A Cappella – Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz

10 Kurpie Songs

This series of ten songs is a result of composer’s fascination with the Kurpie region folk tradition. The ten songs are: LeciaÅ‚y guÅ„saÅ„ki / Gospodarze, gospodynie / Kiedym jo zila ziÃ³nek zielÃ³ny / Chto chce / Siadoj Marys na wÃ³z / Gdzie sie wybziros panie Nichale / Tancujze dziwcyno / U jeziorecka

10 Silesian Songs

This series of songs is a result of composer’s fascination with Silesia region tradition and in reply to the social demand for this kind of repertoire. The ten songs are: Kaj zajada, to zajada / Na tym naszym groniu / Nie ma to takiej dziewczynie / ZakukaÅ‚a, zapÅ‚akaÅ‚a / Gwiazdeczki, gwiazdeczki / CzemuÅ¼eÅ› ty

4 Wedding Kurpie Songs

The songs are for male choir and are a new arrangement of earlier compositions: Gdzie siÄ™ wybziros panie Nichale / Why are you come (PocÃ³Å¼eÅ›cie przyjechali moi mili goÅ›cie)Â / PocÃ³Å¼eÅ›cie kawalirzy przyszli / PrzyÅ›lizwa tu przyÅ›li, to nas przyzitojta.

A jak Å›piewaÄ‡, to juÅ¼ Å›piewaÄ‡

This is choral song for three equal voices based on the poem by Polish poet Maria Konopnicka (1842-1910). It was written for the Children Choir of the State Music School No. 1 in Warsaw, directed by Mr. Zbigniew Soja.

A wczora z wieczora

Music for four voice mixed choir for the Polish Christmas carol A wczora z wieczora, based on a XVII century song.

Ad Multos Annos

This composition – a song for men’s choir – was written when composer lived in PÅ‚ock.

Ave Regina Caelorum

The piece was composed at the request of musicology section at the Akademia Teologii Katolickiej on the 10th Anniversary of the academy Choir. The A-B-C structure uses Latin text of a Marian antiphon, which is sung between the holiday of the Presentation of Jesus in Temple and

Ballad of Two Scythes

The song for three voice children’s choir composed at the commission of PaÅ„stwowe ZakÅ‚ady Wydawnictw Szkolnych for the Guide for a school choir leaderÂ (Przewodnik dla prowadzÄ…cego chÃ³r w szkole podstawowej). The piece is particularly suitable for a proficient amateur choir.