The Extraordinary Music Workshop is a unique vocal and liturgical workshop. A total of 50 hours of classes, including 24 hours in sections and 26 hours of joint sessions. Nearly 10 hours of lectures and talks on liturgical music and 6 creative evenings, including live music, social evenings, an evening of film music, and a guided tour of the Dominican friary and church.
During the workshop, participants will gain theoretical and practical knowledge of singing and of finding their way in liturgical and traditional music. They will have the opportunity, among other things, to learn the principles of music, the basics of reading notation, breathing techniques, voice production and musical interpretation. Participants will also be able to attend lectures on liturgical music, sacred space, liturgical spirituality, the role of the cantor, and the tradition and history of sacred music. They will also get to know the oldest forms of prayer, especially the Liturgy of the Hours.
Dates: 2–8 September 2013. The workshop will take place in two blocks: 2–4 September – block I; 5–8 September – block II. You can take part in the whole week or only in the block of your choice.
Venue: Dominican Friary, 12 Stolarska Street, Kraków.
Participants
- enthusiasts of liturgical and traditional music,
- amateurs and professionals,
- singers and instrumentalists,
- clergy and lay people,
- members of music groups, choirs and scholas
- those who lead scholas or would like to learn how,
- those who are just beginning their adventure with music and have never taken part in a vocal workshop,
- school students, university students and adults,
- anyone interested in singing who would like to learn its basic theoretical and practical principles.
Tutors
The music classes will be led by professional musicians, composers and conductors, as well as dedicated enthusiasts of liturgical music with solid theoretical knowledge confirmed by years of practice: Paweł Bębenek (Kraków), Marcin Bornus-Szczyciński (Warsaw), Magdalena Głogowska (London), Dawid Kusz OP (Kraków), Rafał Maciejewski (Łódź), Tomasz Rojek OP (Kraków), Anna Siciarek (Warsaw), Marcin Wasilewski-Kruk (Kraków). Lectures, talks and celebrations: Tomasz Grabowski OP (Kraków), as well as Kapela Hałasów: Jacek Hałas and Alicja Choromańska-Hałas, and the early music ensemble “Perfugium”.
Media patrons:
The project was carried out with financial support from the Małopolska Region.