-r-zaproszenie/ 

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The Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association and the ZAiKS Authors' Association invite composers born before 1999 to participate in the Composer-in-Residence programme. Applications in electronic form together with the required attachments can be submitted from the 25^th of March to the 8^th of April 2024.

The programme involves creation of two chamber compositions.

The residencies will be implemented between 2024 and 2025. As part of the programme, three composers will be invited to write chamber works. The compositions will be premiered at festivals organised by the Polish Chamber Musicians’ Association.

Audio and video recordings of the new works will be published on YouTube.

Rules and regulations available in the website: https://spmk.com.pl/projekt/rezydencje-kompozytorskie/