STOWARZYSZENIE ŚPIEWACZE CANTORES MINORES

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Cantores Minores was founded in 1990 by Joseph A. Herter, with assistance from Ryszard Gieros and Alfred Stefankiewicz. Almost from the very beginning, it has been afliated with St. John’s Archcathedral in Warsaw, initially as a boys’ choir. It has performed with many Polish and foreign symphony orchestras. Foreign tours have taken the choir to over twenty countries. It has won numerous awards at international choral competitions, including those in Lecco, Italy (1997), Moscow (2000), Prague (2002, 2003, 2004), Międzyzdroje, Poland (2004), Warsaw (2013, 2015, 2016), Grójec, Kraków, Łomża and Prague (2017). It has also taken part in several television and theatre productions. Cantores Minores is a co-founder of the Polish Section of the International Federation of Pueri Cantores. The choir has a broad repertoire including Gregorian chant, a cappella sacred works (for Lent and Advent, Passion songs, Christmas carols), sacred compositions with the accompaniment of organ and other instruments, as well as patriotic and popular songs. It also performs at religious ceremonies in other churches, as well as at various cultural events. The choir sings during the 19.00 Mass at St. John’s Archcathedral every fourth Sunday of the month as well as during major church holidays. Anyone interested in hosting a performance of Cantores Minores is kindly requested to contact: Stowarzyszenie Śpiewacze “Cantores Minores” ul. Żurawia 43 lok. 116-122 00-680 Warsaw, Poland e-mail...