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Stanisław Sojka sings Shakespeare

In a single concert in Chicago, Stanisław Sojka (Soyka) performed his greatest hits and a selection of Shakespeare's sonnets  regarded by many as the most romantic poems ever written. All 12 sonnets from Sojka's repertoire are available on youtube along with originals in English and masterly translations by Stanisław Barańczak and Maciej Słomczyński.

Staszek Sojka is a jazz and pop vocalist, as well as a pianist, composer and poet. His work encompasses a variety of musical genres including also rock, rap, and reggae.  But a big chunk of his carrer was focused on "sung poetry " with specific interest in poems written by Bolesław Leśmian, Nobel prize winner Czesław Miłosz   and John Paul II.  And it was the Pope who invited Sojka to perform in Vatican his songs composed to the Pope's poem "The Rome Triptych".

With more information about Staszek Sojka  available in the PHCwi calendar, the videos above include his interesting rendition of a song that Krzysztof Komeda composed for a popular TV series and begins with an intro solo by Tomasz Stańko, a world renowned Polish jazz trumpeter and improviser.

Polish Music on WORT! 

The MadPolKA DJ,Szymon Woźniczka, presented on August 29 some tracks from 35 CDs he brought recently from Poland (more information in the PHCwi calendar ). And here is a sample of featured music flavors:

Polish athletes have won 2 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals

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