Michał Sławecki, the conductor, is an organist, composer, conductor, and Gregorian chant specialist who studied at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music and Conservatorio di Musica A. Casella in Italy.
Interpretation
The Mulierum Schola Gregoriana Clamaverunt Iusti ensemble performs Gregorian chant based on advanced studies of ancient manuscripts from the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries, following the semiological approach of Dom Eugène Cardine.
Performer Biography
The 'Nova et Vetera' Orchestra is a project-based ensemble primarily focused on Polish contemporary sacred music, with its core musicians coming from the Polish Radio Orchestra.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in three different locations in Poland: St. Dominicus Church in Warsaw, St. John the Baptist Archcathedral in Warsaw, and Mazowsze Matecznik in Otrębusy.
Performer Biography
The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University Choir, founded in 1968, has performed extensively across Europe and made numerous world-premiere recordings of works by Polish composers.
Performer Biography
Michał Sławecki is the founder, artistic director, and conductor of the Mulierum Schola Gregoriana Clamaverunt Iusti ensemble, which won the 59th Concorso Polifonico Internazionale Guido d'Arezzo in 2011.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The compositions on this album, by Dutkiewicz, Sławecki, and Urbaniak, draw from centuries of religious music tradition while exploring new musical spaces to invite listeners to reflection and prayer.
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