Concert, in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Poland Regaining Independence, in New York

Voices of The Mountains a concert in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Poland Regaining Independence 

They say friends may meet, but mountains never greet… The Polish National Opera will once again prove the old adage not to be true. This time at Carnegie Hall in New York City!   

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Wednesday | November 14th, 2018 | 8:00 PM 

Carnegie Hall

57th Street and Seventh Ave

New York, NY 10019 

The concert will present a thrilling programme of classical pieces tinged with traditional folk music of the Polish highlands enriched with the sound of drum&bass and jazz. Written by Karol Szymanowski, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Wojciech Kilar. 

The music will be performed by a star-studded lineup featuring Poland's world-class charismatic conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk, awe-inspiring Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak, brilliant folk singer-songwriter Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka, and exciting representatives of the Polish jazz and contemporary classical music scene: Jan Smoczyński, the Atom String Quartet, Jan Młynarski, Michał Barański and the Neo String Quartet. 

Conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk

Concept Waldemar Dąbrowski, Janusz Olejniczak, Jolanta Trykacz

Music director Janusz Olejniczak

Music arranged by Jan Smoczyński

Executive producer and project coordinator 2T Vision Promotion sp. z o.o. 

Featuring:  

Janusz Olejniczak – piano

Jan Smoczyński – keyboard instruments

Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka's Highland Quartet:

• Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka – vocals, violin, highland bagpipes, shepherd instruments
• Bartłomiej Kudasik – violin, viola
• Wojciech Topa – violin
• Józef Chyc – highland bass

Atom String Quartet:

• Dawid Lubowicz – violin
• Mateusz Smoczyński – violin
• Michał Zaborski – viola
• Krzysztof Lenczowski – cello

NEO String Quartet:

• Karolina Piątkowska-Nowicka – violin
• Paweł Kapica – violin
• Michał Markiewicz – viola
• Krzysztof Pawłowski – cello

Jan Młynarski – drums

Michał Barański – double-bass 

Financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland as part of the NIEPODLEGLA program for 2017–2021, through the grant program Cultural Bridges (Kulturalne Pomosty) of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute (Instytut Adama Mickiewicza)

The concert's North American premiere is sponsored by The Kosciuszko Foundation.

The official carrier of the concert is LOT Polish Airlines.

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Founded in 1925, the Kosciuszko Foundation promotes closer ties between Poland and the United States through educational, scientific and cultural exchanges. It awards up to $1 million annually in fellowships and grants to graduate students, scholars, scientists, professionals, and artists, and promotes Polish culture in America. The Foundation has awarded scholarships and provided a forum to Poles who have changed history.