Collegium Baccalarum
Olsztyn, Poland
Agata Wilińska - conductor
Łukasz Matusik - piano accompaniment
Competition Concert
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Missa Brevis - Kyrie | J. Noyon | |
| Missa Brevis – Agnus Dei | J. Noyon | |
| Hail Mary | H. M. Górecki | Traditional Polish |
| Meri Tomcho | S. Gaydov | Traditional Macedonian |
| Go to sleep, go to sleep | H. M. Górecki | Traditional Polish |
| Don’t crow, cock, don’t crow | H. M. Górecki | Traditional Polish |
Olsztyn’s Collegium Baccalarum Choir is an amateur choir, their mission being the popularization of the musical culture in the local and international environment.
The ensemble performs the works of Polish and foreign composers.
The choir has given more than 300 concerts in Poland and abroad, e.g. in France, Austria, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine, Italy.
Collegium Baccalarum has taken part in many contests and festivals in Poland and abroad. The most important ones were:
- Polish Festival of Religious Music in Rumia in 1998 (award)
- The International Legnica Cantat Festival in 2001 (the third price)
- International Choir Music Festival in Olomouc in 2004 (two silver medals)
Since the year 1997 the choir has been conducted by Agata Wilińska. She has been associated with Olsztyn choir movement for many years. She graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Music, where she was awarded a distinction for completing her conducting tutorial (1987). In 2003 she obtained a doctorate in art at the Warsaw Academy of Music.
For her pedagogical and artistic activity she received multiple awards from the President of the Republic of Poland and Minister of Culture and President of City Olsztyn.
