The Academic Choir of Adam Mickiewicz University
Poznań, Poland
Beata Bielska - conductor
Jędrzej Suska - solo bariton
Gabriela Gąsłowska - solo soprano
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| A Boy and a Girl | Eric Whitacre (b. 1970) | Octavio Paz (1914-1998) |
| More, sokoł pije | arr. Leszek Kwiatkowski (b. 1973) | Macedonian folk song |
| Over the Rainbow | Harold Arlen (1905-1986), arr. I. Kamakawiwo’ole, Jacek Sykulski | |
| The Battle of Jericho | arr. Arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003) | Traditional spiritual |
| William Tell Overture | Gioacchino Rossini, arr. Julie Eschliman |
Sacred Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| O Gloriosa Domina | Mikołaj Zieleński (1550-1616) | Wenancjusz Fortunat (530-606) |
| Prelude | Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) | |
| Nunc Dimittis | Paweł Łukaszewski (b. 1968) | Biblical text |
Pop Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Over the Rainbow | arr. I. Kamakawiwo’ole, Jacek Sykulski | E. Y. Harburg (1896-1981) |
| Dancing Queen | arr. Deke Sharon (b. 1967) | B. Andersson, S. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus |
| William Tell Overture | Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) | arr. Julie Eschlimann (1967) |
The origins of the Academic Choir of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań date back to 1966. The choir consists of both students and academic staff from various Poznań universities. In its history, the Choir has been conducted by eminent musicians and has always referred to rich choral traditions of "Greater Poland province".
The choir performed in almost all of the European countries and in the United States of America, Canada, Bolivia, China, Japan, and Taiwan.Considerable uniqueness can be observed not only with regards to voice production, but also the repertoire. The Choir sings a substantial amount of pieces which have been composed and arranged especially for them.
Ms. Beata Bielska is a singer, choir conductor and teacher. She graduated from The Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, in the Faculty of Choral Conducting, Music Education and Church Music, in a class of the professor Magdalena Wdowicka – Mackiewicz.
During her studies she became a member and a soloist of the AMU Choir then directed by Jacek Sykulski. She became conductor of the choir in 2010. Since then she has been creating her own artistic vision, as well as continuing the group’s traditional sound. The Choir under the direction of Ms. Beata Bielska performs a diverse repertoire of a capella pieces: classical, contemporary, and pop arrangemants. They also take part in various symphonic projects.
Poznań, with a population of 551,627, is Poland's fifth largest city. Posnan is among the oldest cities in the country and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state. It is the historical capital of the Wielkopolska (“Greater Poland”) region and is currently the administrative capital of the province called Greater Poland Voivodeship. Poznań is today one of the largest Polish centers of trade, industry, sports, education, technology, tourism and culture.
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