Poznań Nightingales
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The Poznańskie Słowiki is a leading Polish choir founded in 1939.
When the Germans expelled the priest of Poznań Cathedral, Wacław Gieburowski (1878–1943), a choirboy Stefan Stuligrosz, then aged 19, took up running of choir in Gieburowski's name. After the war the choir was recognised and in 1950 became
the Boys' and Men's Choir of the Poznań Philharmonic.
The choir toured America in 1963, and many countries worldwide thereafter. Stuligrosz is still conductor of the choir and composer of over 600 choral pieces.
When the Germans expelled the priest of Poznań Cathedral, Wacław Gieburowski (1878–1943), a choirboy Stefan Stuligrosz, then aged 19, took up running of choir in Gieburowski's name. After the war the choir was recognised and in 1950 became
the Boys' and Men's Choir of the Poznań Philharmonic.
The choir toured America in 1963, and many countries worldwide thereafter. Stuligrosz is still conductor of the choir and composer of over 600 choral pieces.
Recordings
- Follow the Star — Polish carols with the Poznan Nightingales. MCD006 1994
- God is Being Born — More Polish Carols with the Poznan Nightingales. 1995
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