{"id":77858,"date":"2025-01-29T13:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/polonia-10-festival-internazionale-di-canti-natalizi-a-kalwaria-paclawska\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:00:02","slug":"polonia-10-festival-internazionale-di-canti-natalizi-a-kalwaria-paclawska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/polonia-10-festival-internazionale-di-canti-natalizi-a-kalwaria-paclawska\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland: 10\u1d57\u02b0 International Christmas Carol Festival in Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Sunday, January 26, 2025, the two-day International Christmas Carol Festival concluded in Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska. Seventy-five out of 125 performers qualified for the competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amateur performers and music school students performed in different categories. The festival was broadcast on the YouTube channel of the Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska Shrine. The event can still be viewed online.<br \/>\nThe performances were evaluated by a panel of four judges: El\u017cbieta PRZYSTASZ &#8211; conductor, choirmaster, and university lecturer; Ewa SIEMBIDA-JACHYM &#8211; vocalist, teacher and vocal coach; Paulina MUZYCZKA &#8211; vocalist, violinist, composer and teacher; and Lucyna RUDAWSKA &#8211; musician, gospel music instructor, and presenter.<br \/>\nThe jury selected nearly forty first, second and third place winners, as well as honorable mentions in all categories. The best ensemble of the festival was \u201cFaustyna\u201d from Rivne in Ukraine, which received the grand prize. Winners were awarded material and monetary prizes, as well as invitations to attend a day of music workshops on February 8, 2025, in Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska.<br \/>\nIn addition to the festival competition, music lovers were treated to special concerts by the Sanok Chamber Choir and the Lviv Schola, which is based out of the Conventual Franciscan Parish of St. Anthony in Lviv, Ukraine.<br \/>\nOn Saturday, January 27, 2025, the Most Reverend Adam SZAL, Archbishop of Przemy\u015bl, Poland, presided over the Mass. On Sunday, January 26 Friar Mariusz KOZIO\u0141, the Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) presided over the Mass. Others present included the Minister General, Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, the Assistant General for the <em>Foederatio Europae Mediae et Orientalis<\/em> (FEMO) Friar Tom\u00e1\u0161 LES\u0147\u00c1K, and the Superior of the Friary, Parish and Shrine of the Passion of Christ and Mother of God in Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska, Friar Marian GO\u0141\u0104B.<br \/>\nThe 10th International Christmas Carol Festival in Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska was organized by the Wenanty Katarzyniec Foundation in cooperation with the local friary, the Przemy\u015bl Cultural Center and the Przemy\u015bl Precarpathian Gospel Association.<br \/>\nThis year\u2019s festival was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage through the Culture Promotion Fund. It is a cultural event of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.<br \/>\nThe event was held under the honorary patronage of the Archbishop of Przemy\u015bl, the Minister Provincial of Cracow, the President of the Voivodeship of Precarpathia, the Mayor of Przemy\u015bl, the President of Przemy\u015bl, and the Mayor of the municipality of Fredropol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Jan M. SZEWEK<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, January 26, 2025, the two-day International Christmas Carol Festival concluded in Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska. Seventy-five out of 125 performers qualified for the competition. Amateur performers and music school students performed in different categories. The festival was broadcast on the YouTube channel of the Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska Shrine. The event can still be viewed online. 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