Joanna Halszka Sokołowska
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Joanna Halszka Sokołowska

(*1983)

Composer and vocalist. Focused on experimental art forms, her interdisciplinary oeuvre is a reflection on the present day: its pop-cultural contexts, formulas, and rituals. Sokołowska has engaged in verbal and musical projects and composed incidental music for theater and film. (AM)

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In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven Were Men and Women opera for two soloists, three instrumentalists, choir and pianist

year of composition: 2013
duration of the piece: 30'
genre: stage works
language version: PL/ENG
programme edition: 2013/14
commission: Fundacja 4.99
materials accessible until: 20 July 2015
recording accessible until: indefinitely

details:

IN SARA, MENCKEN CHRIST AND BEETHOVEN WERE MEN AND WOMEN opera for two soloists, three instrumentalists, choir and pianist premiere, held on 13 July 2013 at the Komuna// Warszawa in Warsaw.

performers:

Joanna Halszka Sokołowska, voice, instruments
Joanna Piwowar-Antosiewicz, voice
Marta Piwowar, voice
Marta Groffik-Perchel, voice
Igor Nikiforow, voice
Iwona Soczewka, voice
Grażyna Soczewka, voice
James Brennan, voice
Marcin Gokieli, voice
Grzegorz Uzdański, voice
Michał Kupicz, voice
Paula Flores, voice
Davide Frasca, voice
Marta Mańczak, voice
Michal Libera, voice
Jerzy Rogiewicz, piano