DON'T BE AFRAID TO IMPROVISE! Concert at the final of workshops for young musicians

Saturday, December 2, 2023
3:00 PM

Concert Hall of PSM I st. no. 5 named after H. Wieniawski
24 Glubusowa Street, Warsaw

Organizer: Polish Society for Contemporary Music

Young musicians are not afraid to improvise, and a great proof of this is the very high interest that the next edition of workshops of the Polish Society for Contemporary Music for musical youth 'Don't be afraid to improvise!' enjoyed. This time, students of the State Music School I st. no. 5 named after H. Wieniawski in Warsaw took part in it.

The workshops were prepared and conducted by: double bassist Małgorzata Kołcz and composer and pianist Jarosław Siwiński. Both have been using modern methods in education for many years, promoting the idea of teaching improvisation to the youngest, working with children in various parts of Poland.

During the workshops, the youth learned how to improvise, learned various techniques of producing sounds, and even built instruments. The results are excellent.

The culmination of this collaboration is an upcoming concert, which will take place on Saturday, December 2 at 3:00 PM in the Concert Hall of PSM (24 Globusowa Street, Warsaw) with the participation of workshop participants and instructors.

Guaranteed great atmosphere and improvised pieces.

Concert details: fb.me/e/3FWmdmi37

Free admission. See you there!

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The basis of the workshops for young musicians 'Don't be afraid to improvise!' is the belief that creativity and independent thinking play a crucial role in the development of individuals and communities, including a sense of agency. Improvisation workshops open minds to new musical experiences, teaching independence of thought and expression, while collaborating with others. As a result, participants broaden their cognitive horizons, learning an alternative to the all-encompassing mass culture and opening up to contemporary music, while also learning mutual respect and cooperation, as well as independence in thinking and action.
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*The workshops were held as part of the PTMW program 'Creative Warsaw', which is co-financed by the City of Warsaw.
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Organizer: Polish Society for Contemporary Music | Co-financing: City of Warsaw | Cooperation: State Music School I st. no. 5 named after H. Wieniawski in Warsaw, Art Deco Group Music Agency | Media Patrons: TVP Kultura, POLMIC.PL - Polish Music Information Center, Presto Junior, Warsaw for free - waw4free, wolnasobota.pl, cameralmusic.pl
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INSTRUCTORS

Jarosław Siwiński
composer and pianist

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, Grupa Azorro, orkest de ereprijs (Appeldorn), Bang on a Can (New York), and Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra (Beijing).
He is the author of the fanfare of Rzeszów, he has also created music for animated films (including Jan Lenica and Daniel Szczechura), theater, and computer games. For many years, he collaborated with the Poznań Center for Children's Art. He is the artistic director of the Warsaw Music Meetings festival.

Małgorzata Kołcz
double bass

A graduate of AM in Gdańsk and UAM in Poznań. A scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Association of Authors ZAiKS. Winner of the ZKP award in the field of education. She performs with chamber ensembles and orchestras. She performs classical and contemporary music, as well as improvised music.
She works to popularize classical music and its creators. She designs, organizes, and promotes various artistic events (including: the 'Images from Conrad' Festival, the 'Summer Festival of New Town', 'Images from Warsaw', 'Audio Stage'). She is the initiator of workshops for children 'Tell me a fairy tale', 'What can be heard in music?' and 'Don't be afraid to improvise!'. She also creates poetic texts.