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Poland hosts various musical and religious cultural events
Various musical and religious cultural events have taken place across Poland, ranging from choral competitions to sacred music performances.
In Bielsko-Biała, the female vocal ensemble ‘Re-kontra’ from Bydgoszcz won the Grand Prix at the 21st Kazimierz Fobera International Choral Festival. The group, composed of students and graduates of the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music, received a 20,000 PLN prize and a nomination for the Grand Prix of Polish Choral Music.
Other notable performances include the ‘Tchnienie’ oratorio in Poznań, which commemorated the life of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, and the ‘Semper Virgo’ concert in Siedlce, which focused on the mysteries of the Rosary. In Gniezno, the Capella Musica Gnesnensis performed works by Karol Kurpiński and Jan Wański reconstructed from archival manuscripts.
Additional events included the ‘Fide et Amore’ religious music festival in Racibórz featuring the Capricolium Choir, and a musical showcase by students from the Siedlce School of Music at the Museum of Landed Gentry in Dąbrowa.
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Bydgoszcz Academy of Music · Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś · Drilon S. Gashi · Kazimierz Fobera International Choral Festival · Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra · Kraków Philharmonic · Poland · Pope John Paul II · Re-kontra