Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz is a Polish vocal quartet founded in 1992.The band was founded on the initiative of Roman Fijałkowski a baritone soloist of the band Madrigalists Capella Bydgostiensis. The first line-up of this vocal quartet: Roman Fijałkowski - baritone, Michał Zieliński - tenor (artistic director). Janusz Cabała-countertenor, Hanna Michalak - soprano. Its repertoire includes polyphonic mass settings, motets, religious songs, madrigals and secular songs by European 13th to 17th century composers. The ensemble has cooperated with other Polish early music ensembles including

Ars Nova ''Ars nova'' ()Fallows, David. (2001). "Ars nova". ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan. refers to a musical style which flourished in the Kingdom of ...

, Capella Bydgostiensis, The Pomeranian String Quartet, Trombastic, Canor Anticus as well as with lutenists Magdalena Tomsińska and Henryk Kasperczak. The ensemble has participated in early music festivals of Poland as well as abroad in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belarus and Italy. The ensemble has made numerous recordings both for Polish Radio and Polish Television. Since 2009 the quartet consists of soprano Patrycja Cywińska-Gacka, countertenor Janusz Cabała, baritone Łukasz Hermanowicz and baritone Michał Zieliński. Zieliński is also artistic director of the quartet and arranges and composes music for the programmes, occasionally under the pseudonym "Michał z Bydgoszczy", a pun on the home town of the quartet and the "z" (from) names of Renaissance composers such as

Mikołaj z Radomia Mikołaj Radomski, also called Mikołaj z Radomia and Nicholas of Radom, was an early 15th-century Polish composer. He was connected with the court of Władysław Jagiełło and wrote polyphonic music renowned for its expression of religious con ...

Discography

* Wacław z Szamotuł songs and motets,

Marcin Leopolita Marcin Leopolita (also Marcin z Lwowa; 1537) was one of the most eminent Polish composers of the 16th century. He attended the Jagiellonian University ( Collegium Maius) and may have studied under the Polish composer Sebastian z Felsztyna and Jan ...

''Missa paschalis'' (DUX 0248) 1994 reissue 2001 * "Jezusa Judasz przedał" – Polish passion motets and songs (DUX 0469), 2004Review by David Vernier: 'This is a superbly produced and well-thought-out program that will please–and pleasantly surprise–listeners who enjoy early liturgical music. - See more at: http://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-11949/#sthash.lbJZwBfc.dpuf * "Bonjour, mon coeur" – Renaissance love songs (CVB 001), 2006 * "Impresje" – Arrangements of renaissance madrigals for vocal quartet and string quartet (CVB 002), 2007 * "Światło rozjaśniło się" – Old Polish carols (CVB 003), 2008 * "Melodie na Psałterz polski" – Psalms by Wacław z Szamotuł,

Mikołaj Gomółka Mikołaj Gomółka (c. 1535 – after 30 April 1591, most probably 5 March 1609) was a Polish Renaissance composer and a member of the royal court of Sigismund II Augustus. At the court, he served as a singer, flutist, and trumpeter. Life G ...

Cyprian Bazylik Cyprian Bazylik (c. 1535 in Sieradz – c. 1600) was a Polish composer, usually designated as C.B. or C.S. (Cyprian of Sieradz). Besides writing music, he was also a writer, poet, and printer.Michael Ostling -Between the Devil and the Host: I ...

(CVB 004), 2010 * "Chansons" – Songs of French renaissance composers (CVB 005), 2010 * "Fine knacks for ladies" –

John Dowland John Dowland ( – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", " Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", " N ...

(CVB 006), 2012 * "Missa super cantiones profanae" – A paraphrase mass cycle by "Michał z Bydgoszczy" (CVB 007), 2013 * "Na fraszki Jana z Czarnolasu" - On the epigrams of " Jan z Czarnolasu" (CVB 008), 2014

References

External links

Official website
Early music groups Polish choirs Musical groups established in 1992 1992 establishments in Poland Bydgoszcz {{Poland-musician-stub