Centenary Jubilee of PTMW - Family Concert on December 29, 2024

The concert marking the end of the centenary of PTMW will take place on Sunday, December 29, at the Wawerskie Centrum Kultury.

Event Description

The best way to spend the last Sunday of this year is a concert to conclude the centenary of PTMW. Even a centenarian like the Polish Society of Contemporary Music enjoys fairy tales. Therefore, we embark on a 'Musical journey to the land of imagination,' which will take place on Sunday, December 29, at 12:00 PM at the Wawerskie Centrum Kultury at 1a Żegańska Street in Warsaw. This will be an interactive family concert (approx. 50 minutes, for children 5+), based on a story told by an actor and the audience, accompanied by improvising musicians. Together we will wander through various realms of imagination, encountering fairy tale characters. We might fight monsters or discover treasures. And what exactly will happen? We do not know, as everything depends on the participants of the concert. For our part, we promise plenty of improvisation. The music created for these stories will accompany us at every moment of our journey, highlighting emotions and helping to immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of the stories being created.

Artists' Bios

Marta Dylewska
narrative lead
A Polish theater, film, and dubbing actress. A graduate of the Theater Academy, she performs on the stages of theaters in Tarnów and Warsaw. One of her beloved roles in her professional career is Aniela from 'The Marriage of Figaro' at the Polish Classic Theater. She graduated from the Acting Department of the A. Zelwerowicz Theater Academy in Warsaw (diploma: 2013). She debuted as Mother and Miss Devore and Lady One in the play 'Counting Machine. Buffo Musical, or Existential Cabaret,' directed by E. Korin, Theater 6th Floor, 2010. For three seasons, she collaborated with the L. Solski Theater in Tarnów; she played guest roles at the National Theater and the Dramatic Theater in Warsaw. She has collaborated with the Polish Radio Theater (including the role of Rose in 'The Little Prince' directed by K. Małanicz). She has appeared in films such as 'Marek Edelman... And there was love in the ghetto,' 'Don't Leave Me,' 'Just Friendship,' and 'The King of Life.' She lent her voice to productions such as 'The Moomins' Magical Winter' and 'Ant Goes to the Wedding.' She received the Minister of Education and Science Award for outstanding achievements during her studies.

Bartosz Kowalski-Banasewicz
small instruments
A composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and educator (dr hab.) at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and the Grażyna and Kiejstut Academy of Music in Łódź (Film Music Composition). He is a laureate of twenty-three awards in national and international composition competitions, including the main award of Krzysztof Penderecki at the International Composition Competition Arboretum, laureate of the K. Serocki, G. Fitelberg, K. Szymanowski International Competition, and a multiple laureate of the International Musica Sacra Nova, T. Baird, and other competitions. His repertoire includes nearly 200 compositions (from solo works to symphonic pieces) performed in Poland and abroad. He is the author of numerous arrangements and music for films, as well as music composed for competition commissions and youth ensembles. In addition to composing, he willingly participates in various happenings related to broadly understood improvisational music, intuitive music, resulting in his performance at festivals such as 'Ad Libitum, Warsaw Autumn, Dźwiękojmia, Audio Art, Archipelago Lutosławski,' and many others.

Małgorzata Kołcz
double bass
A graduate of the AM in Gdańsk and UAM in Poznań. A scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Authors' Association ZAiKS. A laureate of the ZKP award in the field of education. She performs with chamber ensembles and orchestras. She plays classical and contemporary music, as well as improvised music. She works to promote serious music and its creators. She designs, organizes, and promotes various artistic events (including the festival 'Images from Conrad,' 'Summer Festival of the New Town,' 'Images from Warsaw,' 'Audio Stage'). She is the initiator of workshops for children 'Tell Me a Fairy Tale,' 'What do you hear in music?' and 'Don't be afraid to improvise!' She also creates poetic texts.

Jarosław Siwiński
synthesizer
A composer, pianist, organizer of artistic events, a graduate of UMFC in Warsaw. He often operates at the intersection of theater, music, and visual arts. He has collaborated with Eugeniusz Rudnik, Fryderyk Rzewski, the Azorro Group, Orkest de Ereprijs (Appeldorn), Bang on a Can (New York), and the Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra (Beijing). He is the author of the hejnał (bugle call) of Rzeszów and has created music for animated films (including those by Jan Lenica and Daniel Szczechura), theater, and computer games. For many years, he collaborated with the Children's Art Center in Poznań. He is the artistic director of the Warsaw Musical Meetings festival.

Bartosz Kołsut
accordion
He is a laureate in numerous competitions, festivals, and nationwide and international reviews and performs in many chamber ensembles. He has participated multiple times in master classes with outstanding instructors. In 2014, he won the title of 'Young Musician of the Year' in a nationwide competition organized by TVP Kultura and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. A spectacular achievement of Bartosz Kołsut is his two performances at Carnegie Hall in New York (USA). He is a member of the well-known accordion duo 'Face2Face.'

Organizational Details

The concert will take place on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 12:00 PM in the auditorium of the Wawerskie Centrum Kultury at 1a Żegańska Street in Warsaw. Admission is free, tickets available at the Wawerskie Centrum Kultury website with a service fee of 1 PLN. More details can be found on the event's Facebook page.

Organizer: Polish Society of Contemporary Music. The project is co-financed by the funds of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund under the program 'Music,' implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance. The project is co-financed by the funds of the Capital City of Warsaw. We also invite music lovers with special needs. Please send such information to [email protected] if assistance is needed for your participation in the concert. We will be happy to help.