Adagio non troppo lento – Allegro vivace – Tempo I – Adagio
Allegro moderato
Artist Szczecin Brass Quintet
Julian Gembalski (1950)
Improvisation – Fantasy "Mundus organisticus"
Artist Julian Gembalski – organ
Biographical notes:
Julian Gembalski is a graduate of the State Higher School of Music in Katowice, where he graduated from the organ class of prof. H. Klaja, and the Department of Composition and Theory. He continued his studies in Belgium and France. He has performed in concerts in Europe and the USA, and has recorded over 40 albums. In the years 1991–2007 he made a series of radio recordings Anthology of Organs in Upper Silesia, in which he recorded the sound of over 90 instruments from that region. A laureate of organ and piano improvisation competitions, winner of numerous awards (including the W. Korfanty Award, the Catholic Lux et Silesia Award, the Evangelical Silesian Emerald Award), and awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal by Pope John Paul II. He is a professor at the Academy of Music in Katowice, where he teaches the organ class and heads the Department of Organ and Harpsichord. He founded the first organ museum in Central and Eastern Europe. For many years he has served as archdiocesan visitor of organs and organists.
Szczecin Brass Quintet is a brass quintet, created by musicians from Szczecin, who work in various music institutions in the region, primarily the M. Karłowicz Szczecin Philharmonic. In their repertoire, the band members draw on the New Orleans tradition of Dixieland bands. Jazz music standards are accompanied by contemporary hits of popular and film music, as well as classics from the Baroque period. The band has recorded, including albums.