26. „May with Early Music” Festival
The festival was launched in 1992 on the wave of enthusiasm from energetic female University Wrocław students who organised a annual festival to promote early music spanning the Middle Ages and Baroque.
The festival was launched in 1992 on the wave of enthusiasm from energetic female University Wrocław students who organised a annual festival to promote early music spanning the Middle Ages and Baroque. „May with Early Music” continues to attract a variety of audiences. The modest festival series has been one of the most popular events promoting local artists and intriguing phenomena in settings such as Wrocław and elsewhere in Lower Silesia.
The goal of the festival is to promote children’s, youth and student early music ensembles. Concerts are set in locations embodying the spirit of the music, music enthusiasts entering a kind of time machine to appreciate both the architecture and music of the era.
Programme
- 12th May (Friday), 19.00 Sala Gotycka, Stary Klasztor in Wrocław, ul Jana Ewangelisty Purkyniego 1; Musical Banquet by William Shakespeare. Tickets: 10/20 PLN
- 14th May (Sunday), 16.00, Klub Muzyki i Literatury in Wrocław, plac Kościuszki 10, Hildegard of Bingen and her Heaven-Climbing Voice. Lecture by Marek Dyżewski, admission is free
- 18th May (Thursday), 19.00, Town Hall. Music in the Time Maze. Ensemble: Musica per Gaudium (Czech Republic) admission is free
- 19th May (Friday), 19.00, Oratorium Marianum, plac Uniwersytecki 1. Sonatas by J.S. Bach. Artists: Jarosław Pietrzak (Baroque violin), Aleksandra Rupocińska (harpsichord). Admission is free
- 20th May (Saturday), 19.00, Ss Peter and Paul’s Church, Wrocław, ul Katedralna 4. Parthenomelica or Ancient Polish Songs to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Artists: Jacek Kowalski and Klub Świętego Ludwika. Tickets: 5/10 PLN
- 21st May (Sunday), 18.00, Evangelical Church of the Holy Providence in Wrocław, ul Kazimierza Wielkiego 29. Sonatas and Cantatas by J.S. Bach
- 23rd May (Tuesday), 19.00, Sala Gotycka, Stary Klasztor in Wrocław, ul Jana Ewangelisty Purkyniego 1. Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons in Jazz. Ensemble: The 5th Season
- 24th May (Wednesday), 5 pm, Pan Tadeusz Museum, Rynek 6. English Lute Songs from the 16th and 17th Centuries. Artists: Mateusz Ławniczak (vocals and lute). Admission is free
- 25th May (Thursday), 19.00, Town Hall, Main Auditorium. Music of the French Baroque. Artists: Baroque Duet: Julia Karpeta (viol), Anton Birula (theorbo). Admission is free
