Voices Of The Mountains

They say friends may meet, but the mountains never greet… For the ninth time the Polish National Opera has proved the old adage not to be true! At the heights of music during the concert such personalities as Jerzy Maksymiuk, Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka and Janusz Olejniczak will come together. The highland landscape folklore will be conveyed thanks to the music composed by Karol Szymanowski, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and Wojciech Kilar. Everything will be further enriched by the modern sound of drum&bass and jazz, thanks to the presence of Jan Smoczyński, Atom String Quartet, Jan Młynarski, Michał Barański and the Neo String Quartet. On the 14th of November the artists will also scale the mountain of mountains – they will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York for the first time!

Conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk
Concept and script: Waldemar Dąbrowski, Janusz Olejniczak, Jolanta Trykacz
Music director: Janusz Olejniczak
Music arranged by: Jan Smoczyński
Executive producer and project coordinator: 2T Vision Promotion sp. z o.o.

Featuring: 
Janusz Olejniczak – piano 
Jan Smoczyński – keyboard instruments
Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka's Highland Quartet 
    Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka – vocals, violin, highland bagpipes, shepherd instruments
    Bartłomiej Kudasik – violin, viola
    Wojciech Topa – violin 
    Józef Chyc – highland basy 
Atom String Quartet: 
    Dawid Lubowicz – violin
    Lucjan Szaliński-Bałwas – violin
    Michał Zaborski – viola 
    Krzysztof Lenczowski – cello
NEO String Quartet:
    Karolina Piątkowska-Nowicka – violin
    Paweł Kapica – violin
    Michał Markiewicz – viola
    Krzysztof Pawłowski – cello  
Jan Młynarski – drums 
Michał Barański – double-bass

The Programme:

1. Traditional Highland Melodies 
Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka Quartet 

2. Piano Concerto 
Written by Wojciech Kilar

Janusz Olejniczak
Jan Smoczyński
Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka Quartet 
Atom String Quartet
NEO String Quartet
Michał Barański
Jan Młynarski

3. Lulaj [Sleep]
Written by Fryderyk Chopin 

Janusz Olejniczak
Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka

4. Piano Concerto Op. 40
Written by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

Janusz Olejniczak
Atom String Quartet
NEO String Quartet

5. Traditional Highland Melodies 
Kwartet Sebastiana Karpiela Bułecki

6. Mazurka Op. 50 No. 1
Written by Karol Szymanowski

Janusz Olejniczak
Bartłomiej Staniak
Jan Smoczyński
Michał Barański
Jan Młynarski

7. Mazurka Op. 50 No. 2
Written by Karol Szymanowski

Janusz Olejniczak

8. Zakopane
Written by Mateusz Smoczyński

Atom String Quartet

9. Orawa
Written by Wojciech Kilar

Janusz Olejniczak
Sebastian Karpiel Bułecka Quartet 
Atom String Quartet
NEO String Quartet
Jan Smoczyński
Michał Barański
Jan Młynarski