Take part in the Slavic Song contest!
The jubilee edition of the XX Slavic Song Contest organized by the Institute of Slavic studies, Art and Culture Center in Wrocław, International Cooperation Office at the University of Wrocław, and Center for Student and Doctoral Activities will take place on May 22, 2023, in the Oratorium Marianum.
At first, only students from the Institute of Slavic Studies partook in the contest. With time, it has become an international event. The scene of Aula Leopoldina and Oratorium Marianum welcomed students from Cracow, Opole, Lublin, Warsaw, Buałystok, and Zielona Góra as well as friends from higher education facilities like Czech, Russia, and Ukraine.
We would like to invite all of the students – from Wrocław, Poland, and all around the world (Erasmus+ students, foreign students from School of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners) – who would like to perform a Slavic Song in Oratorium Marianum to participate in this jubilee edition of the XX Slavic Song Contest contest.
Terms of participation:
15 students who give the best performance, according to the organizers, in one of the languages taught at the Institute of Slavic Studies will be qualified to take part in the concert:
– 2 performers or bands singing in Czech
– 2 in Russian
– 2 in Croatian/Serbian
– 2 in Ukrainian
+ 4 performers in Slavic
To preserve versatility and proportions, we would like to ask the participants to send 2 demo songs (in the chosen language and in Polish) by April 30, 2023 – the pre-contest committee made of organizers and musicians will choose one of them based on timbre and repertoire selection.
Your submission should include:
– the name of the band/name and surname of the soloist, school/city;
– title and language of the song;
– your achievements (a few words about yourself, mandatory);
– band members and instruments;
(songs can be sung acapella or with accompaniment)
there is no possibility of using a pre-recorded soundtrack;
– qualified participants choose their own accompanists, in case of any problems, you can ask the organizers for help;
– phone and email.
Send your submissions to: kps@uwr.edu.pl
+48 506 75 83 22
- the organizers will provide a professional technical support
- the participants are responsible for covering the costs of accommodation and travel fees
The XX Slavic Song Contest will take place on May 22, 2023, from 4-7 p.m. in the Oratorium Marianum. Rehearsals will take place on the day before and the day of the concert. The participants will be informed in advance.
The prizes provided by the organizers:
– I Prize – Dean of Faculty of Letters at the University of Wrocław Prize – 2 000 PLN
– II Prize – ANIMA Wrocław Club Prize – recital therein
– III Prize – Institute of Slavic Studies Prize – 1000 PLN
– Audience Prize
Honorable mentions:
*International Cooperation Office Prize for the best singing foreign student 1000 PLN
* Art. And Culture Center in Wrocław Prize 500 PLN
* Institute of German Studies Prize 500 PLN
* Honorary Consoul of RCz in Wrocław Prize – Arkadiusz Ignasiak – two prizes of 500 PLN each
* Anonymous Slavic Song Enthusiast Prize – 500 PLN
* dinner for two sponsored by ARMINE restaurant
* dinner for two sponsored by Kozacka Chatka
* an invitation to Centrum Sztuki Głosu Art Voice Anna Majkut-Polańska
Main prizes are given by the jury and honorable mentions are given by the sponsors.
The juries are dr Mateusz Wiśniewski from ISS (who was involved with The Wrocław Opera and currently is involved with the International Antonina Campi Vocal Competition) – head of the jury, prorector UWr prof. Patrycja Matusz, prorector UWr for student affairs prof. Maciej Cesarz, ISS manager prof. Oleh Beley, Art and Culture Center manager Igor Wójcik, vocalist and founder of Centrum Sztuki Głosu Art Voice Anna Majkut-Polańska, and multi-instrumentalist Andrzej Walus.
Laureates of previous contests and guests will perform during the jury’s deliberation.
The contest results will be announced by the head of the jury – dr Mateusz Wiśniewski from ISS and the prizes will be given by the sponsors.
The Audience Prize will be given by a student jury of three people randomly chosen from the audience.
Translated by Anna Kobylowska (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) as part of the translation practice.
