During the anniversary edition of the event, which brings together all institutions training church musicians in the Kraków Archdiocese, we will focus on the organ - an instrument that became inextricably linked with the liturgy of the Mass and sacred music. The capabilities of the instrument at the St. Mary’s Basilica will be showcased by Witold Zalewski, organist of the Wawel Cathedral, who will present a very Cracovian programme, featuring works by former organists of the churches of St Anne and St Florian, as well as Aleksander Namysłowski’s ‘Wawel’ Fantasy)to mark 30 years of his artistic and liturgical work. We will also listen to instruments at the shrines of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, Norbertine Church and the Church of St Joseph in Bieńczyce (to mark the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the parish) and the Shrine of St John Paul II. As every year, Vespers to St Cecilia, patron saint of church music, who is remembered on 22 November, will be celebrated during the festival.
15 November 2025, 7pm
Church of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn, ul. Meissnera 20
Aleksandra Honcel-Banek violin
Bartłomiej Banek organ
Gaudete Choir
Marcin Miotelka conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Violin Sonata in C minor BWV 1017
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Suite pour orgue, Op. 5
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) Ave Verum
Jacob Arcadelt (1507-1568) Ave Maria
Alfredo de la Roza (1925-2004) Salve Regina
Idzi Ogierman Mański (1900-1966) Matka Boska Częstochowska
15 November 2025, 7pm
Divine Mercy Church, ul. Kurczaba 5
Dawid Rzepka, Mateusz Peciak organ
Mateusz Peciak (*1983) Baroque style improvisation on the theme of Wieczny odpoczynek racz im dać Panie
Dawid Rzepka (*1987) Baroque style improvisation on the theme of Wieczny odpoczynek racz im dać Panie
Mateusz Peciak (*1983) Romantic style improvisation on the theme of Niby echo spoza świata
Dawid Rzepka (*1987) Romantic style improvisation on the theme of Niby echo spoza świata
Mateusz Peciak (*1983) 20th-century style improvisation on the theme of Jezu, ufam Tobie
Dawid Rzepka (*1987) 20th-century style improvisation on the theme of Jezu, ufam Tobie
17 November 2025, 6pm
Church of the Holy Cross, ul. Świętego Krzyża 23
Holy Mass in the intention of the late Professor Włodzimierz Siedlik
Celebrant: Rev. Prelate Robert Tyrała
Schola gregoriana Sancti Joannis Pauli II, Missa pro defunctis, preparation by Susi Ferfoglia
students of the academic research circle Congaudeant organ music
18 November 2025, 7pm
Church of the Premonstratensian Sisters, ul. Kościuszki 88
Filip Presseisen organ
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Prelude in E flat major BWV 552/1
Filip Presseisen (*1985) Intermezzo
Johann Sebastian Bach Choral prelude “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott“
Johann Caspar Kerll (1627-1693) Capriccio Sopra il Cucu
Max Reger (1873-1916) Choral prelude “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme“, Op. 135a/25
Johann Sebastian Bach Adagio BWV 564/2
Johann Christian Kittel (1732-1809) Praeludium in C major
Filip Presseisen Improwizacja
Johann Sebastian Bach Choral prelude “Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott” BWV 721
Krzysztof Grzeszczak (*1965) Con brio
Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue in E flat major BWV 552/2
19 November 2025, 6:45pm
St Agnes' Church, ul. Dietla 30
Justyna Odon mezzo-sopranoo
Stanisław Olejniczak baritone
Marek Pawełek organ
Psalmodia University Choir
Karolina Grodecka, Olga Bodnar, Agata Nawrot conductors
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Prelude in B minor BWV 544/1
César Frank (1822-1890) Domine non secundum, offertoire pour un temps de pénitence FWV 66
Hartwig Barte-Hanssen (*1961) Lux aeterna, Op. 104
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Requiem, Op. 9: VII. Lux aeterna
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Tag und Nacht ist dein BWV 71
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
Karl Jenkins (*1944) Ave verum
Feliks Nowowiejski (1877-1946) Parce Domine, Op. 35
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1913-2010) O Matko miłościwa
Romuald Twardowski (1930-2024) Otcze nasz
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933-2010) Matko Najświętsza, Op. 54
Siergiej Rachmaninow (1873-1943) Tjebie pojem, Op. 31
Olga Bodnar (*1998) Swiatyj Boże
20 November 2025, 7pm
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, al. Dygasińskiego 44a
Vespers for Saint Cecilia
lecturers and students of the Cardinal Franciszek Macharski Archdiocesan Music School in Kraków
Wiesław Delimat, Karolina Grodecka preparation
21 November 2025, 6:45pm
Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland “The Ark of the Lord”, ul. Obrońców Krzyża 1
Lilianna Pociecha soprano
Anita Pyrek-Nąckiewicz alto
Tomasz Świerczek tenor
Przemysław Bałka bass
Marek Pawełek organ
Camerata Jagellonica Jagiellonian University Choir
Kraków Academic Choir of the Jagiellonian University
Janusz Wierzgacz conductor
Krzysztof Grzeszczak (*1965) Chrystus zmartwychwstan jest
Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) Requiem in G minor
Denis Bédard (*1950) Variations sur ”Lasst uns erfreuen”
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933-2010) church songs:
– O Matko miłościwa
– Wstał Pan Chrystus z martwych
– Ciebie wzywamy, Ciebie błagamy
– Święty, Święty, Święty
– Bądź pozdrowiony
22 November 2025, 4:30pm
Wawel Cathedral
Choir concert / Holy Mass
Celebrant: Rev. Prelate Robert Tyrała
Rorantists
Stanisław Krawczyński conductor
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734)
– Missa conceptionis Beatae Virginis Mariae
– Missa Rorate II
– Completorium (after the Holy Mass)
22 November 2025, 7pm
Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, ul. gen. Rostworowskiego 13
Veni Lumen Parish Choir
Tomasz Poręba conductor
Mikołaj Kowalcze organ
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 537
Rev. Antoni Chlondowski (1884-1963) Niby echo spoza świata
Julia Haussmann (1825-1901) Za rękę weź mnie Panie
Rev. Marco Frisina (*1954) Otwórzcie drzwi Chrystusowi
Johann Sebastian Bach Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933-2010) Zdrowaś bądź Maryja
Knut Nystedt (1915-2014) Laudate
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Sonata in F minor, Op. 65 No. 1, Allegro assai vivace
22 November 2025, 7:30pm
St Mary’s Church, plac Mariacki 5
Jubilee Concert of Witold Zalewski
Witold Zalewski organ
Kazimierz Garbusiński (1883-1945) Prelude “Zdrowaś Bądź Marya”, Op. 3 Nr 2
Franciszek Przystał (1884-1962) Prelude on the Theme of “Zdrowaś bądź Marya”, Op. 3 Nr 8
Józef Surzyński (1851-1919) Chorale”Zdrowaś bądź Maryja”
Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski (1941-2011) „Rota” Passacaglia on the Theme by F. Nowowiejski
Aleksander Namysłowski (1853-1913) Fantasia “Wawel”
Mieczysław Surzyński (1866-1924)
– Improvisations on the Theme of “Święty Boże”, Op. 38
– Capriccio, Op. 36
– Chant Triste, Op. 36
– Toccata, Op. 36
Jan Gawlas (1901-1965) Fantasia, Op. 14
22 November 2025, 6:45pm
Church of the Premonstratensian Sisters, ul. Kościuszki 88
Kinga Bocheńska-Szostak violin
Ryszard Szostak organ
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
– Magnificat septimi toni
– Aria Secunda (Hexachordum Apollinis)
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott BuxWV 199
Johann Jacob Froberger (1616-1667) Toccata in e
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
– Prelude (Partita No. 3 in E major for violin solo BWV 1006)
– Canzona in d BWV 588
– Sonata No. 3 in E major for organ and violin BWV 1016
23 November 2025, 6pm
Shrine of St Joan Paul II, ul. Totus Tuus 32
Zofia Obrzut soprano
Bernatka Kościuszko cello
Rozalia Kościuszko violin
Łukasz Walczyk, Sylwia Kościuszko, Kacper Orzechowski organ
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Gloria RV 589: VI. Domine Deus
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Schafe können sicher weiden BWV 208
Johann Sebasstian Bach/Ch. Gounod Ave Maria
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897) Gothic Suite, Op. 25: IV. Toccata
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Praeludium in G minor BuxWV 149
Max Reger (1873-1916) Toccata in D minor, Op. 59 No. 5
Giulio Caccini (1551-1618) Ave Maria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Requiem KV 626: Lacrimosa
23 November 2025, 19.15
St Joseph’s Church, os. Kalinowe 5
Piotr Rojek organ
Maciej Banek organ
Adam Banek double bass
Rafał Ślusarczyk trumpet, flugelhorn
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007 Prelude
Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889) Elegia No. 1 in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein BWV 641
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) Concierto de Aranjuez, II: Adagio
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 65 No. 2, III: Allegro
Maciej Banek (*1980) Litany for trumpet, flugelhorn and organ (premiere)
Maciej Banek Patriotric Variations on the Theme of “Rota” by F. Nowowiejski (premiere)
Piotr Rojek (*1975) Improvisations
