Cantores Sancti Nicolai male choir
5 April 2025, 18:00,
parafia św. Ap. Filipa i Jakuba w Żorach, ul. Garncarska 16
The Cantores Sancti Nicolai male choir, founded in 2017, was the initiative of Reverend Stanisław Adamczyk, founder and conductor of the Pueri Cantores Sancti Nicolai boys’ choir. It was formed by a group of friends who have been in choral singing since their youth. All members of the choir began their musical adventure as boys, singing in a renowned boys’ choir, which shaped their love for music and developed their vocal talent. After years of making music together, as well as gaining rich experience in other artistic projects, they decided to pursue their musical passion as a separate group, continuing choral traditions in the more matured form of a male choir. Currently, the group works with Justyna Hanusiak – a graduate of the Kraków Music Academy in the choral conducting class of Maciej Tworek, PhD.
The choir specializes in performing a cappella music, with an emphasis on sacred pieces, which occupies a special place in their repertoire. Their singing can be characterized as a deep, full sound, which reflects both the richness of choral tradition and friendship that unites all members of the group. Their repertoire includes pieces of different eras, from the Middle Ages to modern times, including classics of sacred music, secular folk compositions, and arrangements of pop music.
The group strives to harmoniously combine musical professionalism with the passion and joy of singing together. Their performances are not only a presentation of excellent vocal skills, but also a journey into the world of sounds, in which each piece is an expression of shared commitment and friendship, dating back to boyhood. The group regularly performs at concerts, festivals and in churches, where their interpretations of sacred pieces gain special recognition and move audiences.
Recently, the choir can boast the following festival awards:
· Distinction for the performance of a song in the Kashubian language at the 35th International Festival of Religious Music in Rumia (October 2023)
· Golden Diploma at the 35th International Festival of Religious Music in Rumia (October 2023)
· 2nd place in the category of homogeneous choirs at the 16th International Festival “Rybnicka Jesień Chóralna” (November 2022)
· 1st place in the church choir category at the 6th National Festival of Religious Song “Pater Noster” in Strzepcz (May 2022)
· 1st place at the XXXI Tyskie Wieczory Kolędowe (January 2022)
Conductor - Justyna Hanusiak
Conductor, chorister, and teacher. She is a graduate from the Kraków Music Academy in the choral conducting class of Maciej Tworek, PhD. Between 2017 to 2023, she was an assistant conductor of the Wawel Cathedral Mixed Choir in Kraków. With the ensemble, she won the main prize at the International Festival of Religious Music named after Reverend Stanisław Ormiński in Rumia (2022) and distinction in the Grand Prix of Polish Choral Music competition named after Stefan Stuligrosz in Poznań (2022). In the same years she collaborated with the Wawel Cathedral Male Choir. She is also the conductor of the Medical Choir at the District Medical Office in Kraków. Her portfolio includes recordings of contemporary music and performances on the stages of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, the Artur Malawski Subcarpathian Philharmonic in Rzeszów and the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Kraków.
Inspired by the energy, enthusiasm and passion of the choristers, she has been working with the Cantores Sancti Nicolai Male Choir from Bochnia for three years, with which she actively organizes concerts and wins awards in both national and international competitions. The summary of her work with this ensemble to-date includes an album titled Sacred Music for Men’s Choir, recorded and released by DUX in September 2023.
Programme:
- Kyrie – Piotr Jańczak [Słowa: Panie, zmiłuj się nad nami];
- Parce Domine – Mariano Garau [Słowa: Księga Joela (2,17)];
- De Profundis Clamavi – Piotr Jańczak [Słowa: Psalm 130];
- Razbojnika blagorazumnego – Paweł Czesnokov [Słowa: Exapostilarion – Hymn Kościoła Prawosławnego śpiewany podczas Wielkiego Piątku];
- Spasienije Sodiełał – Paweł Czesnokov [Słowa: Psalm 74];
- Modlitwa Jezusowa – Konstantin Mironov [Słowa: Modlitwa Jezusowa: „Panie Jezu Chryste, Synu Boży, zmiłuj się nade mną, grzesznikiem”];
- Crucifixus – Antonio Lotti [Słowa: Nicejskie Wyznanie Wiary];
- Miserere Mei, Deus – Gregorio Allegri [Słowa: Psalm 51].
