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<p align="center"><b>Cappella Gedanensis from Gdansk Delights Audience in Zagreb</b></p> |
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<p>Cappella |
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Gedanensis held a Christmas concert on 16 December 1999 in the "Vatroslav Lisinski" |
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concert hall in Zagreb. The audience was delighted with the perfection of their |
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performance of folk Christmas carols.</p> |
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<p>Cappella |
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Gedanensis was founded in 1981, and most of the songs on their repertoire are |
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baroque compositions from Gdansk, something in which this ensemble excels. The |
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musicians and musicologists of the troupe prepared several songs which they |
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have also issued in a special publication, making them more accessible to the |
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broader public. In addition to Polish carols, the ensemble also performs baroque, |
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renaissance and classicist ones composed by Italian, German and French artists.</p> |
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<p>Cappella |
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Gedanensis has held concerts at numerous European music festivals in Germany, |
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Austria, Italy, Finland, and in the United States, China and Israel. Among the |
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most prominent members of their audience are royal families and heads of states, |
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and they particularly cherish the memory of performing for Pope John Paul II |
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- to whom they dedicated their CD of Polish Christmas carols.</p> |
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<p>The |
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carols that Cappella Gedanensis performed in Zagreb are a mixture of solemn |
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and amusing sounds, full of the joy and pleasure of folk dances such as the |
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mazurka, Polonaise and the like whose main features are charm and simplicity.</p> |
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<p>The concert held by Cappella Gedanensis from Gdansk was sponsored by the Archbishop |
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of Zagreb, Monsignor Josip Bozanic, and the organisers of the event were the |
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Polish Embassy and the Franciscan Cultural Centre from Gdansk. PLIVA d.d. sponsored |
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and helped organise the event as well.</p> |
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