“Echoforms” is an original project by Joachim Mencel that combines the Romantic heritage with the language of contemporary jazz. Its point of departure is selected passages from “The Books of the Polish Nation and of the Polish Pilgrimage”, adapted for vocal performance while preserving the meaning, style, and rhetorical structure of the original text. The project represents a conscious engagement with the classical tradition—understood as a living cultural heritage—and its creative confrontation with contemporary musical sensibility.
Text adaptation: Beata Mencel
Track list:
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Introduction
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History (feat. Basia Pospieszalska)
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Pilgrims
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Storm (feat. Basia Pospieszalska)
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Heritage
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Search (feat. Basia Pospieszalska)
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Hope
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Office (feat. Basia Pospieszalska)
Performers:
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Joachim Mencel – piano, hurdy-gurdy, composition
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Barbara Pospieszalska – vocals
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Robert Majewski – trumpet
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Maciej Sikała – saxophone
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Jacek Namysłowski – trombone
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Michał Barański – double bass
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Łukasz Żyta – drums
Sound direction: Mateusz Banasiuk
Publisher: Foundation of the Polish Classical Theatre
Production: Arkadiusz Lech
Produced by the Polish Classical Theatre as part of the project “Echoforms,” funded by the National Recovery Plan, investment A2.5.1: Program supporting the activities of cultural and creative sector entities to stimulate their development.
Co-financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
