Wrocław Baroque Ensemble

Discover the sound of the Polish Renaissance with this stunning 17th-century choral piece by Mikołaj Zieleński.

The prize-winning Wrocław Baroque Ensemble specialises in music from the Polish Renaissance and Baroque eras. Dedicated to bringing forgotten music to a wider audience, they bring to life a little-known epic choral work.

Under the baton of Andrzej Kosendiak, one of the most active organisers of musical life in Poland, the Wrocław Baroque Ensemble vividly recreates the sounds of Renaissance Poland. In their recital, they present a stunning 17th-century choral work performed on historically accurate instruments.

The life of Polish composer Mikołaj Zieleński remains a mystery to modern audiences, but the few works he left behind are imbued with stunning charm. The ensemble have hand-picked a variety of pieces from his substantial Offertoria et Communiones totius anni, a group of some 117 individual pieces dating from 1611, ranging in mood from celebratory to solemn.

Part of our Focus on Poland series featuring seven concerts celebrating Polish culture.


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What to expect at The Queen's Hall

Tune out the outside world and let morning recitals encircle you in rich concentration. This is the atmosphere where world-class chamber music thrives.


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Programme

Sung in Latin with English surtitles.

A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.

Full programme

Zieleński Offertoria et communiones totius anni

45mins

Ecce Virgo concipiet
(In festo Annuntiationis Beatae Mariae Virginis; communio)

Deus firmavit orbem terrae
(In secunda Missa Nativitatis Domini; offertorium)

Viderunt omnes fines terrae
(In tertia Missa Nativitatis Domini; communio)

Vidimus stellam eius
(In Epiphania Domini; communio)

Responsum accepit Simeon
(In festo Purificationis Beatae Mariae Virginis; communio)

Fantasia I a tre

In monte Oliveti
(motetto)

Salve festa dies
(Motetto in festo Paschae)

Ascendit Deus
(In festo Ascensionis Domini; offertorium)

Spiritus Sanctus docebit vos
(Feria secunda post Pentecostes; communio)

Fantasia II a tre

Mirabilis Deus
(In Communi plurimorum Martyrum extra tempus Paschae; offertorium)

Exiit sermo inter fratres
(In festo S. Joannis Apostoli et Evangelistae; communio)

Justorum animae in manu Dei
(In festo Omnium Sanctorum; offertorium)

Ortus de Polonia
(Motetto de S. Stanislao)

Żebrowski Vesperae in Visitatione Beatae Mariae Virginis

32mins

Deus In Adiutorium
Antiphona 1: Exurgens Maria
Psalmus: Dixit Dominus

Antiphona 2: Intravit Maria
Psalmus: Laudate Pueri

Antiphona 3: Ut audivit
Psalmus: Laetatus Sum

Antiphona 4: Benedicta tu
Psalmus: Nisi Dominus

Antiphona 5: Ex quo facta est
Psalmus: Lauda Jerusalem

Antiphona ad Magnificat: Beatam me dicent
Magnificat:

          Magnificat anima mea

          Quia respexit

          Deposuit potentes

          Gloria Patri

Performers

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  • Wrocław Baroque Ensemble
  • Conductor, artistic direction
    Andrzej Kosendiak
  • Soprano
    Aldona Bartnik
    Aleksandra Turalska
  • Countertenor
    Daniel Elgersma
    Piotr Olech
  • Tenor
    Maciej Gocman
    Florian Cramer
  • Bass
    Tomáš Král
    Jaromír Nosek
  • 1st violin
    Zbigniew Pilch
  • 2nd violin
    Mikołaj Zgółka
  • Viola
    Piotr Chrupek
  • Viola da gamba
    Julia Karpeta
  • Cello
    Krzysztof Karpeta
  • Harp
    Maximilian Ehrhardt
  • Chest organ / harpsichord
    Marta Niedźwiecka
  • Theorbo
    Přemysl Vacek
  • Cornet
    David Brutti
  • Dulcian
    William Lyons
  • Trumpet
    Fruzsina Hara
    Russel Gilmour
  • Alto trombone
    Ferdinand Hendrich
  • Tenor trombone
    Masafumi Sakamoto
  • Bass trombone
    Karl Heinrich Wendorf

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