CONCERT: Old Tradition

Laureates of the Old Tradition competition concert

The Old Tradition competition has been a part of All the Mazurkas of the World festival for 13 years now. It is addressed to young instrumentalists, singers and bands that are rooted in the traditional Polish rural music.

The goal of the competition is to promote young musicians and singers who carry on the traditions of music from particular, modern or historical, regions of Poland, and to search for a formula that would ensure the music’s presence in today’s culture. The winners of the competition perform at the laureates concert on April 17. There will also be an Audience Award.

From among the 30 submissions, the Jury –  Ewa Grochowska, Dorota Majerczyk, Andrzej Bieńkowski, Kuba Borysiak, and Janusz Prusinowski – chose 13 laureates.

The laureates are:

soloists:
– Olga Łoś
– Robert Czupryn
– Katarzyna Stanuch
– Julia Piech

singing groups:
– Kajbaba
– Kasary
– Środa Kujawska

bands:
– Kapela Tryhradzka
– Urwipołcie
– Kapela Maksyma Nakonecznego
– Nierodzinna Kapela Ostrowskich
– Kapela Barankiewiczów
– Kapela Spod Jałowca ze Stryszawy

Special mentions were also awarded:
– Kapeli “Aż do rana”
– Kapeli Postola
– Nawzajem