On the eve of Epiphany, we have the great honor and pleasure of inviting you to a concert by Katarzyna Pluta and her band! This will be a truly festive concert, featuring the most beautiful Polish carols and the most beautiful and moving Christmas songs.
For the first time in Krapkowice, Kasia Pluta's band will perform, among others, the most beautiful Polish Christmas carols, such as "Silent Night" and "Oj Maluśki, Maluśki." You will also hear beautiful international songs, such as "Mario czy już wiesz," "Noel," and highlander versions of Christmas carols. There will also be plenty of entertaining Christmas songs, such as "Z kopięt kulig rwie" (The Sleigh Rides Away).
You will also probably have the opportunity to sing along with Kasia and her band, which will be a perfect fit for this extraordinary holiday season!
Katarzyna Pluta and her team - who are they?
Katarzyna Pluta - vocals
A vocalist for music and theater stages, a vocal instructor, and a session vocalist, she has won numerous national and international competitions and festivals. Together with the Zapłoty band, she received First Prize in the Professional Ensemble category of the competition for the best Silesian band, organized by Radio Katowice and Tauron. As a soloist, she has collaborated for thirteen years with the Altra Volta string quartet, co-creating projects featuring popular music, film music, and Silesian music. She also collaborates daily with the Nivel ensemble, with which she has performed on numerous prestigious national stages, singing folk and pop music. She has also performed as a soloist with the Gogolin Wind Orchestra and the Zabrze Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
The singer has performed at numerous events across Poland, including concerts and corporate events, and on television programs. She has performed at venues including the Wyspiański Theatre in Katowice, the Rioalto Cinema and Theatre in Katowice, the Korez Theatre in Katowice, the House of Music and Dance in Zabrze, the Rybnik Region Theatre, the Opole Philharmonic, the Opole Amphitheater, the Lubomirski Palace in Mała Wieś near Grójec, and many other venues. She has given concerts both in Poland and abroad, including in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Ukraine. She has supported numerous Polish artists, including Zakopower, the Golec Orchestra, Anna Wyszkoni, Wojciech Gąssowski, Varius Manx, and Piersi. She performed alongside Daniel Olbrychski, in a duet with the vocalist Eleni, at Stanisław Sojka's concert in the Sojka po Śląsku event, sang a private concert for the Prince of Bahrain, appeared at the Gliwice musical Theatre A in the play "Apocalypse", in the operetta "Die Fledermaus" accompanied by the Maes-Trio ensemble and many others.
Jacek Dzwonowski - violin
A multi-instrumentalist (violin, viola, guitars, bass guitar, sitar, erhu, keyboards), composer, record producer, and musician. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice (specializing in violin), he is a member of the Altra Volta string quartet, the Nivel and Zapłoty ensembles, and a collaborator with Teatr A. He collaborates as a supporting musician with Stanisław Soyka. As a session musician, he can be heard on over 20 albums. He has composed music for nine Teatr A productions, including the rock opera "David," as well as productions for the Zagłębie Theatre in Sosnowiec, and for the ITP Theatre in Lublin.
Krystian Tomalka
Founder and creator of the "Kuźnia Dźwięku" Recording School and Studio in Lędziny. Musician, saxophonist, keyboardist, composer, arranger, sound engineer, and music producer. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice, with a degree in Jazz and Popular Music, in the saxophone class. He performs both in Poland and abroad (Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Russia, and the Czech Republic). He has collaborated with the Entertainment Theatre in Chorzów and has performed with numerous ensembles and big bands, including the Happy Big Band, where he shared the stage with Ewa Bem, Krystyna Prońko, Zbigniew Wodecki, Ryszard Rynkowski, Mietek Szcześniak, and Robert Janowski.
Adam Mościcki
A musician, percussionist, guitarist, and vocalist, he has been professionally involved in music for 16 years. He has co-created numerous musical projects, both in the studio as a session musician and performing on stage. He plays full-time in the band Maleo Reggae Rockers, but his discography also encompasses many others.
projects. Discography: with Maleo Reggae Rockers: Maleo Reggae Rockers & Michael Black Live 2002 (2003), Maleo Reggae Rockers from Przystanek Woodstock 2003 DVD (2003), Reggaemova (2006), Addis Abeba (2009) Maleo Reggae Rockers & Goście (2010), Rzeka Dziecistwa (2011), Revolution (2013), Morowe Panny (2012), Panny Wyklęte (2013), Panny Wygnane vol.1 (2014), with other bands: Bakshish: B3 (2000), 4-I-VER (2012), Kamil Bednarek: Jestem (2012), Jestem…suplement (2013), Farben Lehre, Achtung 2012 (2012), Paprika Korps, Above All Music (2001) Bongostan, State Of Bliss (2014), Noah's Ark
Bogna Szwajger
A graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice, she has collaborated with the following orchestras: the Silesian Philharmonic, the Zabrze Philharmonic, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and the Gliwice Musical Theatre. She is a member of the "Zapłoty" ensemble, which performs Silesian folk music in its own arrangements. Since 2010, she has co-founded the Les Femmes string quartet. She has taught in music schools for many years and also joined the ranks of the Gliwice Chamber Orchestra.
Sławek Semeniuk
He is a Polish bassist currently living in western Germany. A graduate of the Maastricht Academy of Music in the Netherlands, he remains active as a sideman and studio bassist, having recorded over twenty albums in various styles. For the past seven years, he has primarily played throughout Europe with Australian guitarist Rob Tognoni. He is a member of a fusion trio with Thorsten Praest and Ulf Stricker. He is a composer, working with the Spanish project Wave Park, which writes soundtracks and film music. He is permanently associated with the Public Peace label.
Event details:
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/4cdMNkAyP
Date: January 5, 2025 (Sunday) - remember, the next day, January 6, is a day off!
Concert start time: 19.00
Admission to the hall: from 6:00 p.m.
Concert time: approx. 90 minutes
Place: Two-level Banquet Hall – Krapkowice Castle Mill, an intimate room that can accommodate a very limited number of people!
Tickets: PLN 60 / person – unnumbered seats (you choose your seats yourself after entering the hall)
Tickets available online: https://evently.pl/events/7284-katarzyna-pluta-z-zespolem-koledy-i-piosenki-swiateczne and at the Castle Mill Reception Desk - tel. +48 535 414 799
