Participants Universitas Cantat 2022
„Sonates” Female Choir of the Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
Conductor: Hanna Malicka
„Sonates” Female Choir of the Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
https://www.facebook.com/Sonantes
The ‘’Sonantes” Female Choir of the Poznan University of Economics and Business was founded
in 1971 by Prof. Krystyna Domańska-Maćkowiak, who led the ensemble for over 30 years. Since 2004, the conductor and artistic director of the choir has been Hanna Malicka. The choir gathers in its ranks mainly female students and graduates of the University of Economics. It takes part in the musical life of students and the whole Wielkopolska region. It participates in reviews, festivals, competitions, gives concerts in Poland and abroad. The ensemble performs a diverse repertoire: medieval monody, folk songs, sacred and popular music as well as secular choral forms of different epochs. For ‘’Sonantes” choir works were written and arranged by outstanding composers, such as:Andrzej Koszewski, Marek Jasiński, Jacek Sykulski, Zbigniew Kozub, Janusz Stalmierski, Jacek Skowroński. In May 2011 the choir released a CD with "Stabat Mater" by G.B.Pergolesi.
The choir has released two albums: "Stabat Mater" by G.B. Pergolesi (2011) and "Hosanna" (2017)
including the pieces "Gloria" by A. Vivaldi and "Mass for soprano, female choir and chamber
ensemble" by E. Fabiańska-Jelińska.
Hanna Malicka
Conductor Hanna Malicka - graduate of the Poznań Academy of Music in the choral conducting class of Prof. Krystyna Domańska-Maćkowiak (1996) and in the symphonic and opera conducting class of Prof. Renard Czajkowski (1998). In 1998-2000, she was the conductor of the Poznań Musical Theatre. Since 1998, she has been a part-time lecturer at her alma mater. She has been associated with the Sonantes Choir since the beginning of her studies (1991), first as an assistant conductor, and since 2004 as a conductor and artistic director of the ensemble.
Poznań University of Economics and Business, Polska
