🎵 Sunday, November 9, 2025, 7:00 PM 📍 Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio, Polish Radio FREE ENTRY Representatives of the Poznań Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union and Sepia Ensemble under the direction of Michał Janocha invite us on a jubilee, intergenerational journey through various spheres of inspiration, styles, forms, techniques, and performing ensembles. At the same time, they wish to honor the memory of Rafał Zapała – the composer who passed away prematurely in July this year. "These are 16 diverse, unique, individual sound worlds to which Poznań composers and instrumentalists from the contemporary music group Sepia Ensemble invite us. On this special day, we especially remember our dear Friend – Rafał Zapała – one of the founders of Sepia Ensemble, an outstanding creator and a versatile Artist," emphasizes Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska, President of the Poznań Branch of the Polish Composers’ Union. His joyful and cheerful "Scherzo," composed over 10 years ago, will be performed first. The program will feature premieres. The piece "RAFA," written for Sepia Ensemble, was dedicated by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz to the memory of Rafał Zapała. In "διαχωρίζω" for chamber ensemble, Dominik Puk reflects the perspective of departing to another dimension. "Via lactea" by Monika Kędziora for piano, in its extramusical meaning, is a kind of allusion to a journey along the Milky Way under a starry sky. The piece "Integrazioni" by Barbara Kaszuba was composed especially for the 100th anniversary of the Polish Composers’ Union. Musical integrations in this composition take place on many levels, creating diverse sound planes. Artur Kroschel’s composition "Dalekie" for violin, viola, and cello was inspired by the theme of memory. Sound postcards are chamber ensemble pieces: "Pejzaż alpejski" by Agnieszka Zdrojek-Suchodolska and "Bilecik" by Katarzyna Taborowska-Kaszuba. The concert will be broadcast by Polish Radio Two. Sepia Ensemble Michał Janocha – conductor concert host – Mikołaj Rykowski Program: - Rafał Zapała – Scherzo (2014) - Lidia Zielińska – La Vetrata (1979) - Jan Astriab – Sonata 3 Planet, part II Venus (2000) - Zbigniew Kozub – Arthrea III (2016) - Monika Kędziora – Via lactea (2025, premiere) - Jerzy Fryderyk Wojciechowski – Sonata op. 15 (2022) - Artur Kroschel – Dalekie (2025, premiere) - Michał Janocha – Chamber Music VI (2025) - Agnieszka Zdrojek-Suchodolska – Pejzaż alpejski (2025, premiere) - Barbara Kaszuba – Integrazioni (2025, premiere) - Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska – Rocking Music part II (2018) - Katarzyna Taborowska – Bilecik (2025, premiere) - Dominik Puk – διαχωρίζω (2025, premiere) - Katarzyna Kwiecień-Długosz – RAFA (2025, premiere)
