Concert of distinguished students from the graduation concert at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music

Young people look for answers to questions: ‘What does it mean to perform music live?’, ‘Is the composer in control?’, ‘Precision or improvisation?’. One of them portrays today's political reality in a distorted mirror, comparing them to the events of the Workers’ Defense Committee [KOR] era, while the other, on the contrary, makes no attempt to convey any message.

We would like to invite you to a concert of debutants from the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow. Performed by their well-prepared fellow students, the music of these selected students is absolutely ready to confront the audience. Not since today has the Sacrum Profanum festival supported the local contemporary music community, especially young musicians. This selection is our distinction, a mark of quality for those artists whose work promisingly fits the profile of the festival.

Arthur Kauffmann – Player[i] for viola, cello, trumpet and live electronics (2024) 11'

Damian Raźny –Polish ReConsensus on live electronics, live video (2024) 7'

Zofia Marzec –Show me a photo of music for flute, live electronics and live video (2024) 7'

Michal Smajdor – do i have control? for clarinet, violin and sampler (2024) 8'

Jakub Borodziuk – another piece about some chemical reaction for trumpet, trombone, sampler and live electronics (2024) 11'

Noemi Banach – violin

Zuzanna Kamińska – cello

Faustyna Nowak – viola

Huai Kuo, Mikołaj Semik – trumpet

Michał Sinkowski – trombone

Dominik Krywoborodenko – clarinet

Bozhena Hamar – flute

Damian Raźny, Igor Sikorski, Nathan Scibiwolk – live electronics, live video

Supervision of the composers – Mateusz Bień, PhD, and Piotr Peszat, PhD.

Supervision of the musicians – Danuta Augustyn, PhD, and Aleksander Wnuk, PhD.

Venue: Zone at Wesoła, ul. Kopernika 19

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All parts of the concert will be intimate in character, and the music is often subdued and requires concentration. Some of the pieces will be performed in the dark. The third part of the concert will be the most subdued. The content can be disturbing.