From the nestor of women composers to the Polish premiere of a work by one of them. On November 16, during the concert Heroines of Polish Music as part of the Eufonie Festival, we will hear works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar, Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa, and Hanna Kulenty. All performed by Sinfonietta Cracovia under the direction of Katarzyna Tomala. Solo parts will be performed by Piotr Majoor, Adrian Gryciuk, and Mariusz Pędziałek.

A composer, educator, conductor, as well as a director of cultural institutions, and a politician, she served as Minister of Culture and Art from 1997 to 1999. Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa is celebrating her 75th anniversary this year. The concert dedicated to her is an opportunity to delve not only into the work of the honoree but also into the works of other women composers: from Grażyna Bacewicz to Hanna Kulenty, whose piece Mémoire de Mémoire for trumpet, bass trombone, and string orchestra will have its Polish premiere during Eufonia.

Program:
Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa (b. 1949)
Quintetto per archi n. 2
Krzysztof Penderecki in memoriam for string orchestra (2023)
Lamento for oboe, string orchestra, and saw (1983–84)

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Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar (1924–2008)
Musica per archi (1962)
Hanna Kulenty (b. 1961)
Mémoire de mémoire (Polish premiere) (2023) for trumpet, bass trombone, and string orchestra
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969)
Concerto for string orchestra (1948)

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Hanna Kulenty – Polish premiere of the work for string orchestra, trumpet, and bass trombone (approx. 14’)
Grażyna Bacewicz – Concerto for string orchestra (approx. 15')
Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar – Musica per archi (approx. 10')

The piece 'Mémoire de mémoire' was composed on commission from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Poland on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Breda by the 1st Armored Division of General Stanisław Maczek.

Artists:
Piotr Majoor - trumpet
Adrian Gryciuk - bass trombone
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Katarzyna Tomala - conductor

Organizers:
National Center for Culture
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

Patron: Orlen
Main partner: Totalizator Sportowy
Partners: Adam Mickiewicz Institute, PWM Edition, Grand Theatre - National Opera, National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Ars Cameralis, KODY, Warsaw Autumn
Media Partners: Dwójka - Program 2 of Polish Radio, Ruch Muzyczny
Media Patrons: TVP Kultura, Polish Radio, Polish Press Agency, Polityka, Presto. Muzyka Film Sztuka, Glissando, ELLE, Onet
The festival is a member of: International Festivals & Events Association

Tickets: Bilety24.pl