Ohrid Choir Festival: Archive 2011
Diploma

The University of Agriculture in Krakow Choir

Krakow, Poland

Joanna Gutowska-Kuzmicz - conductor
Agata Tomasik – soprano solo

Competition Section

Title Composer Lyrics
Hear my prayer, o Lord Henry Purcell Psalm 102
Miserere mei Deus / Have mercy upon me, O God Grzegorz Miśkiewicz Psalm 50
Caje sukarije Dragan Shuplevski Traditional Macedonian
Laudate Dominum / Praise the Lord Michał Zieliński Psalm 116
Mazur Piotr Maszyński Traditional Polish
Posla moma na voda Zbjislav Simic Traditional Macedonian

Sacred Section

Title Composer Lyrics
Miserere mei Deus / Have mercy upon me, O God Grzegorz Miśkiewicz Psalm 50
Parce Domine / Spare your people Lord Feliks Nowowiejski Catholic Anthem

The University of Agriculture in Krakow Choir was founded in December 2003 by the initiative of staff and students. Currently it contains 50 singers, mainly students of Horticulture, Forestry, Food Technology and Agriculture and Economics and also Agricultural University employees, PhD students and persons from other universities. From the very beginning, the Choir’s artistic director and conductor has been Joanna Gutowska-Kuźmicz, MA, graduate from the Lodz Academy of Music.

The choir participates in most important ceremonies held at the University, such as: academic year inauguration, and conferment of honorary doctor, PhD or DSc. degrees. The choir is a co-organiser of the annual Christmas carol singing meeting of the Agricultural University employees. The repertoire of the Choir encompasses over 60 music pieces of both sacral and lay music performed at, among others, concerts in different cities of Poland, the Repubic of Macedonia, Italy and Ukraine.

The most important achievements comprise performance at choir several choir competitions, for example: 20th International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music - Praga 2010 (received the Silver Diploma), 20th Competition of Carols - Tychy 2011 (received the Grand Prix), 5th Festival of Passion Songs – Bydgoszcz 2011 (received the Gold Diploma and the Special Award).

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