Join us for Bard Music West's third festival and discover the story of one of Poland's most beloved and overlooked composers, Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-69). Three concerts and a rare film screening interweave storytelling and music. Join us as we make history with the first American festival dedicated to this incredible composer.
Buy a festival pass for discounted tickets and access to all events featuring 25 world-class artists from New York, the Bay Area, and beyond.
Friday, October 18, 7:30 pm Program 1 - A Rising Star Hear Bacewicz's brilliant early works from her days as a young virtuoso violinist and rising star. Get to know her formative influences including her Polish predecessors Paris neoclassicism early choral music and her teacher, the great Nadia Boulanger.
Saturday, October 19, 3pm Film Screening - The World Only Sees My Cheerful Face Join us for a unique screening of a Polish film about Grazyna Bacewicz's fascinating and tumultuous life, featuring rare footage of Bacewicz, clips from her orchestral works, and interviews with her family and friends. The film will be shown for the first time with English subtitles.
Saturday, October 19, 4pm Program 2 - From War to Warsaw Autumn Follow Bacewicz through the horrors of World War II and the repressive Polish communist regime that isolated Poland's artists from the Western world. Experience wartime patriotic songs, beautiful folk-inspired pieces, and a premiere. The award-winning Tesla Quartet closes the program on a hopeful note with Bacewicz's stirring fourth string quartet.
Saturday, October 19, 8pm Program 3 - Evolution and Persistence: Her Legacy Hear Bacewicz's most groundbreaking work written at the end of her life, including the spectacularly virtuosic Four Caprices performed by Luosha Fang, recent winner of the Tokyo International Viola Competition. Then reach into the future to discover Bacewicz's legacy as an inspiration for a generation of Polish women composers.
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