We invite you to the fifth concert in the series “9th Music Festival at Villa Blumwe”: Aleksandra Brejza – Portrait. This will be a special highlight of this year’s edition, dedicated to an outstanding composer from the region who is affiliated with the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.

Aleksandra Brejza is the recipient of numerous national and international awards, including the prestigious T. Baird Competition and The London Prize. The presentation of her works will be an excellent opportunity to experience Polish contemporary music of the highest caliber.

Program:
Aleksandra Brejza (b. 1963)

1. “The River Flows Unhurriedly” to a poem by Anna Akhmatova (translated into Polish by Maria Leśniewska)
2. *Pleiades*, to a text by Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
3. “Autumn Sky” to the words of Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (from the collection *Blue Almonds*)
5. “The Spell” to the words of Anna Akhmatova (translated into Polish by Gina Gieysztor)
6. Eyes on Wings to lyrics by Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
7. Wild Rose Bush…—to lyrics by Jan Kasprowicz
8. Japanese Birds to lyrics by Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska

Iryna Haich/mezzo-soprano
Marcin Sikorski/piano

1. Quasi Notturno for piano
2. Piano Sonata
3. Daed Butterflies for piano
4. Air for piano

Marek Szlezer/piano

This event was made possible thanks to financial support from the City of Bydgoszcz, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (from the Culture Promotion Fund as part of the “Music” program, implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance) and the budget of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship Local Government. Yamaha Pianos is the Festival’s patron.

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9th Music at Villa Blumwe Festival: Aleksandra Brejza—A Portrait

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