PROMODERN International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn

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A vocal sextet founded by outstanding soloist singers, brought together by their passion and ability to interpret even the most demanding works by present-day composers. The ensemble has won high acclaim in the music circles and received excellent reviews. They have released four albums of their own and appeared on several others, premiered 28 works (miniatures, larger-scale unaccompanied forms, vocal-instrumental and orchestral pieces, as well as nine different song cycles). They have given performances at festivals and concerts commissioned by leading cultural institutions, including the majority of Polish philharmonics. Their accolades include five Fryderyk Awards of the Polish Phonographic Academy (2015 for Album of the Year: Choral, Oratorio and Opera and Best Recording of Polish Music for their debut album Where Are You. Pieces from Warsaw; 2018 for Album of the Year: Contemporary Music and Best Recording of Polish Music for their second CD proMODERN shakespired; 2020 for Album of the Year: Contemporary Music for their avant-garde project Comfort Zone). A composition by Philip Lawson written specially for this sextet reached 20,000 plays in just two weeks.