Organ recital tour: PORTUGAL 2023
2023/09/17 - PORTUGAL - Dornes, Santuario de Nossa Senhora do Pranto 2023/09/16 - PORTUGAL - Torres Novas, Igreja de Santiago 2023/09/15 - PORTUGAL - Lisbon, Basílica dos Mártires
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2023/09/17 - PORTUGAL - Dornes, Santuario de Nossa Senhora do Pranto 2023/09/16 - PORTUGAL - Torres Novas, Igreja de Santiago 2023/09/15 - PORTUGAL - Lisbon, Basílica dos Mártires
Monday, the 14th of August, 2023 at 16:00 Program: J.S. Bach - Fantasia in G Major, BWV 572 - Air on the G string, BWV 1068 - Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 - click here L. van Beethoven - Allegro con brio from 5th Symphony in C Minor, Op. 67 - click here E. Morricone - Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission L.J.A. Lefébure-Wély - Sortie in E flat Major
Szostak, M. (2023) ‘The essentials of organ improvisation’, The Organ, 405(August-October 2023), pp. 4–17. Abstract: Organ improvisation is a practical, noble, respectable art with an intense history and remarkable achievements. Although the results of practising it are ephemeral, the theoretical descriptions and volumes written about it allow us to conclude that it is an essential phenomenon for humanity in music. Depending on the adopted optics, a look at organ improvisation will be character...
Nine recitals in the USA and Canada: 2023/08/13 - USA - Washington, DC, Grace Evangelical Church, "28. Bach Festival" 2023/08/14 - USA - Atlantic City, NJ, Boardwalk Hall (world's largest organ) 2023/08/16 - USA - New York City, NY, St Stanislaw Kostka Church 2023/08/20 - USA - St Augustine, FL, Memorial Presbyterian Church 2023/08/24 - CANADA - Burnaby, BC, St Helen Catholic Church 2023/08/25 - CANADA - Vancouver, BC, St James Anglican Church 2023/08/26 - CANADA - Surrey BC, Maranatha Canadi...
Three recitals in Kazakhstan: 2023/08/05 - Szachtinsk, Birth of Our Lady Church 2023/08/06 - Karaganda, Our Lady Mother of the Church 2023/08/05-06 - Karaganda, Our Lady from Fatima Cathedral
Opis Teologiczno-muzyczny „bezmiar” możliwości „króla instrumentów” odsłania się w sztuce improwizacji organowej. Temu zagadnieniu poświęcona jest osiemnasta monografia naukowa z cyklu „Musica sacra”, zatytułowana: „Oblicza improwizacji organowej”, wydana staraniem Katedry Muzyki Kościelnej Akademii Muzycznej im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku. Pierwsza część niniejszego tomu dedykowana jest analizom teologicznych, liturgicznych i wykonawczych kryteriów improwizacji w muzyce kościelnej. Wprowa...
Meet Michal Szostak We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Michal Szostak a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Michal, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions? The whole article - here.
Szostak Michał, "Organ landscapes in Chile", in: "The Organ”, No 404, May-July 2023, Musical Opinion Ltd, London, ISSN 0030-4883, pp. 4-17. Introduction The following report on musical experiences and impressions gained during my recital tour in South and Latin Americas in June of 2022 refers to Chile; after Argentina’s[1] and Panama’s[2] organs secrets, it is time to visit the most western-located country in South America. The article describes the historical background of Chile, its organ c...
I am pleased to inform that I have signed a contract with a leading global scientific publishing house, Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, on my new book entitled "Humanistic Management, Organization and Aesthetics: Management of Art and Art of Management". Abstract: The book is the first worldwide publication of a complex theory of management aesthetics in humanistic management based on the aesthetics and arts approach allowing for a complete and systemic understanding of the management art a...
Szostak Michał, "Sztuka zarządzania – zarządzanie sztuką", Wydawnictwo Społecznej Akademii Nauk, Łódź-Warszawa 2023, ISBN 978-83-66781-16-0. Ze WSTĘPu: Natura i kultura to dwa komponenty konstytuujące pojęcie ludzkości w sposób nierozerwalny. Ponieważ natura, czyli świat dzikich mocy oraz kultura, czyli świat ludzkich wytworów, nieustannie ewoluują, wzajemnie się katalizują i dopełniają, niemożliwe jest określenie linii jednoznacznie oddzielającej od siebie te dwa obszary. Zarządzanie, przynal...
Toccata Festiva, improvisation
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Legnica, Poland
Fantasia on "Zdráv buď, strážce", improvisation
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Ostrava, Czech Republic
ORGAN SYMPHONY: Prelude, Fugue, Adagio, Scherzo, Cantabile, Final, improvisation
Church of St Ignatius (Kostel sv. Ignáce)
Prague, Czech Republic
Sortie-Marche - improvisation
St Anne Academic Church, Warsaw, Poland, 2019/02/23
"Organ, as a source of inspiration" - concert on the occasion of obtaining the degree of Doctor of Art in Organ Playing
Variations symphoniques - improvisation
Van den Heuvel Organ, 101/5M+P
Saint-Eustache, Paris, France
Suide du deuxieme ton - L. Cleramboult
E.F. Walcker Organ, 2M+P
BMV de Lourdes, Warsaw, Poland
wydarzenia wcześniejsze, événements précédents, frühere Ereignisse
2005, nagranie CD z literaturą organową i improwizacjami na nieistniejących już organach kościoła M.B. z Lourdes w Warszawie
2004, monografia nt. nieistniejących już organów J.G.Meinerta znajdujących się wówczas w kościele M.B. z Lourdes na warszawskiej Pradze
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Poland: Warszawa, Licheń Stary, Łódź, Kazimierz Dolny
I had the pleasure to organize and host the Spring Meeting of the European Chapter of the American Guild of Organist, which took place in Poland. Detailed schedule was as follows:
Monday (April 22nd): WARSAW
16.00-18.00 Spring Meeting 2019 registration
19.00-22.00 Opening dinner (at Hotel Gromada)
Tuesday (April 23rd): WARSAW
06.30-08.45 Breakfast at the hotel
09.00-09.20 Walk to the church
09.30-11.00 St. Ann Church, the Old Town
11.30-13.00 Warsaw Archcathedral, the Old Town
13.00-14.30 Lunch on your own in the Old Town
15.00-16.30 Military Cathedral, the Old Town
17.00-20.00 Evening at “MOMU” restaurant and “Vodka Museum” with vodkas degustation
20.00-20.15 Walk to the hotel
Wednesday (April 24th): WARSAW-LICHEŃ-ŁÓDŹ-WARSAW
06.30-08.45 Breakfast at the hotel
09.00-11.30 Coach travel WARSAW-LICHEŃ
12.00-13.00 LICHEŃ: tour around the Shrine with a guide
13.00-15.00 LICHEŃ: the largest organ in Poland
15.15-16.00 LICHEŃ: Meal at pilgrims restaurant ARKA in the Shrine
16.30-18.00 Coach travel LICHEŃ-ŁÓDŹ
18.45-20.15 ŁÓDŹ: Cathedral
20.30 ŁÓDŹ: Evening meal, “Gęsi Puch” Restaurant
21.30-22.30 Coach travel ŁÓDŹ-WARSAW
Thursday (April 25th): WARSAW-KAZIMIERZ DOLNY-WARSAW
06.30-08.00 Breakfast at the hotel
08.20-08.40 Walk to the church
08.45-10.15 The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Warsaw
10.30-12.30 Coach travel WARSAW-KAZIMIERZ DOLNY
13.00-14.15 Lunch and sightseeing
14.30-16.00 Baroque organ of St. John Baptist church
16.15-18.30 Coach travel KAZIMIERZ-WARSAW
18.30-20.00 Evangelical-Reformed Church, Al. Solidarności
20.00-20.30 Travel to the hotel
20.30 Dinner in a restaurant and historic chocolate shop of E. Wedel (open till 22.00)
Friday (April 26th): WARSAW
06.30-08.45 Breakfast at the hotel
09.00-10.00 Coach travel WARSAW-WOŁOMIN
10.00-12.00 Visit at “Zych Organ building Company”
12.00-13.00 Coach travel WOŁOMIN-WARSAW
13.00-13.30 Lunch in a café near the church
13.30-15.00 Holly Cross Basilica, F. Chopin’s heart
15.00-15.30 Travel to the Museum
15.30 & 16.00-18.00 Polish Jews Museum “Polin”
18.00-18.30 Travel to the hotel
19.15-23.00 Closing dinner (at “Dawne Smaki” Restaurant, Nowy Świat 49)
Saturday (April 27th): WARSAW, day extra
06.30-11.30 Breakfast at the hotel
09.30-11.00 Seminary Church
Warsaw view from 31st floor of the PKiN
Chopin Museum
19.00-21.00 Polish National Ballet
The Fryderyk Chopin Universuty of Music, Warsaw
Nice, Cannes, Monaco
Belgium, The Netherlands
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