On Stage:

ART’N’VOICES VOCAL ENSEMBLE from northern Poland aims to define the future of a cappella music by exploring its deepest emotions and inspiring listeners of all generations with the highest quality sound. The eight young singers have built a vast repertory of contemporary pieces that feature intricate vocal arrangements tailored exclusively for them. The cornerstone of every Art’n’Voices performance is nevertheless music composed by its members. The ensemble has earned critical acclaim by performing in numerous prestigious concert halls and winning 10 Grand Prix prizes and first awards of renowned festivals including “Polifonico Guido di Arezzo” in Italy (2017) and “Tolosako Abesbatza Lehiaketa” in Spain (2019). Their latest achievement was winning the esteemed International a cappella Contest Leipzig in May 2023. Art’n’Voices has taken part in recording nine CDs, three of which were albums released by the ensemble. In 2021, the Polish Phonographic Academy honored Art’n’Voices with the Frederic Award (also known as the Polish Grammy) for the album “Midnight Stories” in the category “Album of the Year – Contemporary Music”. Art’n’Voices is the first a cappella octet to receive this distinction. This is the most prestigious award in the Polish Music Industry. Every September, the group hosts the ArteFonie Festival, giving a platform to innovative young musicians and masters of photography, painting, graphics and other forms of artistic expression.

PATRYK DOPKE – organist, church musician of the young generation. He began his musical education at the music school or Fryderyk Chopin in his hometown Wejherowo. He studied at Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk in the field of church music. He studied organ playing with Prof. Bogusław Grabowski in the field of liturgical playing and improvisation and with Prof. Andrzej Szadejko in the performance of organ literature. In addition, he participated in interpretation courses conducted by Lorenzo Ghielmi, Harald Vogel and Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra. Patryk Dopke is passionate about Gregorian chant. He is interested in using chorale in the field of later musical tradition, and its later form – the Protestant chant. Patrick is the second organist at St. Mary’s Basilica in Gdańsk since 2016.