Afin que les oeuvres humaines accomplies durant les siècles
ne se perdent pas dans la nuit de l'oublie, il est bon et juste de maintenir
leur mémoire et de la léguer à la postérité.
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The Acte Préalable Publishing House is an unquestionable worldwide leader on
the classical music market in terms of premiere recordings of Polish music.
The label was founded in 1997 with a principal aim of promoting Polish classical
music and the following figures attest to this dedication: over 200 CDs available
in the catalogue, including over 100 Polish composers, of which 50 were recorded
for the first time, accounting for more than 400 Polish works, mostly first
recordings, unavailable elsewhere.
Our albums are recorded by the foremost Polish artists, being an excellent
introduction into the Polish musical culture. What is more, the covers to our
records present outstanding works of mostly Polish painting and contemporary
photography. The booklet notes, written by distinguished specialists, provide
in many cases an indispensable compendium of knowledge that could hardly be
found anywhere else.
Our recordings are popular with music connoisseurs around the world and are
well reviewed by the international press.
Jan A. Jarnicki
The Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Acte Préalable
(Acte Préalable Music Publishing) and Jan A. Jarnicki would like to announce
their Seventh Recording Project Competition called "Polish Forgotten
Music".
The competition is addressed to all
performers, soloists and ensembles, regardless of their nationality, education,
age, and place of residence, who have not released before, or are not in the
process of releasing, a recording with music. In order to take part in the competition,
you need to submit the following information to the Publisher (e-mails are acceptable)
by 28 February 2010:
1) curriculum vitae with photos of
all the competitors (artists, ensemble; if the ensemble is larger than a sextet
the information should concern only the ensemble);
2) signed declaration stating that the artists have not released a musical record
before (each artist if the ensemble is not larger than a sextet);
3) project of the repertoire written by Polish composers or by those composers
who had close links with Poland and who died no later than 1940. The repertoire
must fulfil the programmatic requirements of the competition;
4) sample recording of any repertoire (on CD-R or by e-mail).
The organisers will decide on the
winner of the competition until 31 March 2009 and will announce the results
in the May issue of the Muzyka21 magazine. The Publisher will record the project
of the winner and then release it in CD format. The Publisher reserves the right
to modify the project. Projects containing music by only one composer are favoured.
In the moment of submitting the project, the competitors must be in possession
of all the score materials necessary for the recording process, the rights to
perform and record it, as well as permission from all the artists who are going
to take part in the recording. The winner of the competition will have four
months to prepare the repertoire. Afterwards, the Publisher will set the date
of the rehearsal, and then there will be a decision concerning the date of the
recording sessions.
The competition organiser's address:
Acte Préalable Music Publishing
PO Box 71 - 02-800 Warsaw 93
tel./fax 0 - 22 648 88 38 · actepre_konkurs@interia.eu
www.acteprealable.com
