Du 7 au 13 juillet 2025 – Varsovie, Pologne
Une conférence de musique sacrée en anglais
C’est notre projet phare, conçu pour tous ceux qui aiment la musique liturgique. Rejoignez-nous pour cette conférence d’une semaine au cœur de la capitale polonaise, la magnifique Varsovie.
Conscients que la musique est un élément vital de la liturgie, nous souhaitons cultiver ses traditions et établir de nouvelles directions pour son développement organique. Notre programme comprend l’apprentissage de la musique chorale de différentes périodes, y compris la polyphonie dominicaine polonaise contemporaine, chantable et pourtant respectueuse, ainsi que le chant grégorien et le chant byzantin, afin de vous donner un aperçu du fonctionnement du chant dans différentes traditions chrétiennes.
Notre atelier commence le lundi 7 juillet au matin. Nous recommandons aux participants d’arriver la veille, c’est-à-dire le dimanche 6 juillet. L’atelier se termine le dimanche 13 juillet, vers 16h00. Il est possible de partir cet après-midi-là, mais il peut être plus pratique de rester une nuit supplémentaire et de partir le lundi 14 juillet. Les activités quotidiennes se dérouleront principalement à l’Église Sainte-Anne et au Prieuré dominicain Saint-Hyacinthe et comprendront l’Office Divin chanté, des conférences sur la spiritualité et de nombreuses occasions d’explorer la riche histoire de Varsovie.
Nos ateliers de musique chorale sont proposés pour deux niveaux de compétence : 1) Débutant / Intermédiaire : un certain degré de formation musicale / expérience chorale est requis, mais le répertoire est simple et même les personnes qui ne lisent pas la musique à vue peuvent facilement l’apprendre (voici un exemple) ; 2) Avancé / Professionnel : nous accueillons les personnes titulaires d’un diplôme en musique ou ayant une vaste expérience en performance chorale : bien qu’elles chanteront toujours le simple répertoire SATB “Dominicain Polonais” lors de la messe quotidienne, elles consacreront la majeure partie de leur temps de pratique à des pièces plus avancées (exemple). Nous proposons également des ateliers de chant grégorien pour deux niveaux de compétence, débutant et avancé, basés sur l’expérience du participant avec le chant.
Registration and Participation Rules
Our goal is safety and comfort of all the participants. We encourage you to register early to secure your spot.
Single room
40€Price per night per room in student dorm.
- Bathroom and kitchen for 2 rooms
- Kettle, refrigerator, microwave oven
- Elevator, laundry, Wi-Fi in the building
- 20 minute walk to the workshop
Participation
320€ or $336 July 7-13A week of workshops with our distinguished faculty in the heart of Poland.
- Daily Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours
- Daily theology & spirituality talks
- Evening concerts and other events
- Pay by card (with Stripe) or PayPal
Twin room
32€Price per night for one bed in student dorm.
- Bathroom and kitchen for 2 rooms
- Kettle, refrigerator, microwave oven
- Elevator, laundry, Wi-Fi in the building
- 20 minute walk to the workshop
If you still have any questions regarding our program, please feel free to contact the project manager, Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP.
Before you submit your application, please read the Rules of Participation.
Join us quickly and easily
1. Read the description above. Please remember, all communication and workshops are in English (you can choose another group in Polish).
2. Fill the Signup Form – we need your contact details and decision if you want us to book your stay. Click on the link to confirm your email address.
3. Pay total Participation Fee in EUR/USD/GBP with any kind of card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal account (or wire transfer).
4. Now you are all set – see you in Warsaw this July. If you want to come with another person, they will need to fill the form once again.
Our Faculty
Livestream
We plan to broadcast live the Holy Mass concluding this year’s Extraordinary Music Workshop on Sunday, July 13. We invite you to be present live in the St. Dominic’s Church, a shrine to Our Lady of the Rosary or watch the livestream.
Daily Schedule in 2025
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Monday
Sunday, July 6: 2 PM Check-in starts
Monday, July 7
8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
9 AM Introduction to the workshop & Warm-up
9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II
11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)Around 12:45 Lunch break
2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
4 PM City walk
5:20 PM Talk
6:00 PM Opening Mass (with the Polish group)
6:45 PM Vespers (with the Polish group)Dinner break
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Tuesday
Tuesday, July 8
8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique
9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II
11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)Around 12:45 Lunch break
2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
4:00 PM Byzantine music, part 1
5:15 PM Mass & Vespers (St. Anne’s)Dinner break
8:15 PM Talk and Adoration
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Wednesday
Wednesday, July 9
8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique
9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II
11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)Around 12:45 Lunch break
2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
4 PM Byzantine music, part 2
5:20 Talk (Freta)
6 PM Mass & Vespers (with the Polish group)Dinner break
8:30 PM Paweł Bębenek’s concert
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Thursday
Thursday, July 10
8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique
9:30-11:00 AM Choir level I & II
11:00 AM Talk
11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)Around 12:45 Lunch break
2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
4:00 PM Byzantine music with Andrii for all, part 3
5:15 PM Mass & Vespers (St. Anne’s)Dinner break
8:30 PM St. Benedict’s Gregorian Chant Vigil
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Friday
Friday, July 11, the Feast of St. Benedict, Patron of Europe
8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique sala pod kościołem: do 60 osób
9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II sala pod kościołem: do 60 osób
11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)Around 12:45 Lunch break
2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
Break / City walk
5:20 Talk (Freta)
6 PM Mass & Vespers (with the Polish group)Dinner break
8:30 PM Byzantine Service (in Polish)
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Saturday
Saturday, July 12: Walking Pilgrimage Day
8:00 AM Walking pilgrimage to St. Dominic’s Church (11.2 km / 2h35m)
Upon arrival: Akathist to the Theotokos (ca. 11:00)
12 noon choir level I & II (90 minutes)1:30 PM Time for lunch
2:00 PM choir level I & II (90 minutes)
3:30 PM talk
4:00 PM Mass at the Transfiguration chapelFree time, dinner
8:30 PM Concert
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Sunday
Sunday, July 13
8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
9 AM Talk at St. Anne’s
9:30 AM Choir level I & II (St. Anne’s)
10:30 AM Where do we go from here? Participants’ sharing (St. Anne’s)
11:15 AM Coffee breakMetro ride to Służew
1 PM Workshop group presentation (Lower Church, Służew)
2 PM Closing Mass (Main Church, Służew)Check-out
Why Learn Liturgical Music With Us: a Few Testimonies
Fr. Lukasz Misko OP, DLC President, Kraków, Poland
Dr. Tim O’Malley of the University of Notre Dame (USA)
Andrea Baldazzi from Bologna, Italy
Aleksandra Runde from Liepāja, Latvia
Br. Augustinus Aerssens OP from the Netherlands
Julie Bellefeuille, a PhD student in South Bend, IN
See what our participants said about the 2022 edition:
All around a fantastic experience – even though we were very busy, it was a great way to pack a ton of learning into a short amount of time. I hope to be able to return next year, but even if I can’t I will be advertising the workshop to all my musically-inclined friends.
Peter
I spontaneously signed up for this workshop after hearing about it from Dominican friends and I am so pleased I did: it was enriching, mentally, spiritually and musically. I want to say a big ‘Thank You!’ to Fr. Lukasz and team for their heroic work in the preparation and execution of this week, for it surely required tremendous effort from many people. However, as we know, it’s team-work to get into Heaven and in this regard, it was a great joy to be united in prayer and song with so many other good souls – surely a foretaste of Heaven!
Aoífe-Maria
I found the workshop intense (in a good way) and fun. Well worth the time investment. I would definitely come again.
Emanuel
I absolutely loved the week of workshops, meeting beautiful new friends, meeting Dominicans, who I have never had any opportunity to meet in Australia, and just being around like-minded Catholic individuals. I loved how the friars wished to spend time with us outside of our workshops, and I feel to have created a wonderful bond with the international group. I am SOOO grateful to have had the opportunity to come to Krakow. I feel it was a real God send! Thank you so much!!!
Grace
10th edition so far
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The program offered in English is incorporated into a larger Polish-language event, attended annually by over 300 people. This creates a unique opportunity to raise your heart and voice with what may be the largest choir you have ever sung in, but more importantly it gives a sense of unity of the Church gathered to worship from so many places around the world. We hope you will join us in Warsaw this summer!
Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP
project manager
Donkey the Coffee Truck
Participants of last year’s Extraordinary Music Workshops probably cannot imagine our event without the Osiołek (The Donkey) – a unique multimedia coffee truck in the monastery garden, provided by YoungTree Foundation. We are very happy that it will accompany us this year and we can’t wait for our first cup of aromatic coffee!
Extraordinary Music Workshop 2025 will take place in Warsaw, Poland.
Daily Morning Prayer, Masses in English and some classes will be held at St. Anne’s Church, a gorgeous Baroque church overlooking the Royal Castle of Warsaw.
Masses in Polish for the entire workshop community as well as some classes will be held at the Dominican Church and Priory of Hyacinth in Warsaw’s Old Town district – see the picture.
Contact us:
Dominican Liturgical Center
Stolarska 6/30, 31-043 Kraków, Poland
phone 0048 12 430 19 34 ext. 0
e-mail: emw@warsztaty.mn