51st Scientific Session: Oratorio and Cantata Music in the Context of Performance Practice

51st Scientific Session: Oratorio and Cantata Music in the Context of Performance Practice

Wrocław, 14 September 2025 | Senate Hall, Karol Lipiński Academy of Music | Academic Chair: Dr. habil. Olga Ksenicz

The Scientific Session “Oratorio and Cantata Music in the Context of Performance Practice” has accompanied the Wratislavia Cantans International Festival almost since its inception – for more than half a century. This distinguished event provides a unique platform for the harmonious integration of artistic achievement and scholarly research.
Theorists, musicologists, educators, and performers share their reflections and discoveries concerning the history, performance practices, analytical perspectives, and other related topics within oratorio and cantata repertoire.

The session is organized by the Department of Vocal Studies of the Vocal Faculty at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław (AMKL) in cooperation with the Polish Association of Singing Pedagogues. The conference proceedings will take place at the Academy of Music in Wrocław.

Programme

10:15
Opening of the session, introductory discussion

10:30
Prof. Monika Kolasa-Hladíková, D.Litt. (Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Wrocław)
Oratorios and Cantatas in the Works of Selected Czech Composers

11:15
Dr. habil. Olga Ksenicz (Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Wrocław)
Opera in Oratorio Attire? “Adam and Eve” by Josef Mysliveček in the Context of Contemporary Oratorio Creation

12:00
Prof. Rafał Majzner, D.Litt. (University of Bielsko-Biała)
The “St. Matthew Passion” by Georg Philipp Telemann as an Example of an Individual Compositional Style at the Turn of Eras

12:45
Prof. Piotr Łykowski, D.Litt. (Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Wrocław)
Female Alto or Countertenor in Baroque Oratorio Parts?

Young Scholars’ Forum

13:30
Karolina Korzyb, M.A. (Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, University of Wrocław)
Wounded Heroines – Pride and Defiance in M. Faggioli’s Cantata “Didone abbandonata da Enea”

14:00
Justine Guidon, M.Sc. Eng. (Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Wrocław University of Science and Technology)
Laure Cinti-Damoreau and Her “Méthode de chant”

14:30
Alicja Turowska, M.A. (Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, Wrocław)
The Contemporary Vocal Monodrama – A Theatre of One Singer?

The session will be held on-site at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music, with the option of direct participation in lectures. Presentations will also be available in real time via an online conference platform.