dominicantes choir

DOMINICANTES CHOIR was established in September 1996 from liturgical group Schola Dominicana which had already existed for four years. Its participants are students and graduates of various colleges and universities of Poznan, who share common passion for singing and are connected with the Academic Priesthood of Dominicans in Poznan. The conductress is Karolina Piotrowska-Sobczak. In 1997 Wyzsza Szkola Bankowa in Poznan (Poznan School of Banking) became the patron of the choir. In June 1997 Dominicantes Choir was co-responsible for the musical setting of the youth meeting with the Pope John Paul II in Poznan. And on the 12th of April 2000 the biggest dream of the members of the choir came true: the possibility of singing for the Pope during the general audience in the Vatican and also taking part in the private audience. Beside intensive concert activity Dominicantes is the initiator and organiser of many artistic events among other things annual charity concerts „The Meetings of the Academic Choirs of the City of Poznan” and The Dominican Week of Christian Culture Festival „For the Good Start”. Dominicantes was awarded at many competitions in Poland and abroad including Golden Diploma during Associatione Concorso Corale Internationale Riva del Garda in April 2000, III place at 15th International Choir Festival, Malta 2003, II place during Ogólnopolski Turniej Chórów "Legnica Cantat" 35, I place at III Ogólnopolski Konkurs Chórów Koscielnych "Caecilianum", Warszawa 2003 rok. Dominicantes had also a pleasure to perform in Australia during monthly tour on west-south in 2005. Despite participation in many undertakings, the choir has not ceased to sing during liturgy. Dominicantes performs the musical setting of the thirteen o'clock mass in the Dominican church. It sings also during every Christmas midnight mass, Holy Week and many other church ceremonies. Wide repertuar of a choir includes mostly sacred music from gregorian chants to contemporary pieces. "Cantus Missae" Es-dur - Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, "Six Kurpian Songs" by Karol Szymanowski and also orchestral pieces including "Requiem" d-moll K626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed many times in Poland and abroad, Mozart's "Coronation Mess", "Magnificat" Es-dur by Jan Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi's "Magnificat" and "Gloria".