Chamber Choir of Wrocław University of Technology “Consonanza”
Wrocław, Poland
Marta Kierska-Witczak - conductor
Competition Concert
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Two Japanese proverbs | Gary Kent Walth | Collection of Kotowaza |
| The heavens declare the glory of God (Psalmus 19) | Heinrich Schuetz | King David |
| Sing to the Lord (Psalmus 100) | Marek Jasinski | King David |
| Admiring eyes | Stanislaw Wiechowicz | Traditional Polish |
| Rum, dum, dum | Dragan Shuplevski | Traditional Macedonian |
Folk Concert
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Three gammers – Oh my, oh my | Juliusz Łuciuk | Traditional Polish |
| Oh, the moon's shining | Jozef Karol Lasocki | Traditional Polish |
| On an earthenware vase | Stanislaw Wiechowicz | Janina Porazińska |
| Ah, you wide steppe | Dmitrij Pietchnikov | Traditional Belarussian |
| Admiring eyes | Stanislaw Wiechowicz | Traditional Polish |
Concert of Sacred Music
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Hail, glorious Queen | Andrzej Koszewski | unknown (XV century) |
| Ave Maria | Marek Jasinski | Christian prayer |
| To the mothers in Brazil – Salve Regina | Lars Jansson, arr. Gunnar Eriksson | probably st. Anselm of Lucca |
| Alleluia, praise the Lord (Psalmus 116) | Waclaw z Szamotul | King David |
| Sing to the Lord (Psalmus 100) | Marek Jasinski | King David |
The Chamber Choir “Consonanza” was founded in 1993. Its members are students and workers of the Wrocław University of Technology and other high schools.
The fourth largest city in Poland, Wrocław is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The choir takes an active part in its artistic life, but also participates in international festivals, presenting Polish and foreign works from medieval and Renaissance music through Baroque to modern compositions.
“Consonanza” has been awarded many prizes, such as second prize in the "XXXIII Internationaler Chorbewerb im Schloss Porcia” in Spittal an der Drau, Austria (1996), first prize in the International Orthodox Music Festival in Hajnówka, Poland (1997), and Gran Prix in the Religious Music Competition in Wrocław (2001), just to name a few. The choir has taken part in many festivals in countries such as France, England, Hungary, Italy and Portugal, recording three audio CDs in the meantime.
Since its founding, the artistic director of “Consonanza” has been Marta Kierska-Witczak, a doctor of art. She graduated from the Musical Education Faculty in the Karol Lipinski Academy of Music in Wrocław (MA degree), and then developed her conducting skills through postgraduate studies (Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz) and seminars (Russia, Austria, Poland).
