Song of Our Roots

Jarosław, August 2026, 16-23

Saturday, August 15, 7:30 p.m. Przeworsk – Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre (Przeworsk – Bazylika Grobu Bożego)
Prologue: Schola Cantorum Minorum Chosoviensis
Sławomir Witkowski – artistic direction, vocals
Chant office of St. Francis from Italian sources (13th century)
Concert on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi
Free admission

Sunday, August 16, 8 p.m. The Abbey (Opactwo)
Marcin Bornus-Szczyciński
Bornus Consort
Schola Gregoriana Silesiensis
Schola Mulierum Silesiensis
Gregorian chant from Polish sources, Renaissance polyphonic pieces
Concert on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Bornus Consort ensemble and the 75th birthday of Marcin Bornus-Szczyciński – creator and first director of the festival

Monday, August 17, 8 p.m. Franciscan Church (Franciszkanie)
Anna-Liisa Eller (Estonia) – kannel
André Lislevand (Italy/Norway) – viola da gamba
La Viole de Caractère, le Kannel d’Amour.
Baroque and traditional instrumental pieces

Tuesday, 18 August, 8:00 p.m.  Collegiate Church (Kolegiata)
Malkhaz Erkvanidze Ensemble (Georgia)
Georgian Vespers
Free admission

Wednesday, August 19 8 p.m. Dominican Church (Dominikanie)
Léon Berben (Netherlands/Germany) – organ
Organum insolitum.
Baroque organ compositions.

Thursday, August 20, 8 p.m.  Collegiate Church (Kolegiata)
La Reverdie (Italy)
Laudarium. The tradition of the Franciscan lauda in central Italy and the Veneto region
Concert on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi

Friday, August 21, 12 a.m., 3 p.m., 8 p.m., Dominican Church (Dominikanie)
Ensemble Castelkorn (France / Czech Republic)
Flores Myrtae – female chant schola
Bractwo Różanego Wianka (Jarosław)
Rosarium Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Mystery Sonatas C 90-105
Marian hymns and antiphons from Polish liturgical manuscripts
Traditional rosary songs from the Subcarpathia region
The concert will take place in three parts

Saturday, August 22, 8 p.m. Dominican Church (Dominikanie)
Jean-Etienne Langianni (Corsica) – vocals, choir preparation, concert direction
Jan Billert – organ
Festival Choir
Corsican Marian vespers – Vesperae marianae à la Corse