International Singing Week Szczecin, Poland 2431808

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International Singing Week Szczecin, Poland -
24-31/8/08

• Organisation
• Pomeranian Dukes Castle Culture Centre
• Polish Association of Choirs and Orchestras
• with the support of Europa Cantat Central Eastern
  European Centre

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Ateliers

• Polish contemporary choral music
• ANDRZEJ KOSZEWSKI (1922 ) PATER NOSTER
• KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (1933 ) AGNUS DEI (1981)
• HENRYK MIKOLAJ GÓRECKI (1933 ) AMEN op.
  35(1975)
• MAREK JASINSKI (1949 ) LAUDA ANIMA MEA
  (2007)
• PAWEL LUKASZEWSKI (1968 ) O ADONAI (1995)
• Dir. Benedykt Blonski (PL)
• Difficulty A
• Working language English and Polish

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Benedykt Blonski

• conductor, music educator and promoter,
  graduated from the F.Chopin Academy of Music in
  Warsaw, Faculty of Music Education,
  specialization choir conducting. Immediately
  after graduation he came back to Olsztyn, where
  he began his artistic and research
  activity. Since 1982 he has worked for the Choir
  of the University of Warmia and Mazury, first as
  second conductor, then (since 1984) as artistic
  director.  He and the choir he conducted entered
  numerous competitions, contests and festivals,
  both at home and abroad, winning prestigious
  awards and distinctions, including individual
  prizes for conductor

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Ateliers

• Baroque in Polish Choral Music
• Completorium by G. G. Gorczycki (16671734) for
  solists, choir and instrumental ensemble
• Magnificat by Marcin Józef Zebrowski (17021770)
  for solists, choir and instrumental ensemble
• Dir. Marek Toporowski (PL)
• Difficulty B
• Working language English, German and Polish

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Marek Toporowski

• performs with equal mastery as harpsichord
  player, organist, chamber musician and conductor,
  with speciality of performing oratoric music. He
  combines the temperament of a romantic virtuoso
  with profound knowledge of historical performing
  practice. His broad interests are not confined to
  baroque (and earlier) music, but extend to the
  Romantic period.Marek Toporowski founded two
  leading Polish ensembles which specialise in
  performing baroque oratorio and cantata music a
  baroque orchestra Concerto Polacco and a chamber
  choir Sine Nomine. Marek Toporowski gives
  concerts in Poland and abroad.

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Ateliers

• Vocal Jazz Music
• Dir. Robert Sund (SE)
• Difficulty B
• Working language English

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Robert Sund
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Ateliers

• Orthodox music
• Dir. Alexei M. Rudnevsky (RU)
• Difficulty B
• Working language English, German and Russian

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Study Tour

• International Study Tour for Choral Conductors
• including lectures about Polish Choral Music,
• visit to the Singing Week ateliers,
• meeting with worldwide acknowledged Polish
  composers such as Marek Jasinski,
• visit to the festivals in surrounding areas
• Dir. Anna Tarnowska (PL)
• Working language English, Italian, Polish

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