HENRYK JAN BOTOR – MISSA IN HONOREM SANCTISSCIMI CORPORIS ET SANGUINIS JESU CHRISTI FOR MIXED CHOIR, ORGANS AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Thanks to receiving a grant from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage’s “Composition Orders” program, we cordially invite you to the premiere of Henryk Jan Botor’s work, which will take place on June 8, 2023 during the Corpus Christi ceremony at the Corpus Christi Basilica in Krakow at 4:00 pm. The Mass is an expression of the composer’s deep spirituality, who dedicates his composition to the Basilica of Corpus Christi. The simplicity of form and expression, characteristic of the composer, with the simultaneous use of an extensive line-up, is intended to move the spirit of the listeners, encouraging them to actively join the premiere performance through singing. The performers will be: Henryk Jan Botor as conductor, Jarosław Raczek – organ, Choir and Orchestra of the Basilica of Corpus Christi.
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special purpose fund, under the “Composers’ Commissions” program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.
AFTER THE PREMIER PERFORMANCE!
The premiere of Henryk Jan Botor’s work – Missa in Honorem Sanctisscimi Corporis et Sanguinis Jesu Christi for mixed choir, organ and symphony orchestra, was a great success and the first such a large event/concert organized by the Life and Art Foundation. In the packed Basilica of Corpus Christi, in the presence of church and secular authorities, the Orchestra and Choir of the Basilica of Corpus Christi performed the commissioned composition under the direction of the Composer himself. After the liturgy, over 600 people gathered and rewarded the performers with thunderous applause. Please see some short video reports from the project: