Composer, pedagogue, conductor, but also director of cultural institutions, politician, in 1997-1999 Minister of Culture and Arts. Joanna Wnuk-Nazarova is celebrating her 75th anniversary this year. The concert dedicated to her is a pretext to delve not only into the works of the birthday girl, but also of other women composers: from doyenne Grazyna Bacewicz to Hanna Kulenty, whose piece Mémoire de Mémoire for trumpet, trombone and string orchestra will have its Polish premiere during Euphonia .

Program:

Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa, Quintetto per archi n. 2 Krzysztof Penderecki in memoriam (2023) for string orchestra
Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa (b.1949), Lamento (1983-84)
Krystyna Moszumanska-Nazar (1924-2008), Musica per archi (1962)
Hanna Kulenty (b.1961), Mémoire de mémoire (Polish premiere) (2023) for trumpet, bass trombone and string orchestra
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), Concerto for string orchestra (1948)

Artists:

Piotr Majoor – trumpet
Adrian Gryciuk – bass trombone
Mariusz Pędziałek – oboe
Sinfonietta Cracovia
Katarzyna Tomala-Jedynak – conductor