On The first day of PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA, June 18 at 8 pm, The Church of The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary in toruń will be The official venue for this year's Opening Concert. “Per musicam ad humanitatem” you will be listening to Lacri...

Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria Virgine, gaudete! Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born Of The Virgin Mary — rejoice! Tempus adest gratiæ Hoc quod optabamus, The time of grace has come— what we wished for, Carmina lætitiæ Devote...  moreGaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus Ex Maria Virgine, gaudete! Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born Of The Virgin Mary — rejoice! Tempus adest gratiæ Hoc quod optabamus, The time of grace has come— what we wished for, Carmina lætitiæ Devote reddamus. songs of joy Let us render in faith. Deus homo factus est Natura mirante, God has become man, As nature marvels Mundus renovatus est A Christo regnante. The world has been renewed By Christ who reigns Ezechielis porta Clausa pertransitur, We pass through The closed gate of Ezekiel Unde lux est orta Salus invenitur. From The place whence light has risen, Salvation is found. Ergo nostra concio Psallat iam in lustro; Therefore let our gaThering Now sing brightly Benedicat Domino: Salus Regi nostro. Let it give praise to The Lord: Salvation to our King.  less

Poland celebrates The 1050th anniversary of Christianity in The country. On  June 19,  2016, at 7:30 pm, The Church of The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary and blessed Pr. Stefan Frelichowski in toruń will be The place for a special concert...

This is a setting of a poem by The Reverend Doctor Malcolm Guite, Chaplain of Girton College Cambridge,with his permission. The poem is a response to The 8th "O Antiphon" for Advent O Virgin of Virgins, how shall this be? For neiTher before Thee was an...  moreThis is a setting of a poem by The Reverend Doctor Malcolm Guite, Chaplain of Girton College Cambridge,with his permission. The poem is a response to The 8th "O Antiphon" for Advent O Virgin of Virgins, how shall this be? For neiTher before Thee was any like Thee, nor shall There be after. Daughters of Jerusalem, why marvel ye at me? The thing which ye behold is a divine mystery. Who are The daughters of Jerusalem, Who glimpse you still as you transform Their seeing? Whom have you called to this mysterium, And baThed in The bliThe fountain of your being? Daughters of sorrow, daughters of despair, The cast-aside, The overlooked, The spurned The broken girls who scarcely breaThe a prayer The ones whose love has never been returned. O Maid amongst The maidens, turn your face, For when we glimpse you we are not alone, O look us out of grief and into grace, Lift us in love made stronger than our own, Summon The spring in our worst wilderness, And make us fruitful in your fruitfulness.  less

This is a setting of a poem by The Reverend Doctor Malcolm Guite, Chaplain of Girton College Cambridge,with his permission. The poem is a response to The 8th "O Antiphon" for Advent

The POKROFF (translation: Protection of The Virgin Mary) Chamber Choir was set up in 1993 by its director and trumpeter Andrey Goryachev as a church choir. Its creative efforts and dynamic development in 1999 permitted The choir under The sponsorship of t...  moreThe POKROFF (translation: Protection of The Virgin Mary) Chamber Choir was set up in 1993 by its director and trumpeter Andrey Goryachev as a church choir. Its creative efforts and dynamic development in 1999 permitted The choir under The sponsorship of The Voice of Russia Radio Company to record its first CD – “Divinity in Sound”. Two more CDs were recorded in 2003 and 2005, devoted to Christmas and Easter. Since 2000 The choir began touring not only in Russia but also abroad, visiting Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Italy, Ukraine, Moldavia, Croatia, Montenegro, BiH and Estonia. The choir also took part in television shows in Russia and abroad, such as in The “Bregenzer Advent” in 2002. Apart from regular concerts and recordings, The choir also minds it spiritual roots, regularly taking part in church services, both routine and special ceremonial, such as Episcopal services at which it frequently performs. The choir is also a frequent guest at schools, orphanages and homes for The eld...    less

Syukur atas Kanonisasi Paus Yohanes XXIII dan Paus Yohanes Paulus II toTUS TUUS Sacred Music in honour of The Blessed Virgin Mary Sabtu, 31 Mei 2014 | Pukul 19.30--21.00 Gereja Katolik Kristus Raja, Pejompongan PROGRAM: Sesi 1: - Marco F...  moreSyukur atas Kanonisasi Paus Yohanes XXIII dan Paus Yohanes Paulus II toTUS TUUS Sacred Music in honour of The Blessed Virgin Mary Sabtu, 31 Mei 2014 | Pukul 19.30--21.00 Gereja Katolik Kristus Raja, Pejompongan PROGRAM: Sesi 1: - Marco Frisina: totus tuus - Lorenzo Perosi: tota pulchra es, Maria - R. A. J. Soedjasmin: Ave Maria - Arvo Pärt: Magnificat - Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: totus tuus Op. 60 Jeda: - Domenico Bartolucci: Elevazione dalla Missa Ave Maris Stella - Anon: Variazioni della Ave Maria di Lourdes (dell'Oratorio di Santa Maria delle Grazie a Firenze) Sesi 2: Domenico Bartolucci & Cantus Gregorianus: Missa Cum Jubilo - Kyrie - Gloria - Credo III - Sanctus--Benedictus - Agnus Dei - Ite, missa est - Regina cæli Encore: Communauté de l'Emmanuel: totus tuus, Maria Interpreter: CAPPELLA VICtoRIA JAKARTA Sopran: - Patricia Jacqueline Virginia Mayori Tjiptana* - Yustina Suryanti - Maria Immaculata Lianita Suryanti Hadiwasono* - Yosephine Maria Riani Wirawin...    less

Syukur atas Kanonisasi Paus Yohanes XXIII dan Paus Yohanes Paulus II toTUS TUUS Sacred Music in honour of The Blessed Virgin Mary Sabtu, 31 Mei 2014 | Pukul 19.30--21.00 Gereja Katolik Kristus Raja, Pejompongan PROGRAM: Sesi 1: - Marco F...  moreSyukur atas Kanonisasi Paus Yohanes XXIII dan Paus Yohanes Paulus II toTUS TUUS Sacred Music in honour of The Blessed Virgin Mary Sabtu, 31 Mei 2014 | Pukul 19.30--21.00 Gereja Katolik Kristus Raja, Pejompongan PROGRAM: Sesi 1: - Marco Frisina: totus tuus - Lorenzo Perosi: tota pulchra es, Maria - R. A. J. Soedjasmin: Ave Maria - Arvo Pärt: Magnificat - Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: totus tuus Op. 60 Jeda: - Domenico Bartolucci: Elevazione dalla Missa Ave Maris Stella - Anon: Variazioni della Ave Maria di Lourdes (dell'Oratorio di Santa Maria delle Grazie a Firenze) Sesi 2: Domenico Bartolucci & Cantus Gregorianus: Missa Cum Jubilo - Kyrie - Gloria - Credo III - Sanctus--Benedictus - Agnus Dei - Ite, missa est - Regina cæli Encore: Communauté de l'Emmanuel: totus tuus, Maria Interpreter: CAPPELLA VICtoRIA JAKARTA Sopran: - Patricia Jacqueline Virginia Mayori Tjiptana* - Yustina Suryanti - Maria Immaculata Lianita Suryanti Hadiwasono* - Yosephine Maria Riani Wirawin...    less

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