Interdisciplinary Concerts of “Gloriam Dei” Choir as Part of Beskidy Festival of Art and Science in Bielsko-Biała in 2010—2013 Cover Image

Interdyscyplinarne koncerty Chóru „Gloriam Dei” w ramach Beskidzkiego Festiwalu Nauki i Sztuki w Bielsku-Białej w latach 2010—2013
Interdisciplinary Concerts of “Gloriam Dei” Choir as Part of Beskidy Festival of Art and Science in Bielsko-Biała in 2010—2013

Author(s): Aleksandra Zeman
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Beskidy Festival of Art and Science; “Gloriam Dei” Choir; St. Jan Kanty Theological Institute in Bielsko-Biała; Interdisciplinarity

Summary/Abstract: “Gloriam Dei” Choir, working in affiliation with St. Jan Kanty Theological Institute in Bielsko-Biała, on the initiative of Father Professor Tadeusz Borutka, has organized multimedia concerts as part of Beskidy Festival of Art and Science since 2010. Each time, its participants may listen intently to the choral and instrumental compositions, recalling and preserving the teachings of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Words and music may change people’s ways of thinking, of looking at themselves and the world surrounding them. They favour reflection on the meaning of life and stimulate greater activity, serving the development of culture. Multimedia concerts of “Gloriam Dei” Choir combine diverse artistic fields: vocal, vocal-instrumental and instrumental music, graphic arts such as: scenography and photography, as well as applied literature, film, dance and theatre. The richness of means of artistic expression included in a composition may intensify artistic experience and stimulate reflection on timeless values such as: good, truth and beauty.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 220-231
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish