Naturally

Marek Pospieszalski as a resident of Sacrum Profanum? Naturally! He will perform his composition written for string orchestra, two tapes, and saxophone himself, accompanied by Sinfonietta Cracovia conducted by Lilianna Krych. Nadnaturalny is a piece that brings together Pospieszalski's various fascinations: the raw drone of strings, the lively improvisations of the saxophone, and on tape – old-school electronics and live-mixed echoes of what the orchestra is playing. Once again, the artist builds a musical bridge between the past and what lies ahead. The concert will open with a piece by Eva-Maria Houben, a German organist, pianist, and composer, and member of the Wandelweiser group. Her music, like that of the entire collective, is characterized by sparse and fragile soundscapes. It offers an alternative relationship with time and, above all, serves to integrate silence. Houben describes it this way: "However, I am beginning to hear less and less of the pause that refers to something, means something, has a certain function [...] I am beginning to hear more of the real pause, the pause that becomes dangerous: The music has disappeared, the music has dissolved. There is nothing left. I hear nothing – and yet I hear that I still hear something...". The composition seascape harmonies is directly inspired by nature, the sounds of the waves, in which the orchestra musicians play in sync with their own breathing.  

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***The concert is co-organized with the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow.

Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special-purpose fund, as part of the “Music” program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.