Medieval Form. Contemporary Sound.

Monks' Choir by Candlelight is an intimate concert performed by 6 vocalists in monastic robes. The evening begins in semi-darkness and silence. Then the first sounds of choral singing and medieval music emerge, and the whole performance resembles a film soundtrack. Candles on tall candelabra, austere decorations, and lighting that slowly shifts from one piece to the next create the atmosphere of an old cathedral.

The concert draws inspiration from ancient sacred music, performed in a modern, emotional form. The program leads listeners from deep concentration to the joy of recognizing familiar melodies. The repertoire includes:

• sacred pieces: Dies Iræ, Ave Maria, Amazing Grace,
• meditative pieces: Pie Jesu, Adiemus,
• lyrical pop-rock: Hallelujah, Sound of Silence, Nothing Else Matters,
• film music: Time from “Inception”, Now We Are Free from “Gladiator”, I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing from “Armageddon”,
• Polish pieces in new arrangements.

The organizers do not reveal the other compositions to be heard at the concert.

Practical information: the concert takes place in an intimate hall, and the number of seats is limited. It is not religious in nature. Ancient singing and the aesthetics of the sacred are used solely as a musical and cultural form.