AN EVENING PERFORMANCE
Directed by W. Staniewski
Recorded year: 1980.
„PEOPLE, YOU AND ME ARE MORE WORTHY OF FORGIVENESS…”
Text: Gargantua and Pantagruel by F. Rabelais (an excerpt)
Performed by: Jan Tabaka
SORCERY
Directed by W. Staniewski
Recorded year: 1983.
„I COME FROM AFAR…”
Text: The Forefathers’ Eve by A. Mickiewicz (an excerpt from Part 4)
Performed by: Mariusz Gołaj
„GO FORTH YE WITH THE NIMBLE SPIRITS…”
Text: The Forefathers’ Eve by A. Mickiewicz (an excerpt from Part 2)
Traditional music
„OH, RIVER”
Traditional song from Poland
THE LIFE OF THE ARCHPRIEST AVVAKUM
Directed by W.Staniewski
Rectored year: 1983.
“THE ROAD TO RUSSIA”
Text: The Forefathers’ Eve by A. Mickiewicz (an excerpt from Part 3)
Performed by: Tomasz Rodowicz and Mariusz Gołaj
„AND I WAS BORN IN THE LAND OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD…”
Text: The Life of the Archpriest Avvakum, by Himself (en excerpt)
Performed by: Mariusz Gołaj
Music: Spiel, spiel – traditional song in Yiddish
„ETERNAL MEMORY”
An except from an Orthodox mass for the dead
„GOD THE LORD”
An except from an Orthodox mass (a passus from Psalm 117)
“AMEN”
An except from an Orthodox mass
Solo: Wioletta Tomica
„RISE, MY SOUL”
Text: The Life of the Archpriest Avvakum, by Himself (en excerpt)
Performed by: Henryk Andruszko
Music: Voskresenie Hristovo – a hymn from an Orthodox mass for Easter
CARMINA BURANA
Directed by W.Staniewski
Rectored year: 1993.
„SEE, HOW DECENCY LIES HERE IN IMPOTENCE…”
Music: A song from the Medieval manuscript Carmina Burana
Text: Tristan and Iseult by J. Bédier (an excerpt)
Performed by: Dorota Porowska and Mariusz Gołaj
„GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD”
An excerpt of Psalm 135
Solo: Tomasz Rodowicz and Mariana Sadowska
„THE NOBLE FOREST IS IN BLOOM”
Music: A song from the Medieval manuscript Carmina Burana
Solo: Anna Zubrzycki
“A SONG FROM GEORGIA”
Music: traditional Georgian
Text: Veni, veni, venias – from the Medieval manuscript Carmina Burana
THE INTRO TO THE PERFORMANCE
Music: traditional Armenian
NARIENNON
Music: traditional Scandinavian
Text: Song of Songs, excerpts of chapters 1, 2, and 8
Performed by: Dorota Porowska
„DANCING, HE WENT AWAY…”
Text: Tristan and Iseult by J. Bédier (an excerpt)
Performed by: Mariusz Gołaj
METAMORPHOSES
Directed by: W.Staniewski
Rectored year: 2004
EUOI BAKCHAI
Incantation in honour of Dionysus; source – “Anonymus Bellermanni”, musical arrangement – M. Rychły. Text: Apuleius of Madaura “Metamorphoses or the Golden Donkey”, excerpt from Book XI spoken by M.Gołaj, musical arrangement – M.Rychły
LYTANEO SIGATO
The earliest Christian hymn (2nd century AD); musical arrangement – M. Rychły. Text: Plato “Phaedrus”, an excerpt spoken by T. Rodowicz, M. Gołaj
ELEKTRA
Directed by: W.Staniewski
Rectored year: 2007
HODE GALATAN ARES BARBAROS
Excerpt from the Delphic Peanut I (by Athenaeus);
musical arrangement – M.Rychły.
Text: Euripides “Elektra” (Epeisodion II), excerpt.
Speakers: M.Gołaj, G.Podbiegłowski, J.Holcgreber
IPHIGENIA AT A...
Directed year: W.Staniewski
Rectored year: 2008
„I PERGAMON MIASTO FRYGYJSKIE…”
Music: Z. Konieczny
Solo: K. Cicha
Text: Eurypides „Ifigenia w Aulidzie” (Stasimon II),
excerpts
Mówi K. Głobisz
PARODOS
Music: Z. Konieczny.
Text: Euripides “Iphigenia at Aulis” (Parodos),
excerpts (studio recording)
„LET ME START FROM THE GROUND UP…”
Music: Z. Konieczny
Text: Eurypides „Ifigenia w Aulidzie” (Stasimon IV),
excerpts spoken by K. Globisz
„YOU HAVE SEEN THE CONQUEROR OF ILION…”
Music: Z. Konieczny Text: Euripides “Iphigenia at Aulis” (Stasimon IV), excerpts (studio recording)
IPHIGENIA IN T...
Directed in: W.Staniewski
Rectored year: 2001
„WSZYSCY MIESZKAŃCY BARBARZYŃSKIEJ ZIEMI…”
Tekst: Eurypides „Ifigenia w Kraju Taurów” (Exodos), fragment
Mówi M.Gołaj
Muzyka: pieśni tradycyjne gruzińskie;
opracowanie muzyczne – M.Blajda
Solo: D. Kołodziej
‘PROLOGUE’
Music: Japanese sutra ‘Maka hannya haramitta shingyo’ (Sutra of the Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom),
excerpt; musical arrangement – M.Blajda.
Text: Euripides “Iphigenia in the Land of the Taurians” (Prologue), excerpts spoken by M. Gołaj, A. Mendel, D. Kołodziej
PYTHIAN ORATORIO
Based on the Sentences of the Seven Wise Men of Delphi
Directed by: W. Staniewski
Recording year: 2013
KRZYŻOWY OGIEŃ
Muzyka: M.Blajda
Tekst: Herodot „Dzieje”, fragmenty
‘PRATTE SYNTOMOS’
Music: M. Blajda Solo: A. Mendel
Text: Sentences of the Seven Sages of Delphi (“Pratte syntomos” – “Act without regret”)
‘PROMOLETH OF HELIKON’
Excerpt from Delphic Peanut I (by Athenaeus); musical arrangement by M. Rychły
Solo: A. Mendel, D. Kolodziej. Spoken by A. Dąbrowska (translation into Polish.)
Texts: Sentences of the Seven Wise Men of Delphi (translation into Polish) Spoken by A. Mendel, D. Kołodziej
‘EU PASCHE HOS THNETOS’
Music: M.Blajda. Text: Sentences of the Seven Sages of Delphi (‘Eu Pasche Hos Thnetos’ – ‘Enjoy being mortal’). Spoken by M. Mrowca, M. Golaj, L. Serrano Ikkos
METAMORPHOSES
MUSIC OF ACIENT GREECE
DEMO VERSION
01 It’epi…Parnasian! – On to Parnas!
02 Melipnoon – Honey-breathed voice
03 Alla Latous – O son of Leto!
04 All’o Phoibe – O Phoebus!
05 Paian, o Paian – Paean, o Paean!
06 Tou de topou – Of what region?
07 Gas peloroi synantais korai – You met the fearsome daughter of the Earth
08 Promolete Mousai – Come forth, ye Muses
09 En, klyta … Atthis – Lo, Attica
10 O Bakchou – O Bacchus’
11 Tripoda manteion hos heiles – Thus you took possession of the prophetic tripod
12 Hode Galatan Ares barbaros – [Barbarian] Gauls’ Ares
13 To embolimon
14 Chryseokitharin…Mousan – Muse of the golden kithara
15 Komos
16 Asklepion aeisomen – Let us sing of Asclepius
17 Haima kata chthonos – Blood on the ground
18 Aeide Mousa – Sing, o Muse
19 Onou orchesis – Ass’s dance
20 To palai d’en Kronos archon – Cronus had ruled a long time ago
21 Chrysea Phorminx – O golden phorminx
22 Met’ emoi – Neither I
23 Katalophyromai – I grieve
24 Hoson zes – While you are alive
25 Euoi Bakchai – Euoi Bacchants