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Concert of Polish Early Music in New York
2013-10-01
From October 4-20 in New York there will be the New York Early Music Celebration: Pro Musica Polonica, a festival, for which this year's edition specifically refers to Poland's early music heritage. At the concerts we will be able to hear works by composers such as Bartłomiej Pękiel, Maciej Radziwiłł, Jan Engel, Adam Haczewski and Michał Orłowski New York Early Music Celebration is a festival held every three years, forming a platform for exploration and research into early music and also for the presentation of local New York music ensembles. This year, in addition to New York artists, Polish ensembles will also present themselves.Early Polish music will be heard at a few concerts. On October 5 PHOENIXtail will present works by Zieleński, Szarzyński and Mielczewski, and on October 12 in a concert entitled "Music of the Polish Renaissance" the ensemble, Polyhymnia, will perform works by Leopolita, Zielieński, Pękiel and many others.
On the same day at 19:30 in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Early Music New York, directed by Frederic Renz will perform:
Maciej Radziwiłł, Serenada B-dur for string ensemble
Michał Orłowski, Symfonia F-dur
Adam Haczewski, Sinfonia ex D
Jan Engel, Symfonia d-moll for solo flute and orchestra
The organisers of the festival are the Institute of Polish Culture in New York and Early Music Foundation (EMF).
A detailed programme can be found here.
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