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2 \u2013 5 November 2021<\/a> | St Martin-in-the-Fields, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 November 2021<\/a> | Downing Place URC, Cambridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute has announced the launch of \u2018Joy & Devotion\u2019, a new annual festival of Polish sacred music, continuing its dynamic endeavour to bring the abundance of Polish culture to international audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking place at St Martin-in-the-Fields from 2 to 5 November 2021 under the artistic direction of composer and conductor Pawe\u0142 \u0141ukaszewski, Joy & Devotion features renowned choral groups The Gesualdo Six, Tenebrae and Echo performing programmes of religious works by composers both renowned and lesser-known ranging from the 13th to 21st centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Festival opens with acclaimed vocal consort The Gesualdo Six conducted and directed by Owain Park interspersing a programme of works by prominent contemporary Polish composers, including two world premieres, with Krzystof Borek\u2019s 16th century Missa Mater Matris [2 Nov]. Borek\u2019s Mass was the inspiration for the programme, based itself on the Missa Mater Matris by Josquin des Pres<\/p>\n\n\n\n

whose anniversary celebration continues five hundred years after his death. Works being given their world premieres include Aleksander Jan Szopa\u2019s Ave, Regina caelorum and \u0141ukasz Farcinkiewicz\u2019s O salutaris Hostia, alongside the late Krzysztof Penderecki\u2019s Benedicamus Domino (from his 1992 Missa brevis) and Andrzej Panufnik & Roxanna Panufnik\u2019s Modlitwa\/Prayer. The music of post-WWII organist and improviser Marian Sawa is also spotlighted, with his Bogurodzica, Dziewica and Regina Poloniae for organ being performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oldest works to be performed at the Festival, 15th century Jerzy Liban\u2019s Ortus de Polonia and 13th century Wincenty of Kielcza\u2019s Gaude Mater Polonia, bookend Nigel Short\u2019s programme for the award-winning choir Tenebrae [4 Nov]. The concert also includes a composition by Festival Artistic Director Pawe\u0142 \u0141ukaszewski, his Prayer for those who shall return, as well as Henryk Miko\u0142aj G\u00f3recki\u2019s Totus tuus, written at the end of communism in 1987 following John Paul II\u2019s 3rd Pilgrimage to Poland, and Wojciech Kilar\u2019s Dona nobis pacem, from his Missa pro pace written for the 100th anniversary of the Warsaw Philharmonic in 2000. 16th century composer Marcin Leopolita\u2019s Missa Paschalis will also be sung and Miezys\u0142aw Surzy\u0144ski\u2019s Improvisations on the Polish Sacred Song \u201cHoly God\u201d op. 38 for organ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing the Festival to a close is the young but highly regarded vocal ensemble Echo conducted by Sarah Latto, performing a programme of music featuring the 17th century composer Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki\u2019s Missa Paschalis as its centrepiece [5 Nov]. His minimal \u2018Stile Antico\u2019 writing provides the structure and inspiration for the rest of the programme which includes 16th century motets by Miko\u0142aj Ziele\u0144ski and Wac\u0142aw of Szamotu\u0142y set against works by three vibrant modern composers: British-Polish composer Roxanna Panufnik and emerging Polish composers Aleksandra Chmielewska and Anna Roc\u0142awska-Musia\u0142czyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joy & Devotion will also be presented outside of the Capital, with Echo giving a concert at Downing Place URC in Cambridge as part of the Cambridge Festival of the Voice, [4 Nov]. Titled \u2018The Polish Court\u2019, this programme explores the work of composers living in Warsaw and Krakow in the 16th and 17th centuries, again featuring Gorczycki\u2019s Missa Paschalis and Zielenski\u2019s Laetentur caeli alongside works by Italian composers Luca Marenzio, Asprillo Pacelli and Vincenzo Bertolusi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poland has a rich history of sacred composition to be revealed to British audiences, dating as far back as the 13th century. Compositions from this time include those dedicated to the venerated Polish icon the Black Madonna of Cz\u0119stochowa, such as Wincenty of Kielcza\u2019s Gaude Mater Polonia and the Bogurodzica melody believed to be the oldest religious hymn in the Polish language. Rapid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

innovation ensued during the 16th century, when composers including Wac\u0142aw of Szamotuly, Miko\u0142aj Ziele\u0144ski and Marcin Leopolita wrote for ensembles belonging to the King and Archbishop of Wawel in Krak\u00f3w.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More recently, the Polish Pope John Paul II\u2019s election was a particular inspiration for popular contemporary composers such as Penderecki, G\u00f3recki and Wojciech Kilar, while British-Polish composer Roxanna Panufnik\u2019s music is infused with references to her Polish heritage. The younger generation of composers in Poland today and featured in the Festival is no less compelling: Aleksandra Chmielewska and Anna Roc\u0142awska-Musia\u0142czyk from Warsaw and Gda\u0144sk respectively have varied repertoire to show for, while Aleksander Jan Szopa and \u0141ukasz Farcinkiewicz are recent graduates of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and demonstrate the great potential of Polish sacred music to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The concert also includes a composition by Festival Artistic Director Pawe\u0142 \u0141ukaszewski, his Prayer for those who shall return, as well as Henryk Miko\u0142aj G\u00f3recki\u2019s Totus tuus, written at the end of communism in 1987 following John Paul II\u2019s 3rd Pilgrimage to Poland, and Wojciech Kilar\u2019s Dona nobis pacem, from his Missa pro pace written for the 100th anniversary of the Warsaw Philharmonic in 2000. 16th century composer Marcin Leopolita\u2019s Missa Paschalis will also be sung and Miezys\u0142aw Surzy\u0144ski\u2019s Improvisations on the Polish Sacred Song \u201cHoly God\u201d op. 38 for organ.\nBringing the Festival to a close is the young but highly regarded vocal ensemble Echo conducted by Sarah Latto, performing a programme of music featuring the 17th century composer Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki\u2019s Missa Paschalis as its centrepiece [5 Nov]. His minimal \u2018Stile Antico\u2019 writing provides the structure and inspiration for the rest of the programme which includes 16th century motets by Miko\u0142aj Ziele\u0144ski and Wac\u0142aw of Szamotu\u0142y set against works by three vibrant modern composers: British-Polish composer Roxanna Panufnik and emerging Polish composers Aleksandra Chmielewska and Anna Roc\u0142awska-Musia\u0142czyk.\nJoy & Devotion will also be presented outside of the Capital, with Echo giving a concert at Downing Place URC in Cambridge as part of the Cambridge Festival of the Voice, [4 Nov]. Titled \u2018The Polish Court\u2019, this programme explores the work of composers living in Warsaw and Krakow in the 16th and 17th centuries, again featuring Gorczycki\u2019s Missa Paschalis and Zielenski\u2019s Laetentur caeli alongside works by Italian composers Luca Marenzio, Asprillo Pacelli and Vincenzo Bertolusi.\nPoland has a rich history of sacred composition to be revealed to British audiences, dating as far back as the 13th century. Compositions from this time include those dedicated to the venerated Polish icon the Black Madonna of Cz\u0119stochowa, such as Wincenty of Kielcza\u2019s Gaude Mater Polonia and the Bogurodzica melody believed to be the oldest religious hymn in the Polish language. Rapid\ninnovation ensued during the 16th century, when composers including Wac\u0142aw of Szamotuly, Miko\u0142aj Ziele\u0144ski and Marcin Leopolita wrote for ensembles belonging to the King and Archbishop of Wawel in Krak\u00f3w.\nMore recently, the Polish Pope John Paul II\u2019s election was a particular inspiration for popular contemporary composers such as Penderecki, G\u00f3recki and Wojciech Kilar, while British-Polish composer Roxanna Panufnik\u2019s music is infused with references to her Polish heritage. The younger generation of composers in Poland today and featured in the Festival is no less compelling: Aleksandra Chmielewska and Anna Roc\u0142awska-Musia\u0142czyk from Warsaw and Gda\u0144sk respectively have varied repertoire to show for, while Aleksander Jan Szopa and \u0141ukasz Farcinkiewicz are recent graduates of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and demonstrate the great potential of Polish sacred music to come."},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pl-PL","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2021\/10\/11\/joy-devotion-a-new-annual-festival-of-polish-sacred-music-in-the-uk\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/JOY-DEVOTION-1920x10802-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/10\/JOY-DEVOTION-1920x10802-1.png","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2021\/10\/11\/joy-devotion-a-new-annual-festival-of-polish-sacred-music-in-the-uk\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u2018Joy & Devotion\u2019 a new annual Festival of Polish Sacred Music in the UK"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#website","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/","name":"Instytut Polski w Londynie","description":"Instytuty Polskie","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"pl-PL"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/53963c4c768e79692e296cb2619bf9f9","name":"ochamanskij","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pl-PL","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2ff67cc6eab38d2d3a7c1c5d354ef25?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b2ff67cc6eab38d2d3a7c1c5d354ef25?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ochamanskij"},"url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/author\/ochamanskij\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3044"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3047,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3044\/revisions\/3047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}