51st SCIENTIFIC SESSION ‘ORATORIAL AND CANTATA MUSIC IN THE CONTEXT OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICE’
WROCŁAW, 14 SEPTEMBER 2025
SESSION SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR: DR HAB. OLGA KSENICZ

An accompanying event to the Wratislavia Cantans International Festival, almost since its inception – and for over half a century now! – has been a scientific session devoted to oratorio and cantata music. This extremely important event allows for the harmonious combination of artistic and scientific achievements. Theorists, musicologists, educators and artists share their thoughts and discoveries in the fields of history, performance practices, analysis and many other areas; some of the presentations concern related topics.

These academic activities are organised by the Department of Vocal Studies of the Vocal Faculty of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music (AMKL) and the Polish Association of Singing Teachers, and the sessions will be held at the Academy in Wrocław.

10:15 a.m.
Opening of the session, introductory discussion

10:30 a.m.
Prof. Monika Kolasa-Hladíková, PhD (AMKL Wrocław)
Oratorios and cantatas in the works of selected Czech composers

11:15 a.m.
Olga Ksenicz, PhD (AMKL Wrocław)
Opera in oratorio garb? Josef Mysliveček's Adam and Eve in the context of contemporary oratorio works

12:00 p.m.
Prof. Rafał Majzner (UBB Bielsko-Biała)
Georg Philipp Telemann's St. Matthew Passion as an example of individual compositional style at the turn of the century

12:45 p.m.
Prof. Piotr Łykowski (AMKL Wrocław)
Female alto or countertenor in Baroque oratorio parts 

YOUTH FORUM 

1:30 p.m.
Karolina Korzyb, MA (AMKL, University of Wrocław)
Wounded Heroines – pride and stubbornness as exemplified by M. Faggioli's cantata “Didone abbandonata da Enea”

2:00 p.m.
Justine Guidon, M.Sc. (AMKL, Wroclaw University of Technology) 
Laure Cinti-Damoreau and her “Methode de chant”

2:30 p.m.
Alicja Turowska, M.A. (AMKL)
Contemporary vocal monodrama – theater of one singer?

The session will take place at AMKL with the possibility of direct participation in the lectures. At the same time, the presentations will be available in real time via an online conference platform.