Affabre Concinui (Ensemble)
Affabre Concinui - the Polish Chamber Singers
Affabre Concinui (Latin for "ideally harmonized," the ensemble's artistic credo) was formed in 1983 by alumni of two famous men's choirs in the city of Poznan and made its debut at a Christmas concert in Gdansk. Since then the ensemble has performed in all the cities of Poland as well as in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Lebanon, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the Ukraine, USA, and the Vatican at major concert halls and important music festivals.
The ensemble, also known as the Polish Chamber Singers, has won a number of top prizes at international vocal competitions, including those in Gorizia, Italy, in 1988, and Arezzo, Italy, in 1994. The singers have frequently represented their homeland at international events such as the 1992 World Exposition in Seville, the 1995 Festival of Polish Culture in Taiwan, the 1996 World Economic Forum in Switzerland, and the Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Affabre Concinui has recorded numerous CDs for Harmonia Mundi and are regulars on Polish radio and television. Their repertoire consists of well over 300 works ranging from Renaissance to contemporary, including many pop musical standards.
"In the first part of the program they sang mostly songs of the British renaissance-wonderfully sung pieces by John Dowland, Thomas Morley, and others, including infectiously sung works by Vivaldi and Bach. In the second part, more modern hits like "Yesterday," "Danny Boy," "What a Wonderful world," and Che sera" by Josй Feliciano were performed with marvelous and unconventional arrangements." (Nordbayerischer Kurier, Wuerzburg, Germany)
"No musician working in a studio with a mixing console could make more perfect sound using technical means. Affabre Concinui can do it without showing-off. The gentlemen on stage look like bankers, but they certainly don't act like that. In the second part of the concert they showed their comic talent, to the great pleasure of the audience." (Heider Anzeiger, Heide, Germany)
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