Universitas Cantat is a

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university founded in 1998. It is the presentation forum for the musical life of the academic centers from the entire world. Each year, the leading university choirs meet in

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International Festival of University Choirs

The International Festival of University Choirs was organised for the first time in 1998. It is non-competitive. The idea of the event comes from the Rector of the

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, while the organisers are the University, the AMU Chamber Choir and AMU Chamber Choir Friends' Association. The organisers would like to establish a musical bridge connecting universities from all over the world. His artistic director is Polish conductor Krzysztof Szydzisz. Around 6000 students from 23 countries participated in eleven festival editions. The festival concerts, which take place in the University Concert Hall and other venues of the

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Province, aim at showing the rich musical variety of the groups and culture of the represented countries (the choirs perform music from the country of origin), creating atmosphere of openness and tolerance and inspiring cultural exchange. The very important assumption of the festival is to present Polish music to the foreign participants - every other year all invited singers work together on the Polish contemporary work. The culmination of the event is the final concert that includes each choir presentation and the performance of the Polish contemporary piece prepared during the workshops by the massed choirs. Till then, except performed * 1998 – "Litania ad Spiritum Sanctum" Zbigniew Kozub, * 1999 – "Angelus"

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, * 2000 – "Beati estis" Zbigniew Kobus, * 2001 – "Ad Iuventatem" Marek Jasiński, * 2002 – Symphony "Nihil homine Mirabilius"

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, * 2003 – II Symphony "Ver Redit"

, * 2005 – Symphony "Festinemus amare homines"

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, * 2007 – "Raptus Europae" Marek Jasiński, * 2009 – "Exegi Monumentum" Romuald Twardowski, * 2011 – "Amor Vincit", music: Miłosz Bembinow, text: fragments of "

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" * 2013 – "Origo Mundi", music: Jacek Sykulski, text: fragments of "

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" by Ovid, * 2015 – "Arion", music: Zuzanna Koziej, text: fragments of "Fasti" by Ovid, * 2017 – "Amor i Psyche", music: Miłosz Bembinow, text:

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myth from "

" by Apuleius, * 2022 – "Dodola" Angel Spiroski and "I am semper" Jacek Sykulski.

Organizers

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University (; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. Due to its history, the university is traditionally considered among Poland's most reputable institution ...

* Chamber Choir of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań * The Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation * AMU Chamber Choir Friends' Association.

Patrons

* Patronage - Rector AMU prof. Bronisław Marciniak * Honorary Patronage - President of Poland

Bronisław Komorowski Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who was the fifth president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Minister of National Defence ...

References

External links

International Festival of University Choirs "Universitas Cantat" official site
Music festivals in Poland Choral festivals Summer in Poland Festivals in Poznań {{music-festival-stub