Twelfth Edition of the International Sacred Music Festival Celebrates the Theme of Grace

Official image of the XII edition of the International Sacred Music Festival.

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The twelfth edition of the International Sacred Music Festival will be held between September 7 and October 8 in Bogotá, with a selection of sacred, spiritual, meditative, and contemplative music from different styles, eras, and religions. The inauguration of the festival will be in charge of the film music composer Zbigniew Preisner with the premiere in Colombia of Requiem for my Friend, the only work of his that is not for cinema. He will conduct the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, the National Choir of Colombia, the Polish soprano Kaja Mianowana and the pianist Dominik Wania.

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“This edition of the festival, dedicated to La Gracia, which reaches its 12th edition, will be a great opportunity to dialogue and reflect on the sacred, above religious, cultural and musical preferences. We have worked very strictly on the programming, giving an important space to contemporary sacred music (we will have several premieres of works in Colombia and several world premieres). We also highlight the musicological recovery of the Bogotá Cathedral archives, I also highlight the space for ancestral and traditional music from different regions of Colombia and the world. Diversity, respect, dialogue, spirituality, all through music, is what we will experience this year. Music unites us”, said the director of the festival, Marianna Piotrowska.

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The official image of the festival, made by Colombian artist Carolina Convers, reflects this year’s central theme: La Gracia. In this regard, Piotrowska stated that “every year we dedicate the festival to a value, a value that we consider important to promote in a country like Colombia. Reconciliation, mercy, harmony, brotherhood and this year the central theme is grace. We are going to understand this gift from different perspectives, visions and beliefs, through music”.

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During the festival, the National Choir of Colombia makes its debut at the International Sacred Music Festival of Bogotá as resident choir, in addition there will be the world premiere of the Requiem by Juan Antonio Cuéllar, commissioned by FIMSAC and will have a program that includes 20 concerts ( 70% free admission), 5 weeks, from Thursday to Sunday. 305 artists from 10 countries participate in 17 stages.

2023-08-26 19:49:22
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